GRANTS OFFICE

Martha Collins, Grants Officer

Location:

Next to the Parish President's Office

122 E. Railroad St.

Gonzales, LA 70737

Phone: (225) 450-1005

Fax: (225) 644-5201

Hours of Operation:

7:30am – 5:00pm       Mondays through Thursdays

7:30am – 11:30am     Fridays

Mission:

The Grants Office staff is dedicated to enhancing Ascension Parish through advocating, seeking, developing, securing and managing grants.  The Grants office is responsible for writing and administering all grants received by Ascension Parish Government.  They include grants for:

* parish wide water and wastewater consolidation plan
* transportation enhancement for sidewalks
* local government assistance program
* Louisiana community development block grant (LCDBG)
* housing and Urban Development/EDI projects
* building code implementation
* park and recreational facilities
* flood and hazard mitigation program
* emergency operations preparedness for office of homeland security
* assistance for firefighters
* mosquito abatement
* emergency shelter grant program for homeless

Grant Resources:

Louisiana Community Development Block Grant (LCDBG)U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)State of Louisiana - Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD)Governor’s Office of Community Development U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)State of Louisiana Department of Social Services Office of Community Services State of Louisiana Capital Area Human Services District (CAHSD)Office of Facility, Planning and Control (FP&C) Division of Administration Department of Environmental Quality USDA Rural Development

Louisiana Recovery Authority Community Development Block Grant Hurricanes Gustav and Ike Proposed Action Plan

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