Albany Community Development Council submits proposal to award grants Community Development Council submits proposal to award grants By Avery Jacobs | April 20, 2021 at 10:07 PM EDT - Updated April 20 at 10:07 PM ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - On Tuesday, Albanyâs Community Development Council recommended that four agencies receive public service grants. The council told commissioners that a block grant will allow for more public service activities. They said it would also help provide services to low and moderate-income households. Six applications were reviewed so far, four met minimum scoring to receive money. Those include the Liberty House, Dougherty County Family Literacy, Albany Housing Authority and the Albany Area YMCA.