Durbin: $98 Million in Recovery Act Funding Will Be Used to Put Chicagoans Back to Work and Mitigate Foreclosure Crisis
January 26, 2010 Posted by Illinois RealEstateRama
CHICAGO, IL - January 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded the City of Chicago a Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) grant in the amount of $98,008,384 through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. These grants are competitively awarded to local governments and non-profit housing developers to spur economic development and create jobs in hard-hit communities
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Congresswoman Richardson Announces $22 Million in HUD Neighborhood Stabalization Funds for Long Beach and Millions More for Counseling Partner Los Angeles Neighborhood Housing Services
January 18, 2010 Posted by California RealEstateRama
WASHINGTON, DC - January 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Congresswoman Laura Richardson is pleased to announce that the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department (HUD) has awarded $22 million to the City of Long Beach and additional millions to the 37th District counseling partner Los Angeles Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc. The funds are a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) and are distributed as part of HUD’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program, which requires the funds be used to improve the quality of and access to housing for low- and moderate-income families.
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California Receives More Than $318 Million Recovery Dollars to Rejuvenate Neighborhoods Hit Hardest by Foreclosures
January 15, 2010 Posted by California RealEstateRama
January 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced that $318 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) funding has been awarded to entities in California by the Housing and Urban Development Department (HUD). These awards are funded through the federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP2) to help renovate and rehabilitate foreclosed homes, eliminate blight and reinvigorate and stabilize the affected neighborhoods hit hardest by foreclosures.
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Congressman Al Green Announces New Job Training Grants to Assist Unemployed Workers in Houston
January 14, 2010 Posted by Congressman Al Green
Washington (DC) - January 14, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — January 13, 2010 - Today, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) announced $3.1 million in new grant funding authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to assist unemployed workers in Houston.
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RECOVERY ACT FUNDS TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN CHANUTE
December 18, 2009 Posted by KHRC
Tax Credit Exchange Program Awards $4.3 Million for Housing Complex in
Disaster-Impacted Community. Chanute, KS – Kansas Housing Resources Corporation (KHRC) has awarded nearly $4.3 million in Recovery Act funds to help finance the construction of 42 energy-efficient, affordable apartments in Chanute. The disaster-affected community had nearly 75 homes and a sizable number of local businesses damaged by flooding in 2007.
Senators Feinstein and Merkley Introduce Measure to Spur Renewable Energy Development
December 18, 2009 Posted by California RealEstateRama
Washington, DC - December 18, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) today introduced a measure to spur the development of renewable energy employment and construction, such as wind and solar farms and solar panel factories. The bill would primarily extend and expand a popular Treasury Department grant program that was established in Section 1603 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 in order to help diminish the impact of the economic crisis on the renewable energy sector
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Mayor Menino announces Boston will receive major grant to expand broadband access
December 17, 2009 Posted by Massachusetts RealEstateRama
December 17, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Today, Mayor Thomas M. Menino announced that Boston is one of the first cities in the nation to receive a major grant of $1.9 million from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) through the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
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Yarmuth Announces Recovery Act Funding for Youth Job Training Initiatives in Louisville
November 24, 2009 Posted by Kentucky RealEstateRama
Washington, DC - November 24, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Today, Congressman John Yarmuth (KY-3) announced that YouthBuild Louisville will receive $100,000 in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to fund vocational instruction programs and energy-efficient building training for Louisville young people
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Udall, Bennet: $100,000 in Recovery Act Funding For Mile High Youth Corps Will Support Clean Energy Job Training & Creation in Colorado
November 19, 2009 Posted by Colorado RealEstateRama
Partners Include Denver OED, Colorado DOL, SkillBuild Colorado, Namaste Solar, Homebuilders Institute and Red Rocks Community College. Washington, D.C. - November 19, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Mark Udall and Michael Bennet, U.S. Senators for Colorado, today highlighted how nearly $100,000 in funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) will expand Mile High Youth Corps’ (MHYC) capacity to prepare young adults in Colorado for new jobs in clean energy, energy efficiency and natural resource restoration.
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Nearly 400 Phoenix Homes Weatherized, Jobs Created, Using Federal Funds
November 19, 2009 Posted by Arizona RealEstateRama
November 19, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Federal funds continue to create jobs and reduce energy use in Phoenix. Nearly 400 homes are being “weatherized” using funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), with many more to follow. The city of Phoenix received $7.2 million federal dollars to fund this program, administered by the city’s Neighborhood Services Department.
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