A councilmember-sponsored ordinance designed to overhaul the funding model for Cleveland’s Community Development Corporations (CDCs) was read into the record and introduced at the Cleveland City Council meeting on Monday, Nov. 9.
Introduced by Ward 4 Councilmember Kris Harsh, the legislation would ease neighborhood organizations’ reliance on highly restrictive, cumbersome Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds as their main revenue source. Read more in this article by Crain’s.