Community Development Block Grant Entitlement Program 

2008 Entitlement Action Plan  | Back to Main Page

Since its inception in 1978, the Town of Colonie Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program has received $15,104.303. The Town of Colonie is an entitlement community and is allocated a specified amount of CDBG funds each year based on a formula which includes population (must exceed 50,000), extent of poverty, growth lag, housing overcrowding, and age of housing. Community Development Block Grant Entitlement funds may be used for residential rehabilitation, public facilities and improvements, removal of architectural barriers, and public services. To be eligible, all projects must either benefit low or moderate-income persons, prevent or eliminate slums or blight, or meet the criteria of an urgent need. Slums and blighted areas and urgent needs must be so designated by the Town. At least 70 percent of the funds must benefit low-moderate income persons that is those persons whose income is under 80 percent of the Albany Schenectady Troy area median income.

2008 Entitlement Action Plan

PUBLIC SERVICES:

1 .
School Age Child Care Scholarship Programs
Operated by Colonie Youth Center, Inc.
Townwide
$23,000
2.
Bright Horizons Adult Day Services
Operated by Colonie Senior Service Centers, Inc. Townwide
$13,500
3.
Big Brothers Big Sisters Youth Mentoring Program Operated by Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region, Inc. Townwide.
$8,000
4.

Village of Colonie Handicap Accessible Senior Van Purchase of a handicap accessible senior citizen van

Census Tract139.01, 139.02

$13,960

PUBLIC FACILITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS

1.

Village of Menands Clifford Road Sewer Line Project Replacement of the sewer line on the south side of Clifford Road.

$10,000

 

REHABILITATION ACTIVITIES:

1. Residential Rehabilitation Assistance to qualified low- and moderate-income owner/occupied households in the Town and Villages
Townwide
$243,385

 

ADMINISTRATION  

$ 77,900

 

 TOTAL

$ 389,745


 


URL: http://www.colonie.org/commdev/blockgrant.html
last updated 8/12/08

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