CFPB: Opportunity for Organizations that Serve Economically Vulnerable Populations to Receive Support
For the past four years, the Bureau’s Office of Community Affairs (formerly the Office of Financial Empowerment) has supported organizations committed to helping people manage their money and work toward their goals using a suite of financial empowerment tools called Your Money, Your Goals. If your organization serves economically vulnerable populations and you are interested…
FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Maine
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Maine to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms and flooding from March 2 to March 8, 2018. Federal funding is available to the state, tribal, and eligible…
HUD: $10 Million in “Sweat Equity” Grants Announced
SHOP grant funding calls for the use of elbow grease to help 535 families become homeowners The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded $10 million in “sweat equity” grants to four non-profit self-help housing organizations which will create at least 535 affordable homes for hard-working, low-income families and individuals. Funded through HUD’s…