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RI Non-Profit Wins $81,000 Community Development Grant
PROVIDENCE, RI - August 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Capital Good Fund (CGF), a non-profit financial services organization based in Providence, will receive an $81,273 Community Development Financial Institutions Technical Assistance grant to help revitalize low-income communities in Providence and better serve all of Rhode Island.
RI Receives Almost $12.7 Million to Improve Affordable Housing
WASHINGTON DC - July 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced that twenty-five Rhode Island cities and towns will receive a total of nearly $12.7 million in federal funding to develop, finance, and/or modernize public housing in their communities. The grants are awarded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Public Housing Capital Fund Program.
Reed Announces Additional $138,000 HUD Grant to Help More RIers Achieve Self-Sufficiency
WASHINGTON, DC - May 19, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced that several communities throughout the state will receive $138,735 in federal funding to help more Rhode Islanders develop job skills and achieve economic independence.
RHODE ISLAND AWARDED $1.3 MILLION in funding
BOSTON, MA - December 24, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston announced that a North Smithfield initiative will receive nearly $1.3 million through its Affordable Housing Program. These funds, awarded as a grant, loan, and interest-rate subsidy, will be used to finance 38 units of affordable rental housing for households at or below 60 percent of area median income
RI Non-Profit Wins $1 Million Affordable Housing Grant from Senator Reed’s Capital Magnet Fund
PROVIDENCE, RI - October 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Women's Development Corporation (WDC), a non-profit developer and manager of over 1,000 housing units statewide, will receive a $1 million Capital Magnet Fund federal grant to leverage $24.5 million to develop 155 units of affordable housing and create construction jobs throughout Rhode Island.
HUD awards funding to housing counseling organizations in Rhode Island
Washington, DC - October 14, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Families facing foreclosure, seeking affordable rental housing, or hoping to buy their first home will have a greater opportunity to find housing, or keep the homes they have, because of $215,899 in housing counseling grants awarded to two agencies in Rhode Island by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
HUD awards more than $4 million in Recovery Act grants to support community development...
Washington, DC - September 23, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- In the Obama Administration's continued effort to stimulate community development and job growth, U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today awarded $4 million to five Rhode Island communities, plus the State of Rhode Island, through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act).
HUD announces more than $4 million for affordable housing and community development in Rhode...
Washington, DC - July 23, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced Cranston, Warwick, and Woonsocket will receive a total of more than $4 million to support community development and produce more affordable housing.
RI Receives $5.5 Million for Community Services Block Grant Program
Warwick, R.I. - April 7, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Congressmen Patrick J. Kennedy and Jim Langevin announced today that Rhode Island will receive $5,527,291 for the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) program.
44 Million in Federal Funding On Its Way to Help RI Weatherize Homes, Improve...
Washington, DC - March 12, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Rhode Island’s Congressional Delegation today announced that Rhode Island will receive $44,033,615 in weatherization and energy efficiency funding, including $23.96 million for the State Energy Program (SEP) and $20.07 million for the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP).
Rhode Island awarded $1.6 million in AHP funding
BOSTON - December 9, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) – The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (the Bank) awarded nearly $1.6 million as a grant, loan,...
Reed Announces Over $9.6 Million in Community Development Grants for Rhode Island
WASHINGTON, DC - August 14, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — In an effort to revitalize local neighborhoods and provide more Rhode Islanders with safe and affordable housing, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced that Cranston, East Providence, Providence, Warwick, and Woonsocket will receive over $9.6 million in federal Community Development Block Grants (CDBG).
Senate Panel Approves $7.85 Million for Rhode Island in Transportation and Housing Spending Plan
WASHINGTON, DC (RealEstateRama) July 11, 2008 – U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today announced that the Appropriations Committee has approved legislation including $4.7 million in funding for Rhode Island transportation, housing, and infrastructure improvement initiatives they requested as part of the 2009 Transportation
Rhode Island awarded nearly $2.2 million to create 16 affordable rental units in Providence
BOSTON — The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (the Bank) awarded nearly $2.2 million as a grant, loan, and rate subsidy to fund...
