Springdale city officials mull how to allocate block grant funding

Asks exceed Springdale block grants

James and Rhonda Cornelison pose for a portrait Friday at BTX Sports Fitness Club in Springdale. Springdale aldermen are debating how to divide the city's Community Development Block Grant money among local nonprofits that have applied for grants. Visit nwaonline.com/photos for today's photo gallery.

(NWA Democrat-Gazette/Charlie Kaijo)
James and Rhonda Cornelison pose for a portrait Friday at BTX Sports Fitness Club in Springdale. Springdale aldermen are debating how to divide the city's Community Development Block Grant money among local nonprofits that have applied for grants. Visit nwaonline.com/photos for today's photo gallery. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/Charlie Kaijo)


SPRINGDALE -- City officials are mulling requests for funding from 11 local nonprofit groups that in total exceed the amount of money available.

The Springdale City Council heard a report last Monday on requests for more than $200,000 in funding through the federal Community Development Block Grant program.

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