Grants

TUCSON, AZ - October 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is welcoming an $8.9 million federal grant to help pay for construction of a new main clinic for the Marana Health Center

WASHINGTON, DC - October 14, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- For the first time ever, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is awarding nearly $100 million in new grants to support more livable and sustainable communities across the country. HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced that 45 regional areas will receive funding through a new initiative intended to build economic competitiveness by connecting housing with good jobs, quality schools and transportation.

Washington, DC - October 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senators Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad and Congressman Earl Pomeroy announced Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded more than $550,000 for Native American community development and historic site restoration in Medora.

DURHAM, N.C. - October 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Durham businesses interested in creating or expanding a business in downtown Durham or targeted areas inside the city limits should take note that a second round for two grant opportunities is now available through the City of Durham.

October 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Loudoun County will host a seminar on home energy retro-fit grants for low- and moderate- income homeowners and additional improvements available through the Loudoun County Home Improvement Program. The seminar will be held at 6:00 p.m., Monday, October 18, 2010, at the Sugarland Run Community Center, 200 Greenfield Court in Sterling.

Washington, D.C. - October 6, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Rubén Hinojosa announced a $100,000 grant was awarded to Refugio County by the U.S. Department of Agriculture under the Rural Development Housing Preservation Grants Program to repair and improve rural homes for low and very-low-income residents.

Washington, DC - October 8, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor today announced that the Fayetteville Housing Authority will receive an $84,393 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant to help 25 local veterans secure affordable housing.

TUCSON, AZ - October 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords today announced that a Tucson agency will receive a grant worth more than a quarter million dollars annually from the Veterans Administration to house 20 job-seeking homeless veterans

WASHINGTON, DC - October 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- In an effort to improve environmental literacy and stewardship across the country, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded more than $1.5 million in grants to 14 organizations in 11 states and the District of Columbia. The organizations will use the money to fund environmental education efforts, which work to inform the public of environmental issues and help them make educated choices on actions they can take to reduce negative environmental impacts

October 6, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Colorado Bureau of Investigation plans to add six new fraud unit positions to pursue mortgage fraud in Colorado with a new $1.7 million grant that was awarded this month from the Bureau of Justice Assistance of the U.S. Department of Justice, CBI Director Ronald C. Sloan announced.

WASHINGTON, DC - October 5, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Sens. Debbie Stabenow and Carl Levin, both D-Mich., announced a $589,273 grant for homeless veterans in Northern Michigan today. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs made the grant to Goodwill Industries of Northern Michigan in Gaylord to provide 24 beds in transitional housing to homeless veterans

WASHINGTON, DC - October 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Continuing in their efforts to keep flood mitigation in the Passaic River Valley a top priority, U.S. Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) today announced a total of $8.7 million in hazard mitigation grants through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

WASHINGTON, DC - October 4, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki has announced that 40 states will share more than $41.9 million in grants to community groups to provide 2,568 beds for homeless Veterans this year

Albany, NY - September 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor David A. Paterson today joined Mayor Bob Duffy, Senator Joe Robach, Assemblyman David Gantt, Commissioner/CEO of the recently integrated housing agency NY State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR)

WASHINGTON, DC - September 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Continuing in their efforts to keep flood mitigation in the Passaic River Valley a top priority, U.S. Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) today

WASHINGTON, DC - October 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan announced today that thousands of non-elderly Americans with disabilities will receive housing assistance to enable them to access affordable housing. Public housing authorities across the U.S. will distribute approximately 4,300 rental assistance vouchers to this population.

MADISON, WI - September 30, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Jim Doyle today announced a $268,000 grant for Crawford County to help construct a business development center.

Hamilton, NJ - September 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Foundation for Housing is soliciting “member friendly” proposals for two (2) grants of up to $10,000 a piece for projects that will help fulfill our mission in support of housing in New Jersey:

Washington, D.C. - September 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Efforts to increase sustainable homeownership got a boost recently when 25 members of the NeighborWorks network received nearly $15 million as part of grants made by the U.S. Treasury department’s Community Development Financial Institution program

WASHINGTON, DC - September 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development has awarded two grants totaling $465,000, and three loans totaling $828,000 to Iowa through the Rural Economic Development Grant and Intermediary Relending programs

September 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The federal homebuyer tax credit made homeownership more affordable for families across the country, but an important local partnership benefited Idaho homebuyers even further. IdaMortgage and the Home Partnership Foundation, brought to you by Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA), partnered with the Ada County Association of REALTORS® (ACAR) to make homeownership even more attainable to Idaho homebuyers through a program called Welcome Home Idaho. More than 1,300 homebuyers utilized IdaMortgage’s Tax Credit 2nd Loan, which helped borrowers monetize up to $7,000 of the federal homebuyer tax credit up front for use on down payment or closing costs.

WASHINGTON, DC - September 24, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congresswoman Laura Richardson announced that Long Beach has been awarded $14.9 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). These grants were awarded through three different HUD programs targeted at providing decent housing and living environments for low- and moderate-income persons.

Englewood, Colo – February 5, 2007- The Colorado Association of REALTORS® (CAR), through its Housing Opportunity Foundation (CARHOF), is responding to weather-related emergency needs at three Denver area homeless shelters with a combined grant of $30,000. Sub-freezing temperatures, combined with frequent snow storms have forced thousands of additional homeless families and individuals to seek these services thus placing severe economic strain on the resources of all three organizations

WASHINGTON, DC - September 24, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today awarded $6.3 million to eight Tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) to help build, renovate, expand and equip their own facilities, and to expand the role of TCUs into the community through the provision of needed services such as health programs, job training, and economic development activities. The funding announced today is provided through HUD's Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP).

WASHINGTON, DC - September 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is offering $19.6 million in grants to prevent and correct housing-related health and safety hazards in low-income housing and to support programs for the control of asthma among residents in federally assisted multifamily housing

Dallas, TX - September 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will be awarding Dallas County with a $2,342,611 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), a $93,098 Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) and a $773,694 HOME grant.

WASHINGTON, DC - September 20, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is making available $1.68 billion in homeless assistance grants to thousands of local projects that house and serve homeless persons and families across the country. In its funding announcement, HUD notified applicants that it will rapidly award renewal grants to prevent interruption in federal assistance to existing local programs while awarding funds to new projects later in the year. To read the full text of the funding notice, visit HUD's website.

NEW YORK, NY - September 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- New York State's housing agencies have approved $263.1 million in financings and grants to build and renovate affordable housing, promote business development and create jobs.

TAVARES, FL - September 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The deadline of Sept. 30 is fast approaching for Lake County homeowners and small business owners to submit applications for the County’s energy efficiency retrofit pilot program.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Housing Authority (FHA) commissioner should be granted the resources to better manage the agency through the current housing market crisis and to allow the agency to continue to thrive when the market recovers, according to new report from the Mortgage Bankers Association