Community and Economic Development Committee, March 18, 2026
Approves $250,000 Grant for Resurrected Community Development Corporation, unanimous
What happened
The Community and Economic Development Committee unanimously approved five pass-through grants totaling approximately $5.4 million for construction projects supporting local nonprofits including Resurrected Community Development Corporation, Jewish Community Center of the Lehigh…
- Jurisdiction
- Allentown, PA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- March 18, 2026
- Decisions
- 5 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Free sample: decision 1 of 5
$250,000 Grant for Resurrected Community Development Corporation
Bill 13 approved supplemental appropriation of $250,000 from PADCED local share account grant as pass-through funding for construction project supporting Resurrected Community Development Corporation.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Community and Economic Development Committee unanimously approved five pass-through grants totaling approximately $5.4 million for construction projects supporting local nonprofits including Resurrected Community Development Corporation, Jewish Community Center of the Lehigh…
Key Decisions (5)
$250,000 Grant for Resurrected Community Development Corporation
$400,000 Grant for Jewish Community Center of the Lehigh Valley
$2,966,878 Grant for Museum of Indian Culture
$1,000,000 Grant for Baum School of Art
$775,000 Grant for Allentown Art Museum
Development Activity (3)
540 Hamilton Street RFP
Other
Toy Factory RFP
Other
Allentown Works - Small Business Site
Commercial
Market Signals (4)
Housing Demand
City lacks sufficient community housing organizations (CHODOs) to handle HOME-funded…
Infrastructure
Federal Buy American requirements (BABA) expanding to 10% of all…
Labor
Allentown Works workforce development program launching mid-to-late Q2 2026 with…
Commercial Demand
Strong developer interest in 540 Hamilton and Toy Factory properties…
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