Wayne County, Michigan

Detroit, MI – The Development Corporation of Wayne County (DCWC) recently selected 13 community development corporations (CDC's) to award $1.8 million in pre-development grants. The DCWC's Pre-Development Grant Program is designed to provide up to $150,000 in funding for selected CDC's and will spur neighborhood revitalization in selected urban communities.

After review of 27 submitted applications, the 13-member volunteer committee of the DCWC recommended distribution of $1,860,100 to the selected 13 CDC's. These funds will be used to pay for pre-development expenses related to planning affordable housing developments from project conception through submission of financing.

"The Pre-Development Grant Program allows Wayne County to leverage its resources through the DCWC and reinvest significant financial support back into our urban communities and neighborhoods," said Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano.

The DCWC was created to address concerns regarding blight and needed economic initiatives within Wayne County and improve neighborhoods for low to moderate income families.

"We are pleased to provide this grant funding to community groups who are on the front line in strengthening our communities," said Wayne County Commission Chair Jewel Ware. "We believe this money will go a long way toward rebuilding our neighborhoods, house by house and block by block."

In November 2005, the Pre-Development Grant Program was created through a grant agreement between Wayne County and the DCWC with a one-time allocation of $2,286,200 to rehabilitate existing homes and develop new housing opportunities.

"My commission colleagues are pleased to approve funding to non-profit organizations to revitalize our communities," stated Wayne County Commissioner Bernard Parker. "We're excited about the projects that will emerge because of these grants."

The 13 selected CDC's include the following:

CDC	Project	City	Amount
Bagley Housing	Homes of St. Anne's Phase V	Detroit	$150,000
Bridging Communities, Inc.	Springwells Village Townhomes	Detroit	$150,000
Creekside Community Dev. Corp.	Creekside West	Detroit	$150,000
Corinthian Developments, Inc.	Corinthian Housing	Hamtramck	$150,000
Detroit Catholic Pastoral Alliance	Gratiot Woods Homes Phase II	Detroit	$133,500
Grandmont Rosedale Development Corp.	Stahelin St. New Construction	Detroit	$76,600
Greater Corktown Development Corp.	North Corktown Phase II	Detroit	$150,000
Habitat for Humanity Detroit	Vision 2020	Detroit	$150,000
Liberty Hill Housing Corp.	Vista Villas	Wayne	$150,000
Church of the Messiah Housing Corp.	Bellevue Village	Detroit	$150,000
Northwest Detroit Neighborhood Development	Hope Park Estates – Phase 2	Detroit	$150,000
Southwest Nonprofit Housing Corp.	Springwells Partners IV	Detroit	$150,000
U-Snap Bac Non Profit Housing Corp.	Morningside Commons Phase III B	Detroit	$150,000

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