Northeast Wisconsin Benefits from Critical Infrastructure Grants

(WTAQ-WLUK) — Nearly two dozen public improvement projects across the state are getting a boost, including seven in Northeast Wisconsin.

The Community Development Block Grant Public Facility (CDBG–PF) awarded 22 Wisconsin municipalities $20.7 million in grants for critical public infrastructure projects in low- to moderate-income communities with populations of 50,000 or fewer.

Projects include improvements, repairs, or expansions of streets, drainage systems, water and sewer systems, and other community facilities.

Communities receiving a CDBG-PF award include:

• City of Arcadia – $1 million for street and utility infrastructure improvements;
• Village of Avoca – $618,350 for wastewater treatment facility upgrades;
• City of Beaver Dam – $1 million for street and utility infrastructure improvements;
• City of Brodhead – $1 million for street and utility infrastructure improvements;
• Village of Campbellsport – $1 million for street and utility infrastructure improvements;
• City of Clintonville – $577,417 for street and utility infrastructure improvements;
• Village of Frederic – $1 million for street and utility infrastructure improvements;
• Village of Gratiot – $1 million for street and utility infrastructure improvements;
• Village of Highland – $536,300 for street and utility infrastructure improvements;
• City of Horicon – $1 million for street and utility infrastructure improvements;
• City of Lancaster – $1 million for street and utility infrastructure improvements;
• Village of Lone Rock – $1 million for wastewater treatment plant upgrades;
• City of Mauston – $1 million for lift station and water utility infrastructure improvements;
• City of Medford – $1 million for wastewater treatment plant headworks upgrades;
• Village of Merrillan – $1 million for street and utility infrastructure improvements;
• Village of New Auburn – $1 million for street and utility infrastructure improvements;
• City of Oconto Falls – $1 million for lift station, street and utility infrastructure improvements;
• City of Princeton – $1 million for street and utility infrastructure improvements;
• Village of Rib Lake – $1 million for street and utility infrastructure improvements;
• City of Ripon – $1 million for street and utility infrastructure improvements;
• Village of Sheldon – $1 million for wastewater treatment facility and sewer collection system upgrades; and
• Village of Siren – $1 million for well and water system infrastructure improvements.

Wisconsin receives Community Development Block Grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and distributes those funds toward public facility, housing, and economic development projects that benefit individuals with low to moderate incomes. A total of $29,153,512 in match funding from applicants will be leveraged with the CDBG–PF 2024 awards.