The Village of Bainbridge has been awarded $400,000 by the Community Development Block Grant (CBDG) from the New York State Office of Community Renewal. (Submitted photo)

BAINBRIDGE - The Village of Bainbridge was recently awarded the Community Development Block Grant (CBDG) in the amount of $400,000, by the New York State Office of Community Renewal. The CBDG program provides funding for: housing rehabilitation, infrastructure in support of existing housing, public infrastructure, public facility, and technical assistance/community planning. The program is income based.

The village is seeking more applicants. So far, they have had 17 applications totaling less than $100,000. Thoma Consultants are administering the grant and will assist residents with the application.