EDA: $500,000 in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Support Broadband Planning in California’s Central Sierra Region
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $500,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the County of Tuolumne, California, to create a guiding document on the development of broadband in the five-county Central Sierra region. “The Economic Development Administration plays an important role in supporting locally-generated economic development strategies…
SBA: Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Applications Opened on April 8th
Help is here with $16.2 billion for venues, theatres, and more The U.S. Small Business Administration will officially open the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) application portaltomorrow, April 8, 2021 at 12 p.m. EDT for operators of live venues, live performing arts organizations, museums and movie theatres, as well as live venue promoters, theatrical producers and…
SBA: Deadline for Veterans Business Outreach Center Funding Opportunity Extended
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced today that private organizations, colleges and universities, private sector firms, nonprofit organizations, and state, local or tribal governmental agencies across Pennsylvania, Delaware, Washington, D.C., Maryland, Northern California, and Nevada have an extended deadline to apply for funding no later than 11:59 p.m. EDT on Sunday, April 25, 2021. This grant opportunity assists with training and counseling to aspiring and existing…
EDA: $2.5 Million Invested to Support Business Retention and Expansion Efforts in Barboursville, WV
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.5 million grant to the Pea Ridge Public Service District, Barboursville, West Virginia, to extend public sanitary sewer services to local businesses and allow for future economic growth. This EDA grant, to be matched with $975,000 in…
CFPB: Delay of Effective Date for Recent Debt Collection Rules Proposed
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today proposed extending the effective date of two recent debt collection rules to give affected parties more time to comply due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The CFPB issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to delay by 60 days the effective date of two final rules issued under the…
HUD: More Than $36 Million Awarded to Support Public Housing and Native American Residents in Achieving Economic and Housing Stability
Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the award of $36.9 million to public housing authorities, public housing resident associations, Native American tribes, and nonprofit organizations across the nation. Grantees will use these Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency (ROSS) grant funds to hire and/or retain Service Coordinators to assist public and Native…
HUD: Nearly $700 Million Allocated for Affordable Housing
Historic allocation through Housing Trust Fund will help states produce more affordable housing for extremely low- and very low-income households The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Tuesday announced the allocation of $689,565,492.92 through the nation’s Housing Trust Fund (HTF) for affordable housing. The Housing Trust Fund was launched in 2008 as…
FDIC: New Members to Advisory Committee on Community Banking Named
April 13th meeting to address a wide range of community banking issues The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today announced nine new members of its Advisory Committee on Community Banking, which shares input with the FDIC on a broad range of community bank policy and regulatory matters. The Advisory Committee is composed of members representing a…
FDIC: #GetBanked Campaign Launched in Houston and Atlanta
Public awareness push to promote financial inclusion among the unbanked As part of its ongoing efforts to expand financial inclusion, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today launched a public awareness campaign about the benefits of opening a bank account. The FDIC’s #GetBanked campaign will focus on the Houston and Atlanta areas, where research finds Black and…
EDA: Department of Commerce Awards $29 Million in SPRINT Challange Grants to Respond to the Coronavirus Pandemic
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo today announced that a total of $29 million would be awarded to 44 organizations as part of the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) Scaling Pandemic Resilience Through Innovation and Technology (SPRINT) Challenge. Last year, the SPRINT Challenge was launched to harness America’s entrepreneurial potential to address the economic, health, and…