Nevada counties and cities invested an additional $1,014,995 in matching funds for the projects.
“The CDBG program provides federal funding for critical infrastructure projects in rural Nevada communities,” said Jessica Sanders, CDBG program administrator at the Governor’s Office of Economic Development. “These projects support rural economic development and have sustainable benefits to rural communities and the state of Nevada.”
Since 1982, when Nevada began administration of the program, more than $100 million has been awarded to rural communities across the Silver State. The CDBG program enables local governments to undertake a wide range of activities intended to create suitable living environments, provide affordable housing, and create economic opportunities for persons of low and moderate income. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development oversees the program, and the Rural Community Development Division of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development administers it for the State of Nevada.
