EDA: Last Week, Over $15 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds Invested
Last week, the following grants were made under the American Rescue Plan Funds program and the CARES Act Recovery Assistance program: July 6, 2022 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.5 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Establish Business Incubator in Fairhope, Alabama July 5, 2022 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $7.2 Million in American…
HUD: $39.8 Million Rental Assistance Demonstration Conversion Transaction Closed to Preserve 299 Affordable Housing Units in Salt Lake City, UT
Transaction with the Housing Authority of the County of Salt Lake preserves low-income housing units for seniors and individuals with disabilities. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Multifamily Housing today announced that it has closed a Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) transaction with the Housing Authority of the County of Salt Lake…
EDA: $2 Million Invested to Replace Critical Water Infrastructure to Support Businesses in West Monroe, LA
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million grant to the city of West Monroe, Louisiana, to replace aging sewer infrastructure. This project will provide the modern infrastructure needed to support local businesses and residents’ needs. This EDA grant will be matched…
EDA: $3.5 Million Invested to Boost New Business Growth and Expansion Efforts in Louisiana
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing $3.5 million in the state of Louisiana to make critical infrastructure improvements needed to support current and future business needs. The EDA investments announced today are: Desoto Parish Police Jury, Mansfield, Louisiana, will receive $2 million grant…
EDA: Last Week, Over $25 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds Invested
Last week, the following grants were made under the American Rescue Plan Funds program and the CARES Act Recovery Assistance program: July 1, 2022 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $3.2 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Improve State Park Campgrounds and Boost Tourism in Dover, Delaware June 28, 2022 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests…
CDFI Fund: Updated Program Eligibility Information to be Released based on 2016-2020 American Community Survey Census Bureau Data
The Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) has established a plan for releasing updated program eligibility information based upon Census Bureau data from the 2016-2020 American Community Survey (ACS). Eligibility requirements for the Bank Enterprise Award Program (BEA Program), Capital Magnet Fund (CMF), Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program),…
HUD: $4 Million Awarded to Public Housing Agencies to Protect Families from Potential Exposures to Radon
Funding will support radon testing and mitigation The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes today awarded $4 million to nine public housing agencies (PHAs) to conduct radon testing and, as needed, radon mitigation in approximately 1,000 housing units. Where applicable, the funding will also support…
CDFI Fund: Apply Now for the Brand New CDFI Equitable Recovery Program
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) opened the fiscal year (FY) 2022 funding round for the CDFI Equitable Recovery Program (CDFI ERP) today. The program will provide approximately $1.73 billion in awards, which was included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub. L. 116-260), to Certified Community Development…
HUD: Over $22 Million Invested for Native Hawaiian Housing
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on Wednesday announced $22.3 million in Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant (NHHBG) funding to support the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL). This funding will support the housing needs of low-income Native Hawaiian families. “The State of Hawaii has the highest median home prices in the nation,…
HUD: First-Ever Funding Opportunity for Coordinated Approaches to Address Unsheltered Homeless, Including Resources for Rural Communities, Announced
HUD Package Includes $322 Million, Including $54.5 Million Set-Aside for Rural Communities, For Permanent Housing, Supportive Services, And Other Costs Package Also Provides $43 Million To Fund Approximately 4,000 New Incremental Housing Choice Vouchers The Biden Administration through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today released a first-of-its-kind package of resources to…