In a called meeting last week the Summerville City Council approved funding for a resolution for a Community Development Block Grant.

The city will provide $37,000 in matching funds to the grant that will be used for a county sewer project in the Pennville area. The city is partnering with the county on that project, according to City Manager Russell Thompson.

The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program is a flexible program that provides communities with resources to address a wide range of unique community development needs. Beginning in 1974, the CDBG program is one of the longest continuously run programs at HUD and provides annual grants on a formula basis to local government and States.