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Community development · posted September 9, 2026

Getting community projects in line for the 2027 CDBG cycle

GHRPC is bringing municipal leaders, county commissioners and community partners together as the region begins positioning projects for the 2027 Community Development Block Grant competitive cycle.

The session

GHRPC invited municipal leaders, county commissioners and community partners to a virtual session on Zoom on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. The purpose: start identifying projects, discuss community priorities, and position communities for upcoming funding opportunities.

The agenda covered potential projects involving:

  • Demolition and blight removal
  • Water, wastewater and infrastructure
  • Community facilities and improvements
  • Funding opportunities and project readiness
  • Preparing for the 2027 CDBG competitive grant cycle

GHRPC also planned to highlight successful CDBG projects from around the region and give communities the chance to bring forward project ideas, ask questions and start the planning process.

Does your community have a project it has been talking about?

In GHRPC’s words: now is the time to get it on the radar. Contact Lisa Colson, Executive Director, at lisa@ghrpc.org or (660) 359-5636 ext. 23.

How a CDBG project moves

  1. IdentifyA community names a need: a senior center, an early education center, a county or municipal facility, an infrastructure project.
  2. DevelopGHRPC provides project development and grant writing. A project may require funding from more than one agency.
  3. ApplyFunds are awarded to local units of government (cities and counties) or to organizations with 501(c)(3) status.
  4. AdministerGHRPC provides grant administration through delivery.
  5. 2027 competitive cycleThe cycle the September 2026 session prepares for.

Stages drawn from GHRPC’s own description of its CDBG service on ghrpc.org. No dates beyond those GHRPC has published are shown.

Who can apply

CDBG funds are awarded to local units of government (cities and counties) or to organizations with 501(c)(3) nonprofit designation. GHRPC staff have extensive experience with CDBG programs as well as USDA-Rural Development, NAP tax credits, DNR and EDA.

A related notice already open for comment

Chillicothe demolition project: environmental review

Posted March 2, 2026 · public comment notice

The environmental review packet for the Chillicothe demolition project is open for public comment. Demolition and blight removal is one of the project types on the 2027 cycle session’s agenda.

How to comment Read the notice on ghrpc.org Document: Chillicothe EA_Packet 5-20-25 3

Illustrative In a live build this document block would carry the packet’s file size, page count and a plain-language summary above the download, plus the comment deadline as a machine-readable date. None of those are published on ghrpc.org, so they aren’t shown here.

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