GARRETT USES GRANT FUNDS TO REBUILD STREETS

GARRETT – The City of Garrett has rebuilt city streets to provide better access to neighborhoods, allowing school buses to transport children safely and allowing residents to avoid damage to their vehicles.

The street work utilized funds received from a 2019 grant from the Community Development Fund, which is a category of the Texas Community Development Block Grant program.

The block grant program is administered by the Texas Department of Agriculture.

The Texas Community Development Block Grant program plays a critical role in helping smaller communities in Texas meet their infrastructure needs.

Since 1974 the block grant program has supported the development of viable communities by providing decent housing and suitable living environments.

The program also seeks to expand economic opportunities, principally for people of low to moderate income.

The fund has generated the following benefits in North Central Texas in the last 10 years:

• Provided grant funds to 88 communities

• Funded 218 projects

• Benefited more than 170,000 residents

• Awarded more than $50 million

The North Central Texas Council of Governments assists the Texas Department of Agriculture in administering the Community Development Fund for rural communities in the region.