| HUD - 0901 Gloria Shanahan (305) 520-5030 |
For Release Thursday September 4, 2008 |
HUD AWARDS $16.9 MILLION FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN RURAL AMERICA
$300,000 to benefit rural areas of Florida
MIAMI - U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Steven Preston today awarded $16.9 million to 60 rural housing programs across the country to stimulate economic development, create jobs and produce more affordable housing. Included in the funding announced today, HUD awarded one grant totaling $300,000 in rural Florida.
The funding is provided through HUD's Rural Housing and Economic Development Program (see attached). In Florida, HUD awarded a grant to Empowerment Alliance of SW Florida CDC.
"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."
This innovative award will assist Empowerment Alliance of SW Florida in developing a 62-unit subdivision in
Immokalee, Florida, called Esperanza Place. The first phase of the project will consist of 20 homes and assistance in securing mortgages for 20 new homebuyers. The partners for this project are Florida Non-Profit Services, Inc. The proposed leveraging for this project is $4,255,442.
Rural Housing and Economic Development (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.
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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 |
| Alaska | Organized Village of Kasaan | Ketchikan | $300,000 |
| Tribal Government of St. Paul Island | St. Paul Island | $300,000 |
|
Alaska Total |
$600,000 |
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| Alabama | Collaborative Solutions, Inc. | Birmingham | $300,000 |
| Hale Empowerment and Revitalization Organization, Inc | Greensboro | $300,000 |
|
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 |
|
| International Sonoran Desert Alliance | Ajo | $300,000 |
|
| Moenkopi Developers Corporation, Inc. | Tuba City | $298,626 |
|
| Nogales Community Development Corporation (NCD) | Nogales | $300,000 |
|
| White Mountain Apache Housing Authority | Whiteriver | $300,000 |
|
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 |
|
| Bishop Paiute Tribe | Bishop | $296,410 |
|
| Karuk Tribe of California | Happy Camp | $300,000 |
|
| The Relational Culture Institute | Fresno | $300,000 |
|
| 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 |
|
| McCreary County Community Housing Development Corp. | Whitley City | $300,000 |
|
| People’s Self-Help Housing, Inc. | Vanceburg | $300,000 |
|
| Southeast Kentucky Economic Development Corporation | Somerset | $300,000 |
|
| Young Adult Development in Action, Inc. | Louisville | $300,000 |
|
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 |
|
| START Corporation | Houma | $300,000 |
|
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 |
| Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corporation | Detroit Lakes | $200,000 |
|
| Northcountry Cooperative Foundation | Minneapolis | $250,000 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
| Habitat for Humanity of Taos, Inc. | Taos | $300,000 |
|
| New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority | Albuquerque | $300,000 |
|
| Ohkay Owingeh Housing Authority | Ohkay Owingeh | $300,000 |
|
| Picuris Pueblo | Penasco | $300,000 |
|
| Tierra Del Sol Housing Corporation | Anthony | $300,000 |
|
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 |
|
| Umatilla Reservation Housing Authority | Pendleton | $300,000 |
|
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 |
|
| 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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
Wisconsin Total |
$400,000 |
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Grand Total |
$16,889,633 |
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