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2022-23 CDBG Proposals
| Non-Social Service Proposals | |||
| Agency | Project Description | Recommended Budget | |
| Town of Amherst | Sidewalk construction and replacement along Belchertown Road from Colonial Village to Stanley Street. | $ 387,500 | |
| Town of Amherst | Infrastructure improvements to Southeast Street along the East Street Common in preparation for future housing development. | $ 655,000 | |
| Valley CDC | Microenterprise assistance program to low/moderate income resident business owners. | $ 30,000 | |
| Available Budget | |||
| Sub-Total | $ 1,072,500 | $ 1,072,500 | |
| Social Service Proposals | |||
| Agency | Project Description | Recommended Budget | |
| Amherst Survival Center | Food Pantry: providing access to nutritious food for Amherst residents with low income. | $ 140,000 | |
| Family Outreach of Amherst | Community Housing Support Program: assist low-income tenants in Amherst to resolve any issues that threaten their tenancy and works with them on an ongoing basis to stabilize their housing and their lives. | $ 78,000 | |
| Craig's Doors, A Home Association Inc. | Expanded Access to Housing for Unhoused Individuals: support for expansions to case managements department in order to increase rate of successful housing placements. | $ 115,400 | |
| Big Brothers, Big Sisters | Big Brothers Big Sisters and Amherst Regional Public Schools (ARPS) Family Center Partnership: high-quality mentoring relationships for the children in Amherst who are most in need of this service, as identified by the ARPS Family Center and other school personnel. | $ 80,000 | |
| Center for New Americans | Fostering Immigrant Self-Sufficiency: free classes in English for Speakers of Other Languages, instruction in civics, technology and career preparation, and help to immigrants, refugees, and asylum-seekers to attain economic self-sufficiency. | $ 40,000 | |
| Amherst Community Connections | COVID-19 Recovery and Stabilization Housing Program: case workers to assist Amherst households in Amherst who are extremely low income to help them secure long-term affordable housing. | $ 104,000 | |
| Amherst Senior Center | Transportation services for senior: new shuttle service for seniors who no longer drive, have mobility impairments, or lack other transportation methods. | $ 43,900 | |
| The Literacy Project | Adult Education for Economic Self-Sufficiency: free, adult literacy classes combined with college and career readiness skill building and advising as a route to self-sufficiency. | $ 40,000 | |
| Available Budget | |||
| Sub-Total | $ 641,340 | $ 330,000 | |
| Grant Administration | 15% of Grant | $ 247,500 | |
| GRANT TOTAL | $ 1,650,000 |