Four of the five projects funded through the Community Development Block Grant are approaching completion, according to planner and grant writer Jeannie P. Mafnas of the Northern Marianas Housing Corp.<\/p>\n
These projects are the rehabilitation of the Dandan Children\u2019s Park for $33,602; rehabilitation of Sinapalo Children\u2019s Park on Rota, $370,950; purchase of equipment for Tinian Fire Station, $99,975; and rehabilitation of Gilbert C. Ada gymnasium, $268,000.<\/p>\n
Only the purchase of a 500,000-gallon fuel storage tank for Commonwealth Utilities Corp. for $630,500 has been completed, said Mafnas.<\/p>\n
Mafnas said that the projects are going on as scheduled. \u201cIt\u2019s a process but they\u2019re all meeting deadlines. They\u2019re all nearly completed,\u201d she told Saipan Tribune, adding that the projects are expected to be finished within the next few weeks.<\/p>\n
Mafnas noted that the CDBG monies used to fund the five projects are funding from previous program years that have been approved for reprogramming for these projects.<\/p>\n
Administered by the NMHC, the CDBG program is a flexible program that provides communities with resources to address a wide range of unique community development needs.<\/p>\n
The program was established in 1974 and is one of the longest continuously run programs under HUD.<\/p>\n
In other news, NMHC has been granted for program year 2010 $824,363 in CDBG funds, $40,642 under the Emergency Shelter Grant, and $570,054 for the HOME Investment Partnerships Program.<\/p>\n
Mafnas noted that since the CDBG funding is a formula grant, it was reduced given the decrease in the CNMI population.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Mafnas said that the ESG will be divided equally between the Division of Youth Services shelter and the Guma Esperansa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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