Evanston Joins Coalition To Safeguard Crucial Funding For Infrustructure

Evanston Joins Coalition To Safeguard Crucial Funding For Infrustructure

If the program was eliminated, critical funding for housing development and local infrastructure projects would be in jeopardy.

City joins U.S. Conference of Mayors to save the Community Development Block Grant program - Evanston RoundTable

The city has joined the U.S. Conference of Mayors and a diverse coalition of municipalities from across the nation to safeguard the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program overseen by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).  Since its inception in 1974, the CDBG program has been instrumental in enhancing local infrastructure projects and housing development, alongside providing essential social services. The potential eli…