For Immediate Release:  March 24, 2023

Contact:  Timothy Griffin – 573-751-4415

Senator Steven Roberts Announces Big Victory for STL Revitalization

JEFFERSON CITY — Senator Steven Roberts, D-St. Louis, announced that St. Louis City community organizations would receive over $14 million for Community Revitalization Grant Programs. The grants were launched in Sept. 2022 as part of the governor’s fiscal year 2023 budget plan and are funded through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).

“These grants will have a monumental impact on our district, city and region,” Sen. Roberts said. “Every dollar will be used to fight for neighborhood revitalization, affordable housing, eviction prevention, food access, senior and disabled adult care, and shelter for our unhoused neighbors.”

Senator Roberts’ office prioritized the revitalization grants, encouraging organizations to apply and providing dozens of letters of support, calling the grant program an “impactful and responsible use of our budget.”

Details on recipients of the Community Revitalization Grant Programs are available at ded2.mo.gov. For more information, please contact Sen. Steven Roberts’ office at 573-751-4415.

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