Tag: Community
Community garden opens in Big Bear City
The site offers 10 by 12 feet garden plots filled with screened dirt and a nearby water source.
Plots are $50 per year, paid annually to the Big Bear Valley Recreation and Park District, and are selling fast. Gardeners are required to use only organic...
Wicker Urges HHS to Provide Additional Support for Community Health Centers
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today joined a bipartisan effort to urge the Department of Health and Human Services to release fiscal year 2015 funding immediately for Community Health Centers. A portion of the funds were set aside for a potential...
Community Meeting Set to Review Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan
The Maui County Hazard Mitigation Planning Steering Committee invites Maui County residents to participate in reviewing the draft County-wide Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP) at a community meeting on Wednesday, June 24, 2015. The meeting will be held from...
Congressman McGovern Joins Community Leaders to Kick Off West Boylston Street Beautification Project and...
Tomorrow, June 19th, Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) will join Worcester community leaders to participate in the first West Boylston Street Beautification Project and tree planting. Community members and volunteers will come together to plant 30 trees...
Senator Stabenow Announces Support for Reed City Police Department to Buy New Bulletproof Vests...
U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today announced support for the Reed City Police Department in Osceola County. This funding comes through the USDA's Rural Development Communi...
Attracting young talent, fostering civic engagement the focus of $250,000 in new support from...
To engage residents in community life and create incentives for talented people to live and stay in Miami, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation today announced $250,000 to support the development of a master plan for The Underline, a proposed 10-...
City of Atlanta Department of Planning and Community Development Releases Fiscal Year 2014 Annual...
The Department of Planning and Community Development today released its 2014 Annual Report. The report, titled “It All Starts Here,” explains how core planning functions start with the department and highlights the department’s accomplishments fo...
CENTRAL OHIO ORGANIZATION TO RECEIVE NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT ALLOCATIONS
U.S. Congressman Pat Tiberi (R-OH), a member of the Ways and Means Committee, today announced that a Central Ohio organization will receive New Markets Tax Credit allocations from the Department of the Treasury Community Development Financial Instituti...
Montana CDC Receives $65 Million Allocation to Fund Start Ups and Expansions
With the award, Montana CDC will continue to fund business start-ups and expansions in Montana and Idaho that create jobs and significant community impact. This is the sixth award Montana CDC has received since 2008, and it brings their cumulative tota...
Kuster Announces $40,000 in USDA Rural Development Grants to Support Seniors in Grafton County
Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) today announced $40,000 in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development program to the Grafton County Senior Citizens Council. The grant will support the Council’s work to provide ser...
Public hearings planned for Community Development Program
Two public hearings will be held in June for the public to give the City of Midland input on proposed priorities for federal Housing and Urban Development funds, as well as an amendment to the City's Community Development Program.
Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins Urges Communities To Apply for the New NY Bridge’s...
Tarrytown, NY - March 3, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins announces that applications are being accepted for the $20 million, new NY Bridge Community Benefits Program. The 35th State Senate District that Senat...
MSHDA Announces Community Development Grant for Arenac County
Michigan State Housing Development Authority’s (MSHDA) community development division announced that Arenac County will receive $295,000 in community development grant money.
Fusion 1560 Named 2012 Community of the Year in the NAHB Multifamily Pillars of...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Fusion 1560, designed by Humphreys & Partners Architects and CSJM Architects, was named Multifamily Community of the Year by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The winning co...
The Chicago Community Trust Awards $231,000 in Grants for Affordable Housing
CHICAGO, IL - October 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Chicago area’s largest regional grant maker, The Chicago Community Trust, today announced $231,000 in grants to advance affordable rental housing.
NAR Announces Finalists Recognized for Excellence in Community Service
WASHINGTON, DC - August 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Realtors® are the backbone of their communities, often supporting local causes large and small, and volunteering their time to help improve the communities in which they live. The National Associa...
Tenants and Elected Officials Demand New HCR Regulations, Call on Governor Cuomo to Lead...
New York, NY - August 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Tomorrow morning, dozens of tenants, community leaders and elected officials will join together and call on Governor Cuomo to issue new rules for rent law enforcement. For over a year, a crucial port...
Six Ways that Nonprofit Community Development Managers Could Attract and Retain Young Professionals
WASHINGTON, DC - August 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nonprofit managers spoke candidly recently at a national symposium, Young Professionals: The Future of Community Development about the things they are doing that work to attract and retain young pr...
PRICE ANNOUNCES DURHAM LENDERS RECEIVE $3.86M FOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Washington, D.C. - August 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Representative David Price (NC-04) announced that three Fourth District lenders are the recipients of a total of $3.86 million in funding through the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Commu...
RI Non-Profit Wins $81,000 Community Development Grant
PROVIDENCE, RI - August 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Capital Good Fund (CGF), a non-profit financial services organization based in Providence, will receive an $81,273 Community Development Financial Institutions Technical Assistance grant to help rev...
Stillman Welcomes State Funds to Improve New London Housing Authority Stock
March 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- State Senator Andrea L. Stillman (D-Waterford) today welcomed final approval for the sale of state bonds to underwrite a loan to the New London Housing Authority. A total of just over $6 million will be used to overhaul 126 two- and three-bedroom apartments at the Bates Wood complex in New London.
Governor Beshear announces grant to enhance Public Safety in Dover
FRANKFORT, KY - March 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gov. Steve Beshear today announced the award of a Community Block Development Grant (CBDG) to the city of Dover that will enhance public safety for the Mason County community
Community Action Agency to Receive Grant for Housing Counseling Assistance Program
WASHINGTON, DC - October 15, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today Congressman Mark Schauer announced that the Community Action Agency has been awarded a U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Housing Counseling Assistance Program grant. The grant is for comprehensive housing counseling ($42,724) and loan documentation review ($5,000) to support housing counseling activities in Jackson, Lenawee and Hillsdale counties
