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Words From Community Leaders: Rep. Sherrill’s 2023 Community Projects Federally Funded and Moving Forward
Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) secured funding for fourteen Community Projects she submitted on behalf of NJ-11 in the House Appropriations Committee Fiscal Year 2023 bill, which was signed into law in December.
GFP Real Estate and Its Tenants Raise More Than $200,000 to Support Ukrainian Refugees
GFP Real Estate is pleased to announce that its "Support Ukraine in Crisis" campaign raised more than $200,000 to support humanitarian relief efforts on the ground in Ukraine.
HUD ANNOUNCES $15 MILLION LOAN GUARANTEE FOR CLEVELAND, OH AFFORDABLE HOUSING REHABILITATION PROJECT
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a $15 million loan guarantee to the City of Cleveland
NINE COMPANIES RECEIVE NEW YORK STATE SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESS CERTIFICATION
NYS Office of General Services Commissioner Jeanette Moy today announced that the following nine businesses were recently certified by the Office of General Services’ (OGS) Division of Service-Disabled Veterans’ Business Development (DSDVBD)
Harder Announces $6 Million for New Housing and Recovery Projects in San Joaquin County
Representative Josh Harder recently announced $6 million in funding for three community projects, providing emergency and long-term housing as well as holistic substance-use recovery care in the cities of Manteca and Tracy. These projects will help get more people off the streets and into long-term, stable housing in a where flooding and housing instability have skyrocketed in San Joaquin County
U.S. REP. PANETTA APPLAUDS ADDITIONAL FEDERAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR MONTEREY AND SAN LUIS OBISPO...
President Joseph R. Biden Jr., amended his Major Disaster Declaration to include Monterey and San Luis Obispo counties, making these jurisdictions eligible for both public and individual federal assistance. This follow’s Sunday’s announcement that Santa Cruz County would begin to receive additional federal support under the state’s major disaster declaration.
KILDEE ANNOUNCES FEDERAL FUNDS FOR FLINT HOUSING COMMISSION
The $500,000 federal grant, awarded to the Flint Housing Commission through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Choice Neighborhoods Initiative (CNI) Program, will support the development of a comprehensive neighborhood revitalization plan.
Rep. Roy introduces legislation to protect American land from Chinese Communist Party buyup
Thursday morning, Congressman Roy (TX-21) introduced the Securing America's Land from Foreign Interference Act to prevent the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from owning land in the United States
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE ANGIE CRAIG SECURES OVER $1 MILLION TO HELP THE PRAIRIE ISLAND INDIAN...
U.S. Representative Angie Craig secured $1.16 million to upgrade the Prairie Island Indian Community’s energy efficiency technology. Much of the current tribal housing on the reservation was built prior to the availability of modern energy-efficient appliances.
HUD PROPOSES RULE CHANGES ON RENTAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANT...
This week, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a proposed rule to expand rental
HUD CLOSES RENTAL ASSISTANCE DEMONSTRATION (RAD) CONVERSION IN ALBANY, NY, TO FACILITATE CREATION AND...
$32 million transaction with the Albany Housing Authority will facilitate creation and preservation of 88 affordable rental homes
NORTON SECURES OVER $21 MILLION FOR D.C. ORGANIZATIONS IN FINAL FISCAL YEAR 2023 APPROPRIATIONS...
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today she secured over $21 million in Community Project Funding
Manchin Announces $228 Million From the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for Wildfire Mitigation and Resilience
U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced $228
USDA Invests $102 Million to Create Economic Opportunities, Expand Access to Water Infrastructure and...
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced today that USDA
HUD, VA AWARD $25.4 MILLION TO PROVIDE HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR VETERANS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded $25.4
HUD AWARDS ALMOST $14 MILLION TO LOCAL HIV/AIDS HOUSING PROGRAMS
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of HIV/AIDS Housing announced it will award more than $13 million in Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS
Institute for Building Safety and Technology releases report on Equitable Climate Resilience for Local...
Report provides findings from two-year study funded by the Kresge Foundation on how cities can better address social
DELEGATION DELIVERS ANOTHER $11.25M TO SHORE UP PORT INFRASTRUCTURE AT QUONSET
In an effort to boost the number of ships, jobs, and revenue generated by Quonset’s Port of Davisville, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives James Langevin and David
COLLABORATE, DON’T CRIMINALIZE: HOW COMMUNITIES CAN EFFECTIVELY AND HUMANELY ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS
Criminalizing homelessness is becoming more common. While laws that criminalize homelessness have long been in existence, recent years have witnessed many states and communities across the United States enacting laws that fine and arrest people for doing activities in public that are otherwise legal in the setting of a home: sleeping, sitting, eating, drinking
FinCEN Renews and Expands Real Estate Geographic Targeting Orders
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today announced the renewal and expansion of its Geographic Targeting Orders (GTOs) that require U.S. title insurance companies to identify the natural persons behind shell companies used in non-financed purchases of residential real estate.