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Fog/Mist County awards $255K to Rockville Centre
Federal grant funds to be used for parks, youth and senior programs
Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano awarded $255,020 in federal Community Development Block Grant money to local organizations and the Village of Rockville Centre last week.
The grant will fund a variety of projects in the village, including improvements to the Rev. Morgan Days Park, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Center, the Sandel Senior Center and the Rosa Lee Young Childhood Center. Funds will also go toward providing for tutors and counselors at the Confide Counseling and Consultation Center, The Rockville Center/Lakeview Economic Opportunity Council (EOC) and the Hispanic Brotherhood of Rockville Center, along with providing entry-level job training programs at the Youth Employment Training Program (YET).
“The Village of Rockville Centre is grateful for Nassau County’s approval of this year’s Community Development Block Grant funding, “ said Mayor Francis Murray. “These funds provide crucial support to our parks, recreation, youth and senior programs as well as assisting several community service non-profit organization. This success was made possible by the resident volunteers on our Community Development Advisory Committee, who spent many hours reviewing grant proposals and preparing the successful grant application.
Allocations of the grant include:
n $44,000 for general management, oversight coordination, monitoring and evaluation costs and carrying charges related to the planning and execution of community development activities
n $35,000 for the continuation of improvements to Rev. Morgan Days Park. Renovations include but are not limited to: providing and installing a new asphalt pathway for residents to have a safer and easier access to the park, the installation of landscaping irrigation and new signage
n $94,520 for interior and exterior renovations at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Center including but not limited to the installation of new ceilings, walls, floors, electric and plumbing, and new cabinets, sinks, appliances in the kitchen, as well as the construction of a new storage shed
n $12,000 for interior and exterior at the Sandel Senior Center that includes the installation of an alarm and security surveillance system
