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<p style="font-size: 150%; font-weight: bold;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</p>
<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">July 1, 2020</p>
<p style="float:right; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom: 25px; font-size: 100%; text-align:right;">CONTACT: Randy Cole
<br />Housing Programs Manager
<br />Community Development
<br />Housing Programs Division
<br />City of Columbia
<br />573.874.6321
<br />Randall.Cole@CoMo.gov</p>
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<div style="font-size: 110%; line-height:150%;"><h1 style="clear:both; margin-top: 75px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 130%;">Housing and Community Development Request for Proposals</h1>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - The City of Columbia anticipates receiving approximately $950,000 in FY 2021 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and $600,000 in FY 2021 HOME funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development available during 2021. The City also anticipates allocating $70,000 CDBG funds allocated under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, identified as CDBG-CV to assist unsheltered populations. FY 2021 funds will be provided for CDBG and HOME eligible activities identified in the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan and CDBG-CV will be provided for activities that prevent, prepare for and respond to the impacts of COVID-19. An informational session for any interested individuals or organizations will be held virtually via Zoom on July 9, 2020 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.<br />
<p>Zoom Meeting Link: <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82540422781&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1593978972074000&usg=AOvVaw3iyeQf0LRFvqeWIJfj_qSk" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.google.com/url?q%3Dhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/82540422781%26sa%3DD%26source%3Dcalendar%26ust%3D1593978972074000%26usg%3DAOvVaw3iyeQf0LRFvqeWIJfj_qSk&source=gmail&ust=1593633812942000&usg=AFQjCNF4iXhyymi2yMLsQkoyBapfzuAI1g">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82540422781</a></p></div>
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