Grants

BOISE, ID - March 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Homeless Idahoans will continue to have access to essential services through a grant distributed by Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA). IHFA has received $2.56 million in Continuum of Care grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that will provide permanent and transitional housing for homeless people across Idaho.

GREENSBORO, NC - March 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The City of Greensboro has launched a program to assist residential and commercial property owners in making energy efficient upgrades to their homes and businesses. The Early Adopters Program is an element of a $5 million BetterBuildings grant awarded to the City by the Department of Energy

BISMARCK, ND - March 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The North Dakota Housing Finance Agency (NDHFA) has secured a $174,677 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant, ensuring households statewide will have access to homebuyer education and/or housing counseling services in 2011.

Washington, D.C. - March 9, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today congratulated three Southern Arizona recipients of new grants from NeighborWorks America, a nonprofit group created by Congress in 1978 as a public/private partnership to provide grants, training and technical assistance to community organizations. Comite de Bien Estar, Inc., located in San Luis, was awarded $49,350, Housing Services of Southwestern Maricopa County was awarded $23,500, and The Primavera Foundation in Tucson was awarded $79,700.

WASHINGTON, DC - March 9, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Veterans' Employment and Training Service today announced the availability of $600,000 in "Stand Down" grants that will provide an estimated 10,000 homeless veterans with opportunities to reintegrate into society. The grants are being awarded under the department's Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program

CALABASAS, CA - March 3, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates-LA North/Ventura, Inc., a full-service brokerage and member of the Lee & Associates group of companies, has elevated Grant Fulkerson to Principal status

HOBOKEN, N.J. - March 3, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Hoboken Brownstone principals Daniel Gans and George Vallone are proud sponsors of the New Jersey entry in the US Department of Education’s (DOE) biennial Solar Decathlon, a worldwide competition that challenges collegiate students from across the globe to design, build, and operate solar-powered houses that are affordable, highly energy-efficient, attractive, and easy to live in.

WASHINGTON, DC - March 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today is awarding $7.8 million in grants to 14 local projects in nine states to conduct a wide range of activities such as research on the cost effectiveness of home-based interventions for children with asthma and novel strategies for reducing risks from lead-contaminated soil and house dust (see attached). For the first time, HUD is awarding $2 million of those grants to improve indoor environmental conditions and links to education and medical services for asthmatic children and other residents living in public and assisted multifamily housing

WASHINGTON, DC - March 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- More than 250 communities across the country will be able to increase the economic impact of their local community development and affordable housing programs through nearly $50 million in “capacity-building” grants awarded today by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The funds awarded today will support three national organizations and are ultimately expected to produce approximately 8,000 units of affordable housing nationwide, and generate more than $1 billion in total development investment.

WASHINGTON, DC - March 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded $40.8 million to 108 fair housing organizations and non-profit agencies in 36 states and the District of Columbia to educate the public and combat housing and lending discrimination (see attached list of grantees). This year’s award represents a $13.2 million increase over last year’s award and includes $10 million to fund activities that address lending discrimination, including mortgage rescue scams

BOSTON, MA - February 24, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- A receiver has been appointed to operate and manage the Pocasset Mobile Home Park under an order obtained by Attorney General Martha Coakley’s Office. The manufactured housing community located in Bourne has experienced ongoing sewage overflows from its septic system in the last year.

Downtown Los Angeles, CA - February 24, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Weingart Center today announced the award of a grant to create business ventures that will provide employment opportunities for the homeless. The sub-grant was awarded by REDF, a California-based organization focused on starting and growing employment-focused social enterprises that provide employment opportunities for individuals facing multiple barriers to employment. REDF received a federal Social Innovation Fund award administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service and by matching private support. Weingart is one of six California nonprofits selected for inclusion in the new initiative

February 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLBank San Francisco) awarded $36.6 million in Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grants in the second round of its 2010 funding competition. The grants approved by the Bank’s Board of Directors in AHP Round B were awarded to 60 projects that address the affordable housing needs of communities in Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, and Washington, and will produce or preserve 3,213 housing units that are affordable to lower-income individuals and families. The total amount of AHP funds awarded in 2010 is $69.1 million.

February 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Utah Housing Corporation announced the closing of a $74 million bond sale completing the commitment of bond purchases to the US Department of Treasury under a special program under the 2008 Housing and Economic r...

DOVER, DE - February 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Collin O’Mara and the Clean Water Advisory Council have announced the next $16 million in water infrastructure projects through the Delaware Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF), bringing the number of ongoing projects to 41, totaling nearly $100 million. The loans will finance 16 new projects that will protect public health and the environment and are vital to the economic vitality of Delaware communities.

WASHINGTON, DC - February 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced an additional $50 million in disaster funding to help Tennessee communities recover from last spring's devastating storms and flooding. Provided through HUD's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, these grants will supplement $24 million awarded by HUD last September to support long-term disaster recovery efforts throughout the Volunteer State.

February 9, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gov. Bev Perdue today announced that $14 million will be distributed to 26 local governments through the Community Development Block Grant Economic Recovery Program (CDBG ER). Each grant will help develop infrastructure, housing or special needs in the community.

Pierre, SD - February 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- South Dakota Housing Development Authority (SDHDA) is now accepting applications for the Emergency Shelter Grants Program. The Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG) Program, which is funded by the U.S. Depar...

Chicago, IL - February 7, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation today announced nine grants totaling $5.6 million for research to explore the role housing plays in the long-term health and well-being of children, families, and communities. Recipients will mine and connect existing data sets, such as the U.S. Census and school statistics, in new ways to reveal insights into the effectiveness of housing policies and related public programs

MISSION VIEJO, CA - February 7, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Hammerhouse LLC, an expanding national recruiting and strategic growth firm for the financial service industry with mortgage sales and leadership placement at its core, announced today the hiring of Grant Lupo as Strategic Growth Partner. Mr. Lupo, an experienced mortgage professional with years of experience in servicing, hiring and training mortgage production professionals, is being hired to help manage Hammerhouse’s client growth and expand the Company’s national mortgage recruiting market share. Mr. Lupo will report directly to Drew Waterhouse, Managing Director of Hammerhouse and be based in Mission Viejo,

Philadelphia, PA - February 4, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (PA-2) announced today that sponsors of affordable housing developments across the City of Philadelphia will receive a total of $1.49 million in grant money to help them complete their projects.

February 3, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Loudoun County’s Public Employee Homeownership Grant Program offers a grant of a secured loan to income-eligible employees of the Loudoun County Government and Loudoun County Public Schools. The program assists low-to moderate-income public employees in purchasing a home in Loudoun County.

WASHINGTON, D.C - January 31, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senators Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) today announced New Jersey will receive $22,373,892 in federal grant funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to assist homeless men and women in New Jersey access housing opportunities. The funds were awarded through various HUD Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance competitive programs.

ANNAPOLIS, MD - January 31, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Martin O’Malley issued this statement today following an announcement by U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan awarding more than $44 million to 208 local homeless assistance programs in Maryland through HUD’s Continuum of Care program:

MADISON, WI - January 24, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Scott Walker today announced that 18 Wisconsin communities have been awarded $8.8 million from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program at the Wisconsin Department of Commerce (Commerce) to rehabilitate and expand the supply of safe and sanitary housing for low-to-moderate income households

January 24, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced that the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded San Francisco $18.7 million in HUD’s Continuum of Care grants to fund a wide variety of programs from street outreach and assessment programs to transitional and permanent housing for individuals and families experiencing homelessness. The HUD Continuum of Care grants are awarded competitively to local programs to meet the needs of their homeless clients, and this year, 51 San Francisco-based organizations and programs received grant awards.

ANCHORAGE, AK - January 24, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan today awarded nearly $3,420,701 in Continuum of Care renewal grants to support 22 local homeless providers across Alaska in the c...

AUSTIN, TX - January 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) today announced a $345,000 award to the City of McKinney to assist eligible residents with the purchase of their first home, providing greater stability to area low income families and a shot in the arm to the local economy.City officials estimate that the award will help provide 30 local residents with down payment and closing cost assistance, helping them achieve the American Dream of homeownership.

WINDSOR, VT - January 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today announced federal funding he secured for a major renovation of a housing complex

Washington, D.C. - January 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Representatives Mike Honda (D-Campbell) and Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) announced $9,989,955 in Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. These funds will go to local organizations providing a range of assistance to homeless persons and families, including transitional housing, permanent housing, and other supportive services. Local grantees are: