- City Secures Over $10 Million in Stimulus Funding
The City has secured more than $10 million in stimulus funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The funding will help with budget holes in public safety, transportation, and energy efficiency. Check back for updates and new information.
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- Community Development Block Grant
$236,604 will help address neighborhood degradation. Funds will be used to retain one Code Compliance Officer to address code violations and vandalism. Additional funds will be used to support CDBG projects and determine feasibility of affordable housing development.
Funding Source: Community Development Block Grant
Project Start: Projects that can award contracts based on bids within 120 calendar days from the date funds are made available to the City will be given priority.
End: September 30, 2012
- Community Oriented Policing Services Hiring Recovery Program
A $1,565,874 grant from the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Recovery Program (CHRP) will equate to six new police officers, allowing a partial recovery from losses to the Investigations and Operations divisions through budget cuts. The grant will fund the officers for three years, with the City responsible for retaining these positions beginning year four.
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Project Start: Fall 2009
Project End: 2012
- Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant
$901,500 will be used to create an Energy Programs position to support energy efficiency initiatives at Gresham businesses and multi-family properties, and to implement a revolving loan fund for the single-family residential sector. Funds will also be used for a solar installation at City Hall and other efficiency retrofits at City facilities.
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Energy
Start: September 2009
Completion Date: September 2012
- Hogan Road Improvements and Safety Enhancements
The City has secured $2,375,900 for improvements to Hogan Road between Stark and Glisan to assist efforts to attract a major user to some of the only available large-parcel industrial land within the Urban Growth Boundary. Improvements include four travel lanes, one center left-turn lane, bicycle lanes, and sidewalks. Transportation Projects Map
Funding Source: American Recovery and Reinvestment
Project Start: January 2010 (to bid 10/09)
Project End: September 2010
- Justice Assistance Grant
A $441,149 Justice Assistance Grant will be used for equipment and training for the six police officers obtained through the COPS/CHRP grant. This grant will also fund a Police Records Specialist position that would have otherwise been eliminated. The grant will also be used to equip other police department staff.
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Start: Fall 2009
End: 2010
- Smart Water Meters: Automated Meter Infrastructure Project
$4,001,400 will replace 17,000 residential meters with automated meters that relay data directly to the City. The project will save fuel, reduce pollution, enable water use analysis and leak identification, reduce meter-reading and troubleshooting expenses, and enhance customer service by making more water use information available to residents.
Funding Source: American Recovery and Reinvestment
($2 million grant and $2 million low-interest loan)
Project Start: January 2010
Completion: February 2012
- STOP Violence Against Women Grant
The Gresham Police Department received $85,000 to be used for training and overtime hours in the investigation and enforcement of protection orders and service of arrest warrants on individuals responsible for domestic violence and sexual assault. The funding provides for the equivalent of 0.4 FTE to meet these crucial objectives.
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Start: October 1, 2009
End: March 31, 2011