HUD: More than $840,000 Awarded to Provide Rental Assistance and Supportive Services to Native American Veterans Experiencing or At Risk of Homelessness
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded $841,113 in Tribal HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (Tribal HUD-VASH) expansion grants to three Tribally Designated Housing Entities (TDHEs) to help house 45 Native American Veterans experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness. Funding was awarded to two existing Tribal HUD-VASH grantees, Cook Inlet Housing…
HUD: Nearly $3 Million in Loan Guarantee Announced for Bablyon, NY to Create a Multi-Purpose Greenhouse Public Facility
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded the Town of Babylon in the State of New York a $2,963,000 loan guarantee for the Geiger Park Botanical Garden project. The Geiger Park Botanical Garden project is part of the town’s long-term, multi-phased plan to renovate an existing park known as Geiger Memorial…
EDA: $3 Million Invested to Support Business Attraction and Expansion Efforts in Southern Indiana
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3 million grant to the River Ridge Development Authority, Jeffersonville, Indiana, to connect two new water storage tanks to the five-county River Ridge Development Area. This grant will provide additional reliable water capacity for the River Ridge…
EDA: $1.2 Million Invested to Support Workforce Development in Central California
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.2 million grant to Fresno City College, Fresno, California, to procure supplies and training equipment for the West Fresno Advanced Training Center. This EDA investment will bolster Fresno City College’s ability to train and prepare students for…
FEMA: President Biden Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Missouri
FEMA announced federal emergency aid has been made available to the state of Missouri to supplement state and local recovery efforts in areas affected by severe storms and flooding from July 25-28, 2022. The President’s action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in St. Charles and St. Louis counties, and the Independent City of…
HUD: $221 Million Announced to Tribal Communities for Affordable Housing and Community Development
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced that it will make available $221 million in competitive funding for affordable housing and community development projects that primarily benefit low-to-moderate income persons in American Indian and Alaska Native communities. “The Biden-Harris Administration has made unprecedented investments in Tribal communities,” said Secretary Marcia L. Fudge. “This…
SBA: Paycheck Protection Program and Bank Fraud Enforcement Harmonization Act and the COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan Fraud Statute of Limitations Act Signed into Law
Today, Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice for America’s 33 million small businesses in President Biden’s cabinet, issued the following statement on today’s signing of the Paycheck Protection Program and Bank Fraud Enforcement Harmonization Act and the COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan Fraud Statute of Limitations Act. “America’s 33 million small…
HUD: Affordable Rental Housing Community for Seniors in North Seattle, WA Completed Under Section 202 Grant Award
More than $3 million in HUD funding supported new construction and expansion of 82 homes serving residents age 62+ at 50% of the area median income. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Multifamily Housing is announcing today the completion of construction of Northaven West, a senior community in the Northgate…
HUD: Economic Justice Agenda Released to Help Low-Income Renters Build Assets
Bridging the Wealth Gap expands HUD’s work to help renters achieve financial well-being and homeownership through saving, credit building, and banking HUD also announces $113 million to help HUD-assisted families increase earned income and improve financial stability The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today released an agenda for economic justice that describes actions…
HUD: $33.3 Million Rental Assistance Demonstration Conversion Closed with Housing Authority of the City of Atlanta, GA
Transaction preserves 114 deeply affordable homes and 114 Low-Income Housing Tax Credit homes. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Multifamily Housing announced today that it has closed a Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) transaction with the Housing Authority of the City of Atlanta, Georgia, to preserve affordable housing at its 20-building Villages…