GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Five northeast Wisconsin cities will receive a third and final round of federal Community Development Block Grant funding in correlation with the state’s COVID-19 response.
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin announced Friday the cities of Appleton, Fond du Lac, Green Bay, Neenah and Oshkosh will receive CDBG funding via the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act signed in March.
“Local officials and the communities they serve need resources to respond to the public health, economic, and housing challenges we are still facing,” Sen. Baldwin said in a news release. “This federal support will continue to help local communities quickly respond to this pandemic.”
The five cities will receive the following amounts:
- Appleton: $343,268
- Fond du Lac: $194,332
- Green Bay: $566,729
- Neenah: $102,302
- Oshkosh: $292,664
The final round of CDBG funds heading to Wisconsin totals $23,473,973, with an additional $10,919,141 going to support local communities on the frontlines during the pandemic.
