HUD: Agency and VA Announce Funding to Support Over 2,500 Homeless Veterans
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins today announced $33 million in funding for the HUD–Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program. The funds will support 2,532 new HUD-VASH vouchers for homeless Veterans across 265 Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) in 44 states. View…
SBA: FY 25 Scorecard for Small Business Contracting Released
Trump Administration Procured $273 Billion in Small Business Goods and Services, Supporting 1.2 Million Jobs Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the results of its Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 federal procurement scorecard, which measures how well federal agencies meet their small business contracting goals each year. In FY25, the Trump Administration exceeded the statutory federal…
FEMA: $1.5 Billion Announced to Empower Communities to Prevent Terrorism and Protect American Infrastructure
Funding Empowers Communities to Prevent Terrorism, Secure Elections, Enhance Immigration Enforcement Today, FEMA published funding opportunities across seven preparedness grant programs, making more than $1.5 billion available to protect communities across the country from terrorism and other urgent threats. Through its preparedness grant programs, DHS and FEMA empower community leaders and infrastructure owners to take bold,…
CDFI Fund: Public Comment Sought on NMTC Program Allocation Application and AQEI Tracking System
The U.S. Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. No. 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently,…
FEMA: More than $420 Million Announced in Federal Funds to Support Emergency Management Across the Country
FEMA today announced more than $420 million in two funding opportunities to empower state, local, tribal and territorial government agencies to strengthen their emergency response capabilities and their resilience to potential catastrophic incidents. FEMA is disbursing this money through two separate grant programs. Through the Emergency Management Performance Grant program, FEMA is providing $337 million to…
HUD: Fraud-Filled Los Angeles Homelessness Funding Cut Off
Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority’s record of fraud, failure, and flagrant mismanagement has abused hundreds of millions of tax dollars per year. Following the HUD Office of Inspector General (OIG) opening an investigation, Secretary Scott Turner today announced the immediate suspension of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), the lead agency for Los Angeles’…
FEMA: More Than $1.1 Billion Approved to Help Communities Recover and Rebuild, Funds Also Support Resilience Efforts
This recent approval represents funding for 452 disaster recovery and mitigation projects, underscoring DHS Secretary Mullin’s commitment to streamlining processes Today, FEMA announced the approval of more than $1.1 billion in post-disaster funding for Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation Grant Program projects across the nation. These programs empower states, local communities, Tribal Nations and territories to recover and rebuild more resilient,…
HUD: $193 Million Made Available to Address Youth Homelessness
Funding will support communities in developing housing focused solutions to prevent and end youth homelessness The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is making $193 million in funding available to communities nationwide to prevent and address youth homelessness. “Every American should grow up in a safe and loving home. HUD is pleased to announce…
CDFI Fund: New TLR Submission AMIS Display and Associated Guidance Materials Launched
The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) has released a new Transaction Level Report (TLR) submission and certification page in its Awards Management Information System (AMIS). This new display presents the TLR submission steps in a more user-friendly way for organizations completing their annual reporting requirements or applying for CDFI Certification. The new display…
HUD: Agency Overhauls Federal Homelessness Assistance
Today, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for $4.04 billion to better serve America’s vulnerable populations through the Continuum of Care (CoC) homelessness assistance program. “The ‘housing first’ experiment failed Americans by warehousing the vulnerable without results. This ideology promised to end homelessness. Instead, billions…