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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.

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.

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.

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.

COLUMBUS, OH - September 23, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Efforts to stimulate and revitalize neighborhoods across Ohio are being aided through the distribution of funds announced by the Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA).

COLUMBUS, OH - September 16, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) Board today approved the issuance of up to $16 million in Multifamily Mortgage Revenue Bonds.

COLUMBUS, OH - September 4, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- One hundred affordable housing units are one step closer to becoming a reality with an announcement today by the Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA).

COLUMBUS, OH - August 26, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- The distribution of affordable housing funds through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) began today with the Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) announcing the allocation of $3.3 million from the Tax Credit Exchange (TCE) program to North Central Village in Columbus.

Dayton, OH - August 26, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Michael R. Turner today co-hosted a panel discussion with the Northeast-Midwest Institute examining the impact of the national housing crisis in the Dayton region and communities across the country. Nearly a dozen local and national experts assembled in the Commissioners' Hearing Room at the Montgomery County Administration Building in downtown Dayton to discuss the broad range of issues involved in the housing crisis.

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.

COLUMBUS, OH - August 13, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lisa Patt-McDaniel, interim director of the Ohio Department of Development, today announced that the Village of Carrollton, Fulton County, and Mahoning County will receive grants totaling more than $1.1 million from the federally funded Water and Sanitary Sewer Program, administered by the Department’s Community Development Division.

COLUMBUS, OH - July 29, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lisa Patt-McDaniel, Interim Director of the Ohio Department of Development, today announced that three Ohio communities, one company, and one nonprofit organization received the Director's Awards for Excellence in Housing and Community Development for effectively implementing programs that benefit Ohio’s low- and moderate-income citizens and fostering public/private partnerships.

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.

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.

Washington, DC - July 7, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) – On Thursday, July 9, Vice President Biden will travel to Cincinnati, OH, where he will highlight the progress of the Recovery Act in Ohio at the American Can Building. The Vice President will discuss how the Recovery Act is building a 21st-century economy in Cincinnati and across the nation. The American Can Building is a formerly abandoned factory that is being converted to a multi-use economic development project.

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.

COLUMBUS, OH - July 2, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) today announced the 2009 Housing Tax Credit Program recipients who will each receive a portion of more han $26 million in housing tax credits for the acquisition, development and rehabilitation of affordable housing units in Ohio.

COLUMBUS, OH - June 24, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) is celebrating National Homeownership Month by honoring quality programs and initiatives across the affordable housing industry that demonstrated excellence and innovation.

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.

WASHINGTON, DC - June 12, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded two $250,000 grants to Canton, Ohio and Franklin County, Ohio to produce environmentally friendly, energy efficient housing.