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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;">November 19, 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%;">City of Columbia Round 3 Community Development Block Grant CARES Act Funding Request for Proposals</h1>
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<div>The City of Columbia Housing Programs Division is pleased to announce it is requesting proposals from local qualified organizations to access $737,588 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding (CDBG-CV) passed by Congress on March 27, 2020. Funds must be used for the exclusive purposes of preparing, preventing or responding to the impacts of COVID-19. Eligible funding priorities include rent/mortgage/utility assistance, food security, homelessness, education and childcare access, and vocational training. </div>
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<div>An informational meeting will be held on November 24, 2020 at 7pm via Zoom. Interested attendees can sign up for the meeting via the following link: <a href="https://forms.gle/WPg7Vuvjo5BKsg7d6" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://forms.gle/WPg7Vuvjo5BKsg7d6&source=gmail&ust=1605906458078000&usg=AOvVaw1AZ1tQOd4FC38qG9Jg56wE">https://forms.gle/WPg7Vuvjo5BKsg7d6</a></div>
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<div>For more information, please contact Randy Cole, <a href="mailto:Randall.Cole@como.gov" target="_blank">Randall.Cole@CoMo.gov</a>, or 573.874.6321.</div>
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