Grants
Home Grants
NHC joins supporters of HOME program at congressional hearing
WASHINGTON, DC - November 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Housing Conference, known as the united voice for housing, voiced strong support for the HOME Investment Partnerships program, which is under scrutiny by the House Subcommittee on Ins...
Brown Announces New Federal Resources to Improve Rural Housing in Ohio
WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 31, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Ohio public agencies and non-profit organizations in Meigs, Portage, Pickaway, and Pike counties will receive federal resources to improve rural housing in Ohio. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), ...
FHLBank Pittsburgh Awards $2.9 Million in Affordable Housing Program Grants
Pittsburgh, PA - October 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Board of Directors of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (FHLBank) has approved $2.99 million in grants under its Affordable Housing Program (AHP). The grants will help finance 14 housin...
HUD ANNOUNCES $27 MILLION IN “SWEAT EQUITY” GRANTS
WASHINGTON, DC - October 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded $26.6 million in “sweat equity” grants to produce at least 1,477 affordable homes for low-income individuals and families. F...
$1.9 Million in Homeowner Rehab Grants Now Available
TOPEKA, KS - October 19, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Kansas Housing Resources Corporation (KHRC) has awarded approximately $1.9 million in Homeowner Rehabilitation (HR) grants to eleven communities to facilitate the renovation, accessibility and weather...
HUD AWARDS $28 MILLION IN GRANTS TO COMBAT HOUSING DISCRIMINATION
WASHINGTON, DC - October 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded more than $28 million to 84 fair housing organizations and other non-profit agencies in 33 states and the District of Columbia to ...
Kentucky Receives $800,000 in Grants for Contaminated Land Cleanup and Assessment from the U.S....
FRANKFORT, KY - October 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded four brownfield grants to Kentucky totaling $800,000 to fund the assess...
Secretary Shinseki Announces an Additional $10.3 Million to Help Eliminate Veterans Homelessness
WASHINGTON, DC - October 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Eleven states will share more than $10.3 million in grants to community groups to provide enhanced services for homeless Veterans this year. This is in addition to the $59.5 million in preventive g...
University of Missouri Extension Program Promotes Healthy Choice the Easy Choice
Columbia, MO - October 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nowadays, Americans are facing obesity issues due to low physical ability and huge intake of unhealthy foods. According to the National Cancer Institute, the country does not have enough imports of v...
National Service Agency Awards Grants to Strengthen Nonprofit Capacity and Impact
Washington, DC - September 27, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Corporation for National and Community Service today announced Nonprofit Capacity Building Program grants totaling $998,000 to increase the capacity of nonprofits to improve lives in communi...
REP. PASCRELL ANNOUNCES $10.2 MILLION IN FEMA GRANTS WILL BE AWARDED TO ELEVATE HOMES...
WASHINGTON, DC - September 26, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Continuing his efforts on behalf of Passaic County residents who have endured repeated losses due to severe weather and flooding, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) today announced that the F...
NeighborWorks America Announces $3.65 Million in Expansion Grants for NeighborWorks Organizations
Washington, DC - September 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today NeighborWorks America announced $3.65 million in grant funding to nonprofit organizations that will enable them to expand their service areas and reach deeper within underserved communities
Community Encouraged to Raise $2,000 to Help Prevent Homelessness
BOISE, ID - September 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Home Partnership Foundation (HPF), brought to you by Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA), is asking North Central Idaho community members to raise at least $2,000 in donations to help pr...
HUD AWARDS $8.8 MILLION TO IMPROVE HOUSING AND SERVICES FOR FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS LIVING...
WASHINGTON, DC - September 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded nearly $9 million to projects in seven cities and states that will offer permanent and transitional housing and support services to more than 200 households with families and individuals living with HIV/AIDS. Provided through HUD’s Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program, these projects will also develop new cross program approaches in HIV care by creating an Integrated HIV/AIDS Housing Plan in their communities.
Funding will remove or reduce health and safety hazards in homes
WASHINGTON, DC - September 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Deptartment of Housing and Urban Development today awarded $18 million in grants to local projects in eleven states to conduct a wide range of activities intended to protect children and families from health and safety hazards in their homes. The grants will support efforts to control asthma and allergy triggers such as mold, moisture, mitigate safety hazards in homes, and improve energy efficiency. Grants will also support research to advance methods for hazard reduction.
HUD AWARDS $8.3 MILLION TO NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES FOR HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR...
WASHINGTON, DC - September 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded more than $8.3 million in grants to tribal communities in nine states to improve or create housing and economic development opportunities for low- to moderate-income families. The competitive grants are provided through HUD’s Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) Program to support a wide variety of community development and affordable housing activities.
Iowa Finance Authority awards $50,000 State Housing Trust Fund grant to Iowa Heartland Habitat...
Des Moines, IA - September 16, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Iowa Finance Authority Board of Directors recently approved a $50,000 grant to Iowa Heartland Habitat for Humanity to help acquire three lots in foreclosure, deconstruct for salvage material...
HUD AWARDS $2.5 MILLION FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM (SCRGP)
WASHINGTON, DC - September 16, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced the recipients of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 Sustainable Communities Research Grant Program to six organizations that will conduct studies in different areas of sustainability research.
HUD AWARDS $93 MILLION IN GRANTS TO PROTECT THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN FROM LEAD AND...
WASHINGTON, DC - September 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development today awarded $93 million in grants to 39 local projects to conduct a wide range of activities intended to protect children and families from potentially dangerous lead-based paint and other home health and safety hazards.
HUD AWARDS $52.6 MILLION TO NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES FOR HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR...
WASHINGTON, DC - September 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded more than $52 million in grants to tribal communities in 21 states to improve or create housing and economic development opportunities for low- to moderate-income families. The competitive grants are provided through HUD’s Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) Program to support a wide variety of community development and affordable housing activities
FEMA RESPONDS TO BISHOP’S CALL FOR ASSISTANCE TO HOMEOWNERS AND BUSINESSES
PATCHOGUE, NY - September 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Tim Bishop applauded the decision by FEMA to expand eligibility for Individual Assistance (IA) grants to Suffolk County homeowners and businesses who suffered damage from Tropical Storm Irene. Bishop appealed directly to President Obama for Suffolk to receive IA due to the severe damage to private property in coastal areas.
HUD ANNOUNCES MORE THAN $10 MILLION IN COUNSELING GRANTS TO HELP FAMILIES DEAL WITH...
WASHINGTON, DC - September 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- In an effort to help families keep their homes and avoid mortgage scams, HUD today announced more than $10 million in housing counseling grants. This is unspent funding from the 2010 appropriation that was re-competed and awarded to HUD-approved counseling agencies.
Pelosi Statement on HUD Grant for San Francisco’s Alice Griffith Housing Development
San Francisco, CA - September 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the Department of Housing and Urban Development announced a $30.5 million Choice Neighborhoods grant to revitalize, redevelop, and expand the Alice Griffith Housing Development, a community of 256 units of multi-family public housing in San Francisco.
Boston Receives $20.5M HUD Grant to Transform Dorchester’s Quincy Corridor
Boston, MA - September 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Thomas M. Menino today joined U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan as HUD announced that Boston is receiving $20.5M to redevelop the Woodledge/Morrant Bay Apartments and revitalize Dorchester’s Quincy Corridor.
HUD MAKES $1.63 BILLION IN GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR HOMELESS PROGRAMS
WASHINGTON, DC - August 31, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan announced that HUD will award $1.63 billion for Fiscal Year 2011 to support nearly 7,000 existing homeless assistance programs currently operating and create additional new homeless assistance programs with the Continuum of Care (CoC) Homeless Assistance Program Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA).
HUD AWARDS FIRST-EVER CHOICE NEIGHBORHOOD IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS
WASHINGTON, DC - August 31, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced five cities will receive a combined $122 million to redevelop distressed housing and bring comprehensive neighborhood revitalization to blighted areas.
Boston Bar Foundation Announces Grants of $1.1 Million
Boston, MA - August 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Boston Bar Foundation (BBF) today announced grants totaling $1.1 million to 25 Massachusetts community organizations providing a wide variety of core legal services -- from domestic violence and immigration to housing and homelessness. The $1.1 million represents an almost $50,000 increase in core legal services grants, compared with F.Y. '10.
HUD AWARDS MORE THAN $28 MILLION IN GRANTS TO PROMOTE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND ECONOMIC...
WASHINGTON, DC - August 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) --– The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded more than $28 million to 46 rural and tribal communities throughout the nation to address distressed housing conditions and concentrated poverty.
Governor Jindal Issues Executive Order for Homeowner Protections in Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
BATON ROUGE, LA - August 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Bobby Jindal issued an Executive Order today detailing homeowner protections for the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.
Himes and DeLauro Announce $299,670 Grant To Provide Homeless Veterans Job Training
Washington, DC - August 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Representatives Jim Himes (CT-04) and Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-03) announced today that The Workplace, Inc., Southwestern Connecticut’s Regional Workforce Development Board, will be receiving a one year grant of $299,670 to provide local, homeless veterans with job training aimed at helping them succeed in civilian careers. The grant has the potential for up to three additional years based on funding availability.
