Grants

Sen. Brown Announces More than $2 Million in NeighborWorks Housing Grants

WASHINGTON D.C. - March 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced eight new neighborhood development grants totaling $2,584,

Patt-McDaniel Announces $337,500 In Grants To Housing Nonprofits

COLUMBUS, OH - February 10, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Lisa Patt-McDaniel, Director of the Ohio Department of Development, today announced that Habitat for Humanity of Ohio and the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio will receive grants totaling $337,500 through the Ohio Housing Trust Fund Discretionary Grant Program, administered by the Department’s Office of Housing and Community Partnerships.

Columbus Will Receive More than $23 Million in Funds to Help Rebuild Neighborhoods Devastated by Foreclosures, Economic Crisis

COLUMBUS, OH - January 14, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan and U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) visited Columbus today to announce new Recovery Act funds to help rebuild communities devastated by the housing and economic crisis.

State Announces More Than $17 Million In Homeless Assistance Grant Awards

Columbus, OH - November 30, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Lisa Patt-McDaniel, Director of the Ohio Department of Development, today announced that 82 agencies were awarded more than $17 million in homeless assistance and prevention grants from the Homeless Assistance Grant Program, administered by the Ohio Department of Development’s Community Development Division.

Graduates can now obtain funding to buy homes through new assistance program

COLUMBUS, OH - October 19, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Ohio’s residents who have earned a college degree now have a new option for getting the financial assistance they need to purchase a home.

Rep. Sutton Announces $4 million to the City of Akron to Eliminate Lead from Homes in Urban Neighborhoods

Washington, DC - October 6, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Today, Rep. Betty Sutton (D-OH) announced that the City of Akron will receive $4 million in Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to eliminate lead from homes in urban neighborhoods.

Rep. Sutton Announces $5,062,162 to Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority to Improve Public Housing for Seniors, Disabled

Washington, D.C. - September 25, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Rep. Betty Sutton (D-OH) announced that the Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority has been awarded a $5,062,162 grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Brown Announces More Than $17.6 Million in Funds for Green Housing in Cleveland

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 25, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced $17,687,509 in funds for the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority’s Garden Valley Phase III project.

Brown Announces More Than $9.8 Million in Funds for Housing in Youngstown

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 25, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced $9,865,000 in funds for the Youngstown Metropolitan Housing Authority’s Briar Hill Annex project.

Ohfa Awards Community Organizations Nearly $1 Million In Operating Grants

COLUMBUS, OH - August 19, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) Board today awarded close to $1 million in funding to 20 Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs) through the Competitive Operating Grant Program.

Mike Turner: “Arizona Congressman Attempts to Block Funding for Wilmington’s Historic Murphy Theatre”

Washington, DC - July 22, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Congressman Michael R. Turner today announced that Arizona Congressman Jeff Flake (R-06) has introduced an amendment to remove his $250,000 funding request for the Murphy Theatre restoration project from the Department of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2010.

Vice President Biden Highlights Recovery Act Progress in Ohio

Cincinnati, OH - July 9, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — In a visit to the American Can Building in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati, Vice President Biden this morning highlighted the many ways in which the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) is supporting Southwest Ohio.

Patt-McDaniel Announces $150,000 Grant To The Village Of Mechanicsburg For Building Improvements

COLUMBUS, OH - June 30, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Lisa Patt-McDaniel, Interim Director of the Ohio Department of Development, today announced that the Village of Mechanicsburg has been awarded a $150,000 grant to assist with the renovation and redevelopment of the Mechanicsburg Hardware Store, a historic downtown building located at 29 South Main Street.

Federal Grant Will Facilitate Homeless Veterans’ Transition into the Workforce

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 2, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), announced $300,000 awarded to the Volunteers of America of Greater Ohio for its efforts to support homeless veterans in Montgomery County. The competitive grant will be distributed through The Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program (HVRP), authorized by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).

Patt-McDaniel Announces American Recovery And Reinvestment Act Community Development Block Grant Program Application Period

COLUMBUS, OH - June 15, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) – Lisa Patt-McDaniel, Interim Director of the Ohio Department of Development, today announced that the Department will distribute approximately $11.6 million of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Community Development Block Grant Program funds through the Water and Sanitary Sewer Program.