SBA: $20 Million in Grants Announced for States to Boost Small Business Exports
43 State Trade Expansion Program Awardees to Provide Financial Support for Trade Missions and Training Today, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice for America’s more than 34 million small businesses in President Biden’s Cabinet, announced $20 million in State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) grants(Link is external) have been awarded to 43 state and territory international…
SBA: Over $3 Million in Awards Announced to Advance Local Entrepreneurial Ecosystems for STEM, R&D-Focused Small Businesses and Startups
SBA Growth Accelerator Fund Competition Awards to 44 Innovation Accelerator Partnerships Across National Priority Areas Today, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s more than 34 million small businesses, announced the 2024 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition (GAFC) Stage Two winners. Forty-four accelerator partnerships received between $50,000…
HUD and Census Bureau: Latest American Housing Survey Released
The 2023 American Housing Survey marks 50 years of providing a comprehensive assessment of housing in America and includes key benchmarks to strengthen America’s housing industry Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), in collaboration with the U.S. Census Bureau, released the 2023 American Housing Survey (AHS). The release of this latest survey…
HUD and Census Bureau: New Residential Sales Report for August 2024 Released
The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential sales statistics for August 2024: New Home SalesSales of new single-family houses in August 2024 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 716,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and…
HUD: Agency Joins Federal Agencies and AmeriCorps to Expand Workforce Training for Clean Energy Jobs
Memorandum of Understanding will advance the Biden-Harris Administration’s American Climate Corps and strengthen workforce pipeline to good-paying clean energy jobs The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced it is signing onto the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Departments of Commerce, the Interior, Agriculture, Labor, Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency and…
OCC: Acting Comptroller Discusses Financial Inclusion
Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael J. Hsu today discussed the importance of financial inclusion in remarks at the Inclusive Finance for Development: 15 Years of Impact event in New York City hosted by United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development. In his remarks, Acting Comptroller Hsu discussed how people-centered metrics on…
FEMA: President Biden Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Georgia
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Georgia to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by Tropical Storm Debby from Aug. 4–20, 2024. The President’s action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in Bryan, Bulloch, Chatham, Effingham, Evans, Liberty, Long and Screven counties. Assistance can include grants for…
FEMA: President Biden Approves Emergency Declaration for Florida
FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Florida to supplement response efforts due to emergency conditions resulting from Hurricane Helene beginning Sept. 23 and continuing. The President’s action authorizes FEMA to coordinate all disaster relief efforts to alleviate the hardship and suffering caused by the emergency on the local…
FHFA: House Price Index Up 0.1 Percent in July 2024; Up 4.5 Percent from Last Year
U.S. house prices rose 0.1 percent in July, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) seasonally adjusted monthly House Price Index (HPI®). House prices rose 4.5 percent from July 2023 to July 2024. The previously reported 0.1 percent price decrease in June was revised upward to 0.0 percent. For the nine census divisions, seasonally adjusted monthly price changes…
FHFA: Second Quarter 2024 Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report Released
More than 7 million troubled homeowners helped during conservatorships The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released its second quarter 2024 Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report. The report shows that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) completed 46,378 foreclosure prevention actions during the quarter, raising the total number of homeowners who have been helped…