EDA: Investment Made to Provide High-Speed Research Computing for Business Growth in South Dakota Opportunity Zone
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.46 million grant to Dakota State University in Madison, South Dakota, to help establish a high speed research network. The investment, located in a Tax Cuts and Jobs Act designated Opportunity Zone, will be matched with $1.46…
EDA: Investment Made to Improve Critical Municipal Infrastructure in Oshkosh, WI
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing $1.5 million to improve access to the multimodal trans-load terminal in Oshkosh, Wisconsin’s city-owned Southwest Industrial Park. The investment will be matched with $1.5 million in local funds and is expected to attract $5.2 million in private investment….
FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Missouri
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Missouri to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, and flooding on March 11 to April 16, 2019. The President’s action makes federal funding available to state, eligible local governments and certain private…
HUD: Additional $1.9 Million Awarded to Promote Employment and Self-Sufficient for Public Housing Residents
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded an additional $1.9 million to six public housing authorities and non-profit organizations across the nation to hire or retain service coordinators to help residents find jobs and educational opportunities. See list of grant funding by state below. Last winter, HUD awarded $29 million to public…
SBA: Makerspace Training, Collaboration and Hiring (MaTCH) Pilot Competition Announced
Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration Acting Administrator Chris Pilkerton announced the launch of the Makerspace Training, Collaboration and Hiring (MaTCH) Pilot Competition. The MaTCH Pilot Competition seeks to address the job skills and placement gaps faced by U.S. businesses by providing funding to create or expand programs with job-specific and soft skills training within existing makerspaces….
FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for California
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of California to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe winter storms, flooding, landslides, and mudslides on Feb. 24 to March 1, 2019. The President’s action makes federal funding available to state, eligible local governments and certain…
HUD: GSA, HUD Issue Requests for Information for Phase II Centers of Excellence Work
The U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSA) Technology Transformation Services’ Centers of Excellence (CoE) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued six Requests for Information (RFI) and their accompanying draft Request for Quotation (RFQ) to gather feedback related to the HUD Phase II work on Friday, May 17. With these RFIs, GSA…
HUD: $5 Million Offered for Carbon Monoxide Detectors in Public Housing
Funding Comes from Emergency Safety and Security Funding WASHINGTON – U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson today announced $5 million will be made available for the purchase and installation of carbon monoxide (CO) detectors in public housing units where they are necessary. Provided through HUD’s Emergency Safety and Security Program, these funds represent…
FHFA: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Total Refinance Volume Increases in March 2019 as Interest Rates Falls
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today reported that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) completed 234,716 refinances in the first quarter of 2019. FHFA’s first quarter 2019 Refinance Report also shows that 901 loans were refinanced through the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP), bringing the total number of HARP refinances to 3,495,296 since inception of the program…
EDA: Investment Made to Support the Growth of Georgia’s Manufacturing Sector
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced that it is investing $960,000 in sewer infrastructure improvements needed to support the growth of manufacturing and other businesses in the town of Braselton, Georgia, an investment that will be matched with $240,000 in local funds. The project is expected to create 183 jobs…