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…
FEMA: Public Assistance Eligibility Expanded to Include Houses of Worship
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today that private nonprofit houses of worship are now eligible for disaster assistance as community centers, without regard to their secular or religious nature. These changes are effective for disasters declared on or after August 23, 2017 and for applications for assistance that were pending with FEMA as…