Franklin County Commissioners last week signed off on a needed resolution to allow the Eastpoint Civic Association to apply for a 2021 USDA grant which will allow the group to complete an Eastpoint waterfront and business corridor feasibility study.
The Eastpoint Civic Association was formed to help revitalize Eastpoint, particularly the commercial area along Highway 98.
Last August the group was awarded 35 thousand dollars through the Competitive Florida Partnership grant program to start work on an economic development plan for Eastpoint, and are now seeking funding to complete it.
That money allowed the group to work with the Apalachee Regional Planning Council on asset mapping and visioning within Eastpoint.
The USDA grant would allow the group to continue their work and hopefully get more commercial activity in Eastpoint.
The resolution authorizes the Eastpoint Civic Association to apply for a USDA Rural Business Development Grant and if the grant is awarded, to act as administration of the grant on behalf of the County.
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