Press Room > 2004 :

Gov. Rounds approves CDBG Grant for Yankton

RELEASE DATE: Friday, September 10, 2004

For More Information Contact: Mary Lehecka Nelson, 773-3301

Pierre, SD – Gov. Mike Rounds announced today, September 10, that the city of Yankton, on behalf of Yankton Area Adjustment Training Center., will receive $157,500 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to assist with major remodeling of the Training Center.

“This center opened in 1975 and has been a tremendous facility for developmentally disabled people in southeast South Dakota,” Gov. Rounds said. “The last major renovations took place more than 10 years ago and since that time, the needs of the agency have greatly increased,” he said. The renovations include providing additional classrooms, restrooms and better work areas.

The Governor noted that during the past several years, the focus of the Yankton Area Adjustment Training Center has changed. “Today YAATC focuses more on providing classroom training so employees are ready to join the workforce. With that shift, much of the center’s physical layout has become outdated,” he said. 

Total project costs exceed $520,000. “This is a huge financial commitment for Yankton and the Yankton Area Adjustment Training Center and I commend them both for their dedication to this project,” Gov. Rounds said.

The Governor noted that all CDBG projects are an important part of the state’s 2010 Initiative goal to stabilize rural populations through community development.  “This is just one more step we can take to help serve the people of our state,” he concluded.