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million in federal funds for community development andhomelesws prevention. The city expects to use $1 milliob for its program. The fundd will be distributed through the froma $10.1 billiobn pot created through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. CDBG funding allows local governments to develop and administer program that create suitable environments and provide affordable housing and economic opportunities for people of low and moderateincome levels. Projects that received funding through the CDBG program have tobe shovel-ready withinm 120 days.
Homeless prevention funds are slatex to provide financial assistance and servicesd toprevent at-risk individuals and families from being homelesse and to help house and stabilize thosee who are homeless. That could include short- or medium-termm rental assistance, housing relocation, mediation, credit counseling, security or utilith deposits, utility payments, moving cost assistance and case management. Tamps currently receives funding througb the Federal Emergency Shelter Grant prograk and will solicit proposals from social servic agencies to administer theadditional funds.