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Olde Tyme Religion

Ground Zero Mosque Wants $5M Support from 9/11 Fund

2010-11-23

The so-called Ground Zero mosque recently applied for a $5 million federal grant from a fund designed to rebuild lower Manhattan after 9/11, reports The Daily Beast's John Avlon.

The application was submitted under a "community and cultural enhancement" grant program administered by the Lower Manhattan Redevelopment Corporation (LMDC), which oversaw the $20 billion in federal aid allocated in the wake of 9/11 and is currently doling out millions in remaining taxpayer funds for community development. The redevelopment board declined to comment on the application (as did officials from Park51), citing the still ongoing and confidential process of determining the grant winners.

While news of the application has not previously been made public, developer Sharif El-Gamal outlined it in closed-door meetings, according to two individuals he spoke with directly. The thirtysomething, Brooklyn-born El-Gamal is motivated more by real estate ambition--one of these sources describes him as aspiring to be the next Donald Trump--than Islamic theology or ideology.
h/t Jammie via Maggie

Posted by:KBK

#5 Park51 was found to have less than $20,000 in the bank for a project with a slated cost of $100 million

ask Hillary about Cattle Futures

Posted by: Frank G 2010-11-23 20:49

#4 Terrorists, all of 'em. Throw the "holy" men out.

Posted by: DarthVader 2010-11-23 13:46

#3 Heh. Looks like they'll take whatever they can get...

But the project likely doesnt qualify for a grant in the first place. Specifically, the grant criteria mandate a demonstration of a projects financial feasibility, based on benchmarks set by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The government will help complete development projectsbut it does not provide seed capital. And in their last public financial statement, Park51 was found to have less than $20,000 in the bank for a project with a slated cost of $100 million.

Bucks ain't exactly rolling in, eh, Holy Man?

Posted by: tu3031 2010-11-23 09:53

#2 i don't think this story could get any more disgusting then every time i turn around, it does.

i thought i'd seen the low when Michael Moore chimed in... but clearly there is further to go

Posted by: anon1 2010-11-23 07:44

#1 Now THAT is a Victory Mosque. Islamists attack Manhatten killing thousands, the Mayor allows the Islamists to build a new Mosque AND pays for it. You talkin about victorious Submission! On top of all the locals frisking each other...

Posted by: Spats Chonter5311 2010-11-23 00:37

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