Fort Myers revitalization project picks up another $2M in funding

The Greater Dunbar Initiative, a highly-anticipated revitalization project of the Dunbar community east of downtown Fort Myers, has received $2 million in federal funding.

The announcement comes nearly six months after the project received a separate $8 million federal grant. 

The Greater Dunbar Initiative, in total a $300 million project, is a “comprehensive transformation plan for the large-scale revitalization of the 37-acre, 199-unit Southward Village into a mixed-income community,” according to a statement. The project is designed to “improve existing affordable housing units for residents while expanding choices, creating market-rate amenities and adding new mixed-income housing” in the area.