Lake County is required to submit an Annual Action Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in order to receive funds from the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG), HOME Program and the Emergency Shelter Grant Program (ESG).The County will not receive any direct funding under the ESG Program.However, it may apply for, and compete for, funding under this program.
As required by Federal Regulation for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Programs, Lake County is publishing a summary in the 2024 Annual Action Plan and the projected use of approximately $1,547,605.00 allocated under the FY 2024 CDBG Program, approximately $594,825.00 allocated under the FY 2024 HOME Program, an estimated program income of $90,000, and $114,197.95 in rollover funds for a total of $2,346,627.95. This information is available to the public.Of this amount, the County expects to spend approximately 87% on activities that benefit low- and moderate-income persons.These figures were provided by HUD.
The following link, https://www.cigna.com/legal/compliance/machine-readable-files, leads to the machine readable files that are made available in response to the federal Transparency in Coverage Rule and includes negotiated service rates and out-of-network allowed amounts between health plans and healthcare providers.
The machine-readable files are formatted to allow researchers, regulators, and application developers to more easily access and analyze data.
THE LAKE COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT IS NOTIFYING ALL PUBLIC AGENCIES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT ARIZONA ST OVER DEEP RIVER BETWEEN 61ST AVE AND 10TH ST WILL BE CLOSED FOR BRIDGE REHABILITATION STARTING MONDAY, AUGUST 26TH AT 6:00 AM THRU , MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25th AT 5:00 PM, WEATHER PERMITTING
The Lake County Council recognized October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month by honoring Haven House NWI as it celebrates 40 years of service to the community.
On Tuesday, October 8, 2024 the Lake County Council honored the late Senator Earline Rogers by proclamation for her tireless efforts in support of Gary and Lake County.
Lake County Community Economic Development Department recently completed its draft FY23 Consolidated Plan Annual Performance Report (CAPER). The report contains information concerning the activities undertaken by Lake County, outside of Gary, Hammond and East Chicago, to provide housing and other assistance to low- and moderate-income persons and households during the period of 9/01/23 to 8/31/24.