HUD: Affordable Housing Regulations Streamlined and Modernized Making Housing More Accessible for Families Nationwide
The Final Rule for HUD’s HOME Investment Partnerships Program will reduce administrative burden on communities, better align federal resources, and lower housing costs for families nationwide. Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a Final Rule in the Federal Register to modernize and strengthen regulations for the HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME). HOME…
FEMA: $1.35 Billion Announced to Increase Climate Resilience Nationwide
Today, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced that as part of President Joseph R. Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, FEMA is making $1.35 billion available for two grant programs designed to help communities enhance resilience to the impacts of increasingly frequent and extreme weather events. The Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) annual grant program is making $750 million available for projects that…
HUD: Over $140 Million Invested to Support Families Achieving Economic Self-Sufficiency
Funding through the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program empowers families to build savings, gain employment, and achieve financial independence. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced over $140 million in funding to 836 existing grantees through the Family Self Sufficiency (FSS) Program. These awards will fund 1,537 service coordinator positions across the…
HUD: $40 Million Awarded to Prevent Evictions and Homelessness
The funding will deliver legal assistance to tenants facing eviction. Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded $40 million in funding to 21 recipients to help support housing stability and prevent evictions and homelessness through the Eviction Protection Grant Program (EPGP), a first-of-its-kind federal program designed to expand the reach of…
HUD: Federal Government Announces Significant Efforts to Reduce Homelessness
New partnerships and funding aim to expand housing resources, improve services, and end veteran homelessness The Biden-Harris Administration announced a series of measures to address homelessness across the country, reaffirming the Administration’s commitment to ensuring all Americans have access to safe, stable housing. This includes updating regulations that streamline the repurposing of surplus federal properties…
EDA: $5.5 Million Invested to Support the Agriculture Industry and Provide Electrical Infrastructure Improvements in Kansas
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing $5.5 million in the state of Kansas to support the agriculture industry and make electrical infrastructure improvements needed to bolster economic opportunity in the region. The EDA investments announced today are: “The Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America Agenda is…
EDA: $4.1 Million Invested for Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements Needed to Support Job Creation in Neah Bay, WA
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4.1 million grant to the Makah Indian Tribe of the Makah Indian Reservation in Neah Bay, Washington, for wastewater infrastructure improvements to support job creation. This grant will provide for the construction of a new climate-resilient wastewater collection…
EDA: $1.3 Million Invested to Boost Healthcare Workforce Development in Grand Forks, ND
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.3 million grant to the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, to support healthcare workforce development. This grant will provide for the procurement of a van and related equipment to allow the University to expand its medical…
SBA: Growth Accelerator Fund Competition to Accelerate Innovation-Driven Ecosystem Building Announced Offering Up to $9 Million in Awards
Entrepreneur Support Organizations Will Compete in Two Stages for $75,000 to $150,000; 2025 Application Opens Jan. 8, 2025 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 and startups, announced the upcoming launch of the 2025 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition…
HUD: $225 Million Awarded to Preserve and Revitalize Housing
Funds will support manufactured housing communities through repairs, infrastructure upgrades, homeowner assistance and creation of new homes. Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the award of $225 million in competitive grant funding for 17 awardees with proposed projects across 26 states through the Preservation and Reinvestment Initiative for Community Enhancement…