Urban transformation project seeks $30 million federal grant

FORT MYERS — A $362 million initiative to revitalize and transform a portion of the Dunbar community, east of downtown Fort Myers, is a finalist for a $30 million federal grant.    

The proposed project, from the Housing Authority of the City of Fort Myers, is one of five finalists for a $30 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Land Development’s Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant program, according to a statement.