Foxx Introduces Legislation to Reduce Costs Associated With Federal Construction Projects
Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., has introduced legislation to stretch the limited funds available to the Highway Trust Fund by exempting it from the Davis-Bacon Act’s outdated, wasteful labor requirements for federal-aid highway and public transportation...
Ayotte Pushes for New Hampshire Priorities in Senate Budget
U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) announced today that the Senate's Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 budget resolution, approved Thursday evening by the Senate Budget Committee, includes several measures she fought for that protect New Hampshire priorities. During...
Governor Cuomo Announces $4.9 Million to Repair Historic Properties Damaged by Superstorm Sandy
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced $4.9 million in grants are available to provide repair and assistance to historic and archeological resources that were impacted by Hurricane Sandy. With the money being made available by the National Park Servi...
Governor Cuomo Announces $7.7 Million to Support Home Visiting Programs for New and Expecting...
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that $7.7 million will be distributed to seven health providers to support pre- and post-natal care for at-risk families. New York secured the funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service’s Ma...
RI Communities to Receive $3.3 Million to Support Public Housing
U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced that 25 Rhode Island communities will receive a total of $3,292,642 in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Public Housing Operating Fund. The money will be...
NYCEDC Announces Request For Proposals to Revitalize 137 Centre Street in Lower Manhattan
New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) announced a Request for Proposals (RFP) to redevelop a site located at 137 Centre Street in a manner that responds to the needs of the community, revitalizes an underutilized City property, and m...
City awards $544,000 in matching funds for neighborhood projects
Today the City announced $544,761 in matching funds to support neighborhood-initiated projects across the city of Seattle. Twenty-nine community groups received awards from the Neighborhood Matching Fund (NMF) for projects as diverse as youth fitness ...
CHA CEO MICHAEL MERCHANT ANNOUNCES NEXT PHASE OF REDEVELOPMENT AT ALTGELD GARDENS
Chicago Housing Authority announced today it is set to begin the next phase of renovations for Altgeld Gardens –Murray Homes Development on the city’s Far South Side. CHA is in the midst of multi-phased rehab of the housing development that will i...
Sadowski Coalition Applauds Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on TED for Recommending Full Funding of SHIP...
The Sadowski Housing Coalition today applauded the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development for including full funding for the State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Program and State Apartment Ince...
Boozman, Cotton, Crawford Announce Rural Development Grants for Cleburne and Jackson Counties
U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) along with Congressman Rick Crawford (AR-01) today announced that Mountain Top Public Water Authority in Heber Springs is the recipient of a $114,000 grant and $243,000 loan to extend water servic...
Murkowski: Forest Service Failing Alaska Communities
Senator Lisa Murkowski today pressed U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell on the agency’s failure to address the needs of Southeast Alaska communities affected by federal forested lands in its 2016 budget request.
Bronx Apartment Building Workers Ratify New 4-Year Contract
Bronx Residential workers overwhelmingly ratified a new 4-year contract tonight that will give them a $64.75 per week raise over the next 4 years and maintain the health care and retirement benefits for over 3,500 residential workers. Their new contrac...
START OF CONSTRUCTION CELEBRATION FOR NEW TACOMA II SENIOR APARTMENTS IN TACOMA
Mercy Housing Northwest is celebrating the construction start of its newest affordable housing community, New Tacoma II Senior Apartments, on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., with a speakers program and a musical performance by sen...
GRAND OPENING FOR VERA HAILE SENIOR HOUSING, A NEW 90-UNIT APARTMENT BUILDING FOR LOW-INCOME...
Mercy Housing California hosted a grand opening / dedication event for Vera Haile Senior Housing on Wednesday, March 18 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 129 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94102.
Virginia Housing Policy Advisory Council Holds First Meeting
Virginia’s Housing Policy Advisory Council held its first meeting on Wednesday to address important housing issues facing the Commonwealth.
Empire State Development Announces Request for Proposals for Purchase and Redevelopment of Former Monterey...
“Spring begins this week, and now is the ideal time for the renewal and redevelopment of the Monterey Shock site,” said ESD President, CEO & Commissioner Howard Zemsky. “This RFP will generate new employment opportunity and spur investment in...
Senators Lanza, Golden, Felder, Avella & Savino Announce Passage of Property Tax Cap Bill...
“With this bill I am keeping with my commitment to provide real property tax relief to homeowners across Staten Island who are sick and tired of paying the highest taxes in the nation,” Senator Andrew Lanza said.
Pallone Tours New Affordable Housing at Kilmer Homes in Edison
The new development consists of 120 apartments, including 30 units of permanent supportive housing for homeless families. Partial funding to complete the project is being provided by the Sandy Aid package that Congressman Pallone fought for in Congress.
CDCLI and Conifer Realty Conduct Affordable Housing Lottery
On March 19th at the Coram Firehouse, Community Development Corporation of Long Island (CDCLI) and Conifer Realty conducted a lottery to select tenants and establish a waiting list for the new affordable rental homes being constructed at Wincoram Commo...
BOEDC announce nearly $500,000 in small business loans
Bronx-based small businesses and local entrepreneurs will receive a boost of nearly a half million dollars, State Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester), Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation (BOEDC...
Public Safety Complex named for Bob Bolen
The City Council approved a resolution naming the new Public Safety Complex in memory of Bob Bolen, the longest-serving mayor of Fort Worth.
Michigan receives $5.5 million to provide rental assistance to persons with disabilities
Michigan has been selected to receive more than $5.5 million in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding to provide affordable rental housing and supportive services to extremely-low income persons with disabilities. The Section 8...
North Carolina Real Estate Investor Indicted for Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud
A federal grand jury in Raleigh, North Carolina, returned a one-count indictment against a real estate investor, charging him with conspiracy to commit mail fraud as part of a scheme related to public real estate foreclosure auctions, the Department of...
Record Cold Plays Havoc With Emergency Housing Budget
This week, VT Digger reported more on the strain that this year’s winter weather has put on the emergency housing budget. Read the article below or click here to view on their website: In February, temperatures dropped to minus 19 degrees at the Burl...
California Federal Court Holds in MERS’ Favor
MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. today announced the Central District of California federal court held that as the named beneficiary under a recorded deed of trust, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS) has a statutory right to notice
Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development announces Virginia Main Street Milestone Achievement Awards
The Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development announced today the Virginia Main Street Program Milestone Achievement Awards to designated Virginia Main Street communities. The awards were presented at a dinner in Richmond that also celeb...
TDI Urges Consumers to Prepare for Severe Spring Weather
Spring will bring warmer temperatures to Texas, but it also brings the threat of severe weather with little time to prepare. The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) urges consumers to plan for severe weather and take steps to reduce the risk of propert...
Affordable Housing Study Work Session Set for March 23
Arlington’s nearly three-year effort to shape a vision for affordable housing and meet the challenge posed to our community’s diversity by rising housing prices and a dwindling supply of market rate affordable housing has reached a major milestone
Four Arrested in Medicaid Fraud Scheme that Exploited the Homeless
Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit announced the arrests of four individuals for allegedly recruiting the homeless to bilk Medicaid out of at least $215,000. According to the investigation, Christina Benson, owner of Tranquility...
Idaho housing nonprofits ring in the New Year with $273,000 in donations
Thousands of Idahoans will have access to safe, stable housing this year thanks to the Home Partnership Foundation and its nonprofit partners throughout the state. The Foundation’s Avenues for Hope Housing Challenge fundraiser will provide a $273,398...
