{"id":11542,"date":"2023-09-13T12:21:22","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T16:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/?p=11542"},"modified":"2023-09-13T12:21:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T16:21:25","slug":"garrett-county-community-action-committee-receives-220000-grant-for-homeownership-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/2023\/09\/13\/garrett-county-community-action-committee-receives-220000-grant-for-homeownership-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Garrett County Community Action Committee Receives $220,000 Grant for Homeownership Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

The program is one of 13 projects to be funded through the Community Development Block Grant program<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

NEW CARROLLTON, MD (September 13, 2023)<\/strong> – Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development has announced that the Garrett County Community Action Committee has received a $220,000 grant through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. The federal grant, administered by DHCD, will be used to provide funding for down payment assistance and closing costs for first time homebuyers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Grant funds will support the Garrett County Community Action Committee\u2019s efforts to promote homeownership for low- to moderate-income county residents. To date, the committee has helped more than 500 individuals and families achieve homeownership through programs like the Garrett County Pathway to Homeownership Program and the Homeownership Education & Finance Program, which provides prospective homeowners with important information about financial, legal, and other issues related to the homebuying process.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Department award directly contributes to Garrett County\u2019s goal that all County residents will be able to live in comfortable, safe, and affordable housing by assisting first time homebuyers with the downpayment assistance required to purchase a home,\u201d said Paul Edwards, Board of Garrett County Commissioner Chairman.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe required down payment to purchase a home is the single biggest barrier confronting first time low- and moderate-income buyers,\u201d said Katherine Shadel, asset development director at the <\/span>Garrett County Community Action Committee<\/span><\/a>. \u201cBetween the county\u2019s Pathway to Home Ownership project and the CDBG award, over 70 households will be able to purchase a home in Garrett County.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

More than $5 million in <\/span>Fiscal Year 2024 Community Development Block Grants<\/span><\/a> were awarded to 13 projects in eight counties across Maryland, including improvements to infrastructure and community facilities, as well as programs serving homeless persons, persons with disabilities, and low- to moderate-income individuals.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMaryland\u2019s local leaders have their finger on the pulse of their residents and communities, each with its unique needs,\u201d said Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Secretary Jake Day. \u201cWith the partnership of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, we\u2019re excited to be a part of helping promote affordable homeownership in Garrett County.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The national Community Development Block Grant program was enacted into law by Congress as part of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. Since then, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) program has supported community redevelopment, affordable housing, and the expansion of economic opportunities. CDBG consists of two parts \u2014 the Entitlement Program, managed by HUD and providing federal funds directly to larger metropolitan counties and cities, and the States and Small Cities Program, providing federal funds to states which distribute assistance to more rural counties, cities and towns.<\/span><\/p>\n

For a full list of awards, please visit <\/span>https:\/\/dhcd.maryland.gov\/Documents\/PressReleases\/SFY24-CDBG-Awards.pdf<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The program is one of 13 projects to be funded through the Community Development Block Grant program NEW CARROLLTON, MD (September 13, 2023) – Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development has announced that the Garrett County Community Action Committee has received a $220,000 grant through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. The federal  Read the Rest…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":242,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11542","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/242"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11542"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11542\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11543,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11542\/revisions\/11543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11542"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11542"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}