HUD: $10 Million Funding Opportunity Announced for Tenant Education and Outreach
Protections and funding build on commitments made by the Biden-Harris Administration’s Blueprint for a Renters Bill of Rights Announcement made at HUD’s “National Conversation at the Community Table” with tenants and renters from across the United States Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is announcing three new actions to increase fairness…
HUD: $370 Million in Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grants Awarded
Awardees will redevelop their public and/or HUD-assisted housing, surrounding neighborhoods U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge announced today the awarding of Choice Neighborhoods Implementation (CNI) Grants totaling $370 million to eight communities throughout the country. These awards support communities that have undergone a comprehensive local planning process and are…
HUD: Research Grant Opportunity and Event Announced Focused on Office-to-Residential Conversions Announced
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) to study office-to-residential conversions. Later today, HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) will host a virtual event featuring developers, researchers, and local officials to discuss the challenges of executing these conversions and how policies can help overcome those challenges. The NOFO…
SBA: Record-Breaking $163 Million Set in Federal Procurement Opportunities to Small Businesses
Today, Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman announced that the Biden-Harris Administration exceeded its small business contracting goal of 23% in fiscal year (FY) 2022, awarding an all-time high 26.5% of federal contract dollars to small businesses. This historic level amounts to a $162.9 billion investment in the small business economy– an $8.7 billion increase from the previous fiscal year. Ten federal agencies earned an…
HUD: Initial Recipients for Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Announced
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is pleased to announce initial recipients of technical assistance offered through its Thriving Communities Technical Assistance (TCTA) program: Syracuse, NY; Rockford, IL; Redmond, WA; and Sun Prairie, WI. TCTA is designed to help local governments ensure housing needs are addressed as part of their infrastructure investment…
EDA: $1.6 Million Invested for Water and Sewer System Upgrades Needed to Support Trucking Industry in Spindale, NC
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.6 million grant to the town of Spindale, North Carolina, for water and sewer system improvements needed to support business growth and job creation in a region impacted by fluctuations in the energy economy. This project will provide…
EDA: $1.2 Million Invested for Sewer System Upgrades Needed to Support Manufacturing in Swainsboro, GA
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.2 million grant to the Emanuel County Development Authority, Swainsboro, Georgia, for sewer infrastructure improvements needed to support local business growth and job creation. This grant will provide for sewer system upgrades at the I-16 Industrial Park needed…
SBA: SBIC Modernization Final Rule Issued to Support Reforms to Transform Public-Private Investment
Small Business Investment Company Program modernization will seed America’s next generation of fund managers while increasing funding for underserved and undercapitalized markets Today, Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman announced the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)finalized a rule to modernize the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) Program. Part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, the SBIC Investment Diversification and Growth Rule will…
ABA: Foundation Accepting Donations to Support Vermont Flooding Relief Efforts
At the request of the Vermont Bankers Association, the ABA Foundation will activate its online fundraising platform to support recovery efforts after historic flooding in Vermont. ABA to contribute $25,000. The American Bankers Association Foundation today announced it will start collecting tax-exempt contributions through its Disaster Relief Program website to help aid relief efforts in…
SBA: Two $150,000 Grants Announced to Fund Women’s Business Centers in Oregon and Washington, D.C.
Deadline To Apply: Thursday, August 24, 2023 Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of $300,000 for two grant opportunities for established and aspiring Women’s Business Center (WBC) host organizations to provide outcome-oriented business services for women entrepreneurs in Oregon and Washington, D.C. Each location will be awarded one grant of up to $150,000. The recipients must be private, nonprofit organizations that provide…