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Hermon awarded $1.25 million grant for water district funding

Posted 11/19/22

The Town of Hermon was awarded $1.25 million in Community Development Block Grant funding for improvements to the Town Water District No.1. The grants are designed to help communities provide decent …

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Hermon awarded $1.25 million grant for water district funding

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The Town of Hermon was awarded $1.25 million in Community Development Block Grant funding for improvements to the Town Water District No.1.

The grants are designed to help communities provide decent affordable housing and safe living environments primarily for low- and moderate-income residents. 

The Community Development Block Grant program is a federally funded program administered by New York State Homes and Community Renewal that helps counties, cities, towns and villages with projects that improve communities and benefit residents across the state. 

Community Development Block Grant Housing grants can be used for housing rehabilitation of owner-occupied or renter-occupied homes, down payment assistance for low- and moderate-income first-time homebuyers, and private water/wastewater system assistance for low- and moderate-income homeowners. For 2022, Homes and Community Renewal awarded $10.4 million for 24 housing rehabilitation, manufactured housing, and well and septic projects. A total of 301 households are projected to benefit from the proposed improvements. 

Community Development Block Grant Public Infrastructure and Community Planning grants can be used for improvements to public water, public sewer, stormwater sewer and flood drainage improvements. For 2022, Homes and Community Renewal awarded over $23 million for 21 public water, public sewer, and public facility projects, and another $445,000 towards nine community planning projects.