HUD: More Than $5 Million in New Investments Announced for Camden, NJ
New awards will support climate resilience and energy efficiency renovations. On Monday, September 9, 2024, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Acting Secretary Adrianne Todman traveled to Camden, New Jersey, to announce a $5,640,000 grant to Northgate II, a 402-unit affordable housing development in North Camden, to support significant energy efficiency and climate…
HUD: $69 Million in New Investments Announced
New awards will support climate resilience and energy efficiency renovations. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced $69.1 million in awards to properties across 10 states under its Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP) to support significant energy efficiency and climate resilience renovations in almost 2,000 homes. These Leading Edge grants and loans will increase…
FEMA: National Resilience Guidance Released to Build the Resilient Nation Communities Need and Deserve
Today, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced the release of FEMA’s National Resilience Guidance. The Guidance focuses on actionable principles to create a more resilient nation from identifying threats to working collaboratively towards sustainable solutions. “Building resilience enables communities to respond faster and recover more effectively,” said FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell. “To truly build nationwide resilience,…
HUD: $773 Million Invested to Benefit Renters Across the Country
Two Years After Signage of President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, HUD is Creating More Affordable, Energy Efficient and Climate Resilient Homes for Renters. Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is commemorating the two-year anniversary of President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, the largest investment in clean energy and climate action ever, which…
HUD: More than 25 Federal Agencies Partner in Coordinated Fight Against Extreme Heat and Climate Change
HUD joins the National Integrated Heat Health Information System to build awareness about the dangers of extreme heat and develop solutions to reduce the negative impacts of extreme heat on communities throughout the country. Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is joining the White House and interagency National Integrated Heat Health Information…
CFPB: Nationwide Consumer Advisory Issued on Predatory Solar Lending
CFPB Report Finds Lenders Cramming Markup Fees and Confusing Terms into Solar Energy Loans The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today issued an issue spotlight finding that some residential solar lenders are misleading homeowners about the terms and costs of their loans, misrepresenting the energy savings they will deliver, and cramming markup fees into borrowers’ loan balances….
HUD: $19 Million Announced in New Housing Investments
As part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, HUD announces new awards for climate resilience and energy efficiency renovations. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced $19 million in new grant and loan awards to 32 properties under its Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP). These grants and loans will support significant…
SBA: SBA Loan Programs Open to New Green Lenders to Help Small Businesses Meet Climate Goals
Initiative will Advance Clean Energy Transition Across the Nation 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 33 million small businesses, announced a new Green Lender Initiative to enroll additional climate lenders in SBA’s loan programs. The initiative will employ SBA loan guarantees…
FEMA: 93 More Communities and Tribes Added to Program for Free Hands-On Support to Build Climate Resiliency, Bringing Total to 167 Nationwide
FEMA today announced 93 local communities, tribes and territories across all 10 FEMA regions will receive non-financial Direct Technical Assistance to help build community-wide resilience through the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program. This more than doubles the number of recipients from last year. This announcement comes following the agency’s recent announcement on the 656 BRIC recipients. “FEMA is…
FEMA: $1 Billion in Project Selections Announced to Make Communities More Resilient to Climate Change and Natural Hazards Through the Investing in America Agenda
Funding Boosted from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Will Support 656 Resilience Projects Nationwide President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell today announced the 656 project selections for $1 billion in climate resilience funding as part of his Investing in America agenda. The selections through…