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Community Development Programs
In 2007 Cumberland County became direct recipient of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program funds from the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD). This marked the beginning of the Cumberland County Community Development Office and programs. Now after two years in operation the program has been extremely successful bringing in and distributing almost $1.5 million in federal grant resources annually.
And we’re growing - expanding both our resources and the scope of our Community Development activities.
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Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program
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Community Development Block Grant - Recovery Act 2009 (CDBG-R)
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Homelessness Prevention & Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP)
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Portland/Cumberland County HUD HOME Program Consortium
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Neighborhood Stabilization Program - special housing funds to re-develop foreclosed & abandoned properties in the Cities of South Portland & Westbrook.
Currently, two of these programs, CDBG & HPRP, are up on our web-site. As we move forward each will have a distinct identity here on our site.
