HELENA, Mont. – The Montana Department of Commerce announced today that five Montana communities will share $3.4 million of grant funding to help fund the construction or rehabilitation of vital infrastructure and community facility projects. The funding is through Commerce’s Community Development Block Grant Public and Community Facilities Program.
“Commerce’s CDBG programs empower local governments and communities across the state by building the capacity, resiliency and resource base necessary to develop strong communities,” said Mandy Rambo, acting director of the Montana Department of Commerce. “CDBG PF/CF funding will help promote and strengthen these communities, while supporting residents with good-paying jobs.”
The CDBG PF/CF program is designed to help local governments fund the construction or rehabilitation of infrastructure and community facilities that primarily benefit low- and moderate-income Montanans or individuals earning less than 80% of the area median income.
The following communities will receive CDBG PF/CF funding:
Lincoln County will receive $600,000 for the renovation and expansion of the Trego, Fortine, Stryker Community Hall.
Madison County will receive $700,000 for wastewater system updates.
The City of Shelby will receive $700,000 for wastewater system updates.
The Town of Superior will receive $700,000 for the new construction of the Community Food Bank of Mineral County.
The City of Wolf Point will receive $700,000 for wastewater system improvements.
In 2022, the City of Helena received $750,000 of CDBG PF/CF funding to construct a new Helena Food Share facility.
Jordan Evertz, Helena Food Share executive director, said, “Within two months of Helena Food Share opening its new location, there was a 30% average increase in new households seeking support. More than a food market, the Community Food Resource Center can receive more donated food, produce healthy grab-and-go meals and offer nutrition education using its newly expanded warehouse, cold storage space and commercial kitchen.”
Eligible projects for CDBG PF/CF include the new construction, rehabilitation or improvement of a community’s water and/or wastewater system and non-rental shelters. This encompasses domestic violence shelters, youth homes and the new construction or rehabilitation of public facilities such as food banks, head start centers, nursing homes, mental health centers and senior centers.
Eligible applicants for CDBG PF/CF grants include counties, incorporated cities and towns, and consolidated city-county governments, excluding Billings, Great Falls, Bozeman and Missoula. A local government may apply for a CDBG grant on behalf of an organization that is ineligible to apply, such as a water or sewer district or a nonprofit organization.
For more information, visit commerce.mt.gov.
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