Williamson County begins federal grant process

Has $2.2 million in funding to distribute

  • Sally Bardwell, Williamston County HUD Grants coordinator, answers questions about the allocation of the grants for the 2025 fiscal year. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.
    Sally Bardwell, Williamston County HUD Grants coordinator, answers questions about the allocation of the grants for the 2025 fiscal year. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

    With 23 local applications and the Trump Administration planning to cut Community Block Development Grant funding, Grant Manager Sally Bardwell said Williamson County has to weigh its options carefully to ensure funding is optimized. 

    “We had to make some difficult decisions,” she told county commissioners Tuesday, July 1.

    Community Block Development Grants are federal funding dedicated to supp…