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Posted on: April 21, 2020

City of Marietta Awarded Special Allocation of Community Development Block Grant Funds

CITY HALL SPRING

April 21, 2020

CONTACT: Kelsey Thompson-White

kthompson@mariettaga.gov

770.794.5437

MARIETTA - The City of Marietta has been awarded a special allocation of Community Development Block Grant funds ($317,434) to be used to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Coronavirus (COVID-19). 

To get a better understanding of community needs, we have developed the following survey. If you are planning on applying for CDBG-CV funds once available, please complete the survey by Monday, May 4th.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/P35J9C6

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