Federal funding of $8 million has been granted to The Greater Dunbar Initiative, a $300 million project that aims to rejuvenate a section of the Dunbar community east of downtown Fort Myers. The funds will be awarded to the Housing Authority of the City of Fort Myers, with $5 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and a $3 million federal appropriation secured by U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds. The $5 million will be used to improve housing options in the Southward Village public housing community, while the $3 million will be allocated to the first phase of the project, which includes constructing a 92-unit housing development on Cleveland Avenue. The Greater Dunbar Initiative aims to turn the 199-unit Southward Village development into a mixed-income community with added retail, dining and entertainment facilities.
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