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Lee Jones (877) 741-3281 ext. 5356 or (206) 220-5356 |
For
Release Thursday September 4, 2008 |
HUD AWARDS $600,000 TO TWO ALASKA ORGANIZATIONS TO PROMOTE HOMEOWNERSHIP & ECO-TOURISM
Organized Villages of Kasaan and Tribal Government of St. Paul Island each win $300,000 Rural Housing and Economic Development grants
WASHINGTON - U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Steven Preston today competitively awarded $16.9 million to 60 rural housing programs across the country to stimulate economic development, create jobs and produce more affordable housing.
In Alaska, the Organized Villages of Kasaap and the Tribal Government of St. Paul Island each won $300,000 in 2008 Rural Housing and Economic Development (RHED) funds.
"HUD is deeply invested in promoting affordable housing and community development throughout rural America," said Preston. "These grants will stimulate the kind of employment, economic growth, and housing development that will have a direct impact on working families in our rural communities."
The Organized Villages of Kasaan, a Federally-recognized tribe, in Ketchikan will use its $300,000 in RHED funds in completing the design and development phase of Discovery Lodge, an eco-tourism project to create from 15 to 20 tourism-related jobs for the tribe and residents of Prince of Wales Island. Partners in this endeavor are the City of Kasaan and the Tlingit and Haida Business and Economic Development Department and it is expected to leverage an addition $225,500 in investments.
The Tribal Government of St. Paul Island, AK will use its $300,000 RHED grant to rehabilitate and bring four housing units into compliance with the Uniform Building Code standards. Both Energy Star and universal design standards will be incorporated into the project. It also will provide homeownership opportunities to four low income families,
including counseling and training necessary to assist with their down payment and mortgage. The project's partner
is the Alaska Business Development Council and the project will leverage $430,273 in other investments.
RHED grants help pay for land acquisition, new home construction, housing demolition, infrastructure improvements and construction training. Other possible uses include homeownership and financial counseling; financial assistance
to homeowners, businesses and developers; creating microenterprises and small business incubators; and
establishing lines of credit or revolving loan pools to benefit the local business community. In addition to the funding announced today, rural communities are expected to generate nearly $59 million from other public and private
sources to promote economic development and employment.
Qualified applicants are local rural nonprofit organizations, community development corporations, federally
recognized Indian tribes, State housing finance agencies and/or local economic development agencies. RHED grants have provided nearly $223 million, creating/training more than 35,000 jobs, assisting nearly 5,500 businesses and producing 14,000 affordable homes.
Rural communities will use this funding as seed money to pay the start-up costs for housing or economic
development projects. These grants will also help organizations to hire and train their staffs, develop strategic plans and acquire office space and other needed facilities.
The following communities will receive grants under HUD's Rural Housing and Economic Development Program this year:
FY 2008 RURAL HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AWARDS
|
State |
Recipient |
City |
Amount |
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Alaska |
Organized Village of Kasaan |
Ketchikan |
$300,000 |
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Tribal Government of St. Paul Island |
St. Paul Island |
$300,000 |
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Alaska Total |
$600,000 |
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Alabama |
Collaborative Solutions, Inc. |
Birmingham |
$300,000 |
|
|
Hale Empowerment and Revitalization Organization, Inc |
Greensboro |
$300,000 |
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|
Alabama Total |
$600,000 |
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Arkansas |
Crawford-Sebastian Community Development Council, Inc. |
Fort Smith |
$250,344 |
|
|
Arkansas Total |
$250,344 |
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Arizona |
Comite de Bien Estar, Inc. |
San Luis |
$300,000 |
|
|
Hopi Tribe |
Kykotamovi |
$296,800 |
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|
International Sonoran Desert Alliance |
Ajo |
$300,000 |
||
|
Moenkopi Developers Corporation, Inc. |
Tuba City |
$298,626 |
||
|
Nogales Community Development Corporation (NCD) |
Nogales |
$300,000 |
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|
White Mountain Apache Housing Authority |
Whiteriver |
$300,000 |
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|
Arizona Total |
$1,795,426 |
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California |
Bear River Band of Rohnerville Rancheria |
Loleta |
$300,000 |
|
|
Big Pine Paiute Tribe |
Big Pine |
$284,968 |
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|
Bishop Paiute Tribe |
Bishop |
$296,410 |
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|
Karuk Tribe of California |
Happy Camp |
$300,000 |
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|
The Relational Culture Institute |
Fresno |
$300,000 |
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|
Timbisha Shoshone Tribe |
Bishop |
$124,000 |
||
|
Tule River Tribal Council |
Porterville |
$300,000 |
||
|
California Total |
$1,905,378 |
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Florida |
Empowerment Alliance of SW Florida, CDC |
Immokalee |
$300,000 |
|
|
Florida Total |
$300,000 |
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Kentucky |
Frontier Housing, Inc. |
Morehead |
$300,000 |
|
|
Low Income Housing Coalition of East Kentucky, Inc. |
Prestonsburg |
$300,000 |
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|
McCreary County Community Housing Development Corp. |
Whitley City |
$300,000 |
||
|
People's Self-Help Housing, Inc. |
Vanceburg |
$300,000 |
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|
Southeast Kentucky Economic Development Corporation |
Somerset |
$300,000 |
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|
Young Adult Development in Action, Inc. |
Louisville |
$300,000 |
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|
Kentucky Total |
$1,800,000 |
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Louisiana |
Louisiana Technical College Tallulah Foundation |
Tallulah |
$300,000 |
|
|
Seventh District Pavilion, INC. |
Crowley |
$300,000 |
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|
START Corporation |
Houma |
$300,000 |
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|
Louisiana Total |
$900,000 |
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Maine |
Four Directions Development Corporation |
Orona |
$299,367 |
|
|
Maine Total |
$299,367 |
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Minnesota |
Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa |
Minneapolis |
$300,000 |
|
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Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corporation |
Detroit Lakes |
$200,000 |
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|
Northcountry Cooperative Foundation |
Minneapolis |
$250,000 |
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|
Minnesota Total |
$750,000 |
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North Carolina |
Community Developers of Beaufort-Hyde, Inc. |
Belhaven |
$210,400 |
|
|
Hollister R.E.A.C.H., Inc. |
Hollister |
$299,850 |
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|
North Carolina Total |
$510,250 |
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Nebraska |
Dawson County Area Economic Development Council |
Cozard |
$287,724 |
|
|
Nebraska Total |
$287,724 |
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New Mexico |
Center of Southwest Culture, Inc. |
Albuquerque |
$65,714 |
|
|
Community Area Resource Enterprise |
Gallup |
$300,000 |
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|
Habitat for Humanity of Taos, Inc. |
Taos |
$300,000 |
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|
New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority |
Albuquerque |
$300,000 |
||
|
Ohkay Owingeh Housing Authority |
Ohkay Owingeh |
$300,000 |
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|
Picuris Pueblo |
Penasco |
$300,000 |
||
|
Tierra Del Sol Housing Corporation |
Anthony |
$300,000 |
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|
New Mexico Total |
$1,865,714 |
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Oklahoma |
Little Dixie Community Action Agency, INC |
Hugo |
$300,000 |
|
|
Oklahoma Total |
$300,000 |
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Oregon |
Community And Shelter Assistance Corp. |
Newberg |
$300,000 |
|
|
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians |
Siletz |
$299,871 |
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|
Umatilla Reservation Housing Authority |
Pendleton |
$300,000 |
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|
Oregon Total |
$899,871 |
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Puerto Rico |
Ceiba Housing and Economic Development Corporation |
Ceiba |
$300,000 |
|
|
Puerto Rico Total |
$300,000 |
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Rhode Island |
Woonsocket Neighborhood Develop. Corp. d/b/a NWBRV |
Woonsocket |
$300,000 |
|
|
Rhode Island Total |
$300,000 |
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South Dakota |
Oglala Sioux Tribe Partnership for Housing, Inc. |
Pine Ridge |
$136,000 |
|
|
The Lakota Funds |
Kyle |
$300,000 |
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|
Thunder Valley CDC |
Porcupine |
$299,775 |
||
|
South Dakota Total |
$735,775 |
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Tennessee |
Volunteer Housing Development Corporation |
Morristown |
$289,864 |
|
|
Tennessee Total |
$289,864 |
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Texas |
Community Development Corporation of Brownsville |
Brownsville |
$300,000 |
|
|
La Fe Community Development Corporation |
El Paso |
$300,000 |
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|
Texas Total |
$600,000 |
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Utah |
Aneth Community Development Corporation |
Montezuma Creek |
$299,920 |
|
|
Community Development Corporation of Utah |
Salt Lake City |
$300,000 |
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|
Utah Total |
$599,920 |
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Washington |
Makah Indian Tribe |
Neah Bay |
$300,000 |
|
|
Southern Puget Sound Inter-Tribal Housing Authority |
Elma |
$300,000 |
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|
Washington Total |
$600,000 |
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Wisconsin |
NiiJii Small Business Loan Fund, Inc. |
Keshena |
$300,000 |
|
|
St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin |
Webster |
$100,000 |
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|
Wisconsin Total |
$400,000 |
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GRAND TOTAL |
$16,889,633 |
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