Rich cities lose out as Wayne County cuts waste in programs to help poor
Wayne County is changing how it doles out millions of dollars in federal grants to smaller cities, after years of complaints that it was squandering money intended to help the poor.
One year after a federal report slammed Wayne County’s handling of $5 million in community development block grant funds, the county is reforming how it distributes the money from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
For 40 years, the county divided grants through a formula that was partially based on suburban population. That gave richer, larger suburbs a disproportionate share of the grants intended for the poor.
Starting next year, cities will be required to propose projects - such as parks, demos or housing rehabs - and compete for the money.
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