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Stimulus Funding
Neighborhood Stabilization Program
The federally-funded Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) will assist state and local governments to acquire and redevelop abandoned and foreclosed properties that might otherwise become sources of abandonment and blight within their community.CDBG-R
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ("Recovery Act") awards Community Development Block Grant Recovery (CDBG-R) funds to cities, counties, insular areas and states. Recipients of CDBG-R funds are the approximately 1,200 jurisdictions that received Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding in Fiscal Year 2008. These funds must be used for community development activities that meet one of the three national objectives of CDBG; benefit low and moderate-income persons; aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight; or meet a need having a particular urgency.Community Services Block Grant Program (CSBG) – American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009
The Florida Department of Community Affairs (DCA) administers the CSBG program within the State of Florida. The CSBG program’s primary purpose is to provide funds to alleviate the causes and conditions of poverty in communities through a broad range of services that promote economic self-sufficiency, family stability and community revitalization. Volusia County Community Assistance Division’s Human Services Activity implements the CSBG program activities. DCA awarded a one time allocation of $727,687 to Volusia County to continue to support employment-related services and create and sustain economic growth.
Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program – American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), Office of Criminal Justice Grants, administers the JAG Program within the state of Florida. As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, FDLE awarded a one time allocation in the amount of $1,212,965 to Volusia County to support a broad range of activities including:
- Law enforcement programs;
- Prosecution and court programs;
- Prevention and education programs;
- Corrections and community corrections programs;
- Drug treatment programs;
- Planning, evaluation, and technology improvement programs; and,
- Crime victim and witness programs.
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