Feds lend some help to San Bernardino County areas sticken by foreclosures

On Friday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced grants to help stem the foreclosure crisis.

San Bernardino County received nearly $23 million, the third highest amount in California after Los Angeles and Riverside counties.

Local governments can use the Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants to acquire and redevelop foreclosed properties that might otherwise become sources of abandonment and blight in their communities.

Among the cities to receive aid are Rialto, Fontana and San Bernardino.