County to host meetings about how to use $329 million in grant money

To ensure the effective utilization of these funds in alignment with the community's requirements, the county will be hosting several meetings known as the CDBG-DR Community Engagement Series.

  • By Clayton Jackson, Volusia County Community Information
  • | 6:00 p.m. July 4, 2023
Volusia County's Thomas C. Kelly Administration Center. Photo courtesy of Adobe Stock/Pelow Media
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Volusia County Government has received $328.9 million in Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The money will spearhead a recovery initiative called Transform386. 

The county will host several meetings, known as the CDBG-DR Community Engagement Series, to gather insights about unmet needs in the community. 

The money can be allocated toward a range of areas, including infrastructure restoration, housing, economic revitalization and mitigation. 

Priority will be given to assisting low- to moderate-income households.

Volusia County residents are invited to participate in the following community engagement meetings, scheduled to take place from 5-7 p.m. on the following dates:

  • Monday, July 10, at the Ormond Beach Regional Library, 30 S. Beach St.
  •  Thursday, July 13, at the DeLand Regional Library, 130 E. Howry Ave.
  • Thursday, July 20, at the Deltona Regional Library, 2150 Eustace Ave.
  •  Thursday, July 27, at the New Smyrna Beach Regional Library, 1001 S. Dixie Freeway
  • Thursday, Aug. 3, at the Daytona Beach Regional Library, 105 Jackie Robinson Parkway

Individuals unable to attend these meetings may complete the unmet needs survey at https://www.transform386.org.

An action plan draft for the use of the funds is slated for publication in August or September.

 

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