EDA: $1.5 Million Invested to Repurpose Historic Building in Venango County, PA Opportunity Zone
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.5 million grant to Venango County Economic Development Authority of Franklin, Pennsylvania, to renovate the third floor of the historic Oil City National Bank Building for use as a Business Innovation Center. The EDA grant, to be…
ABA: America’s Banks Aim to Reach “One Million Minds” through ABA Foundation Financial Education Initiatives in 2020
ABA Foundation programs call for banker volunteers to join growing, industry-wide efforts designed to help local communities The American Bankers Association Foundation today launched its 2020 financial education registration campaign, calling on banker volunteers to register for a range of successful, industry-wide programs designed to enhance financial education across the country. In its continued effort to build…
HUD: Nationwide Bus Tour Focused on Affordable Housing Kicks Off in Louisville, KY on January 29th
Listening tour will highlight work of the White House Council on Eliminating Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson today announced that the Department will lead a bus tour across the nation focused on removing barriers to affordable housing stock. The Driving Affordable Housing Across America tour will…
HUD: Innovation Housing Showcase and HUD Opportunity Zone Pilot Program Announced
Secretary Carson makes two major announcement at the National Association of Home Builders International Builders’ Show. When speaking at the 2020 National Association of Home Builders International Builders’ Show, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson announced the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) will co-host the “Innovative Housing Showcase” in…
SBA: Workshops on Applying for Women’s Business Center Grants Set for Feb. 4-5, 2020 in South Carolina
Funding Available to Help Train South Carolina’s Women Entrepreneurs he U.S. Small Business Administration will hold roundtable training sessions in Columbia and Charleston, South Carolina on best practices regarding the Women’s Business Center grant application opportunity. Columbia: Tuesday, Feb. 4 at 10 a.m. ESTBenedict College Business Development Center2601 Read St, Columbia, S.C. 29204Register for Columbia Event Charleston: Wednesday,…
EDA: $627,237 Invested to Support Workforce Development Opportunities in Indianola, IA
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $627,237 grant to the city of Indianola, Iowa, to help build an access road that will serve a local workforce training facility. This EDA grant, to be matched with $627,238 in local investment, is expected to create nearly 3,500 jobs. “Helping our…
FEMA: Ten More Puerto Rico Municipalities Eligible for Individual Assistance after Recent Earthquakes
Ten more municipalities that were affected by the recent earthquakes that began in December have been designated as eligible for FEMA’s Individual Assistance program. At the request of the Government of Puerto Rico, FEMA extended eligibility for Individual Assistance to Adjuntas, Cabo Rojo, Corozal, Jayuya, Lajas, Lares, Maricao, San Germán, San Sebastián and Villalba under the presidential…
FHFA: House Price Index Up 0.2 Percent in November; Up 4.9 Percent from Last Year
U.S. house prices rose in November, up 0.2 percent from the previous month, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI). House prices rose 4.9 percent from November 2018 to November 2019. The previously reported 0.2 percent increase for October 2019 was revised upward to 0.4 percent. For the nine census divisions, seasonally adjusted monthly…
FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for North Dakota
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of North Dakota to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by flooding beginning on Oct. 9 – 26, 2019. The President’s action makes federal funding is available to the state, tribal, eligible local governments and certain private…
Census Bureau: 2020 Census Kicks Off in Toksook Bay, Alaska
Census Takers Begin Counting Remainder of 220 Remote Alaska Villages as Part of National Headcount Today, the U.S. Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham kicked off the 2020 Census in the remote Alaska Native village of Toksook Bay — counting the first person and household in the nation’s once a decade count. “The 2020 Census is…