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John E. Hall (202) 275-6291 |
For Release Wednesday September 2, 2009 |
HUD AWARDS $300,000 FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN RURAL MARYLAND
Grants designed to create jobs & affordable housing in Prince George's County
WASHINGTON - U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today awarded $300,000 to one
rural housing program in Maryland to stimulate economic development, create jobs and produce more affordable housing. The funding is provided through HUD's Rural Housing and Economic Development Program. The grants announced today are part of $25 million HUD is awarding to 85 rural housing programs throughout the country.
"These grants will create jobs and produce critically needed affordable housing throughout rural areas of our country that are desperate for both," said Donovan. "We are committed to an economic recovery that is sustainable and reaches every corner of our country, including rural communities that are so important to our nation's economic health."
Global Community Investment Strategies, Inc. in Glendale Maryland will receive the Rural Housing and Economic Development (RHED) Innovative grant award, which will provide support for the construction of at least 32
affordable housing units with energy star efficient designs at the Taylor Ridge Subdivision.
Rural Housing and Economic Development (RHED) grants support 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.
Qualified applicants are local rural nonprofit organizations, community development corporations, federally
recognized Indian tribes, State housing finance agencies and/or local economic development agencies. Since 1998, RHED grants have provided nearly $250 million, creating/training more than 41,000 jobs, assisting nearly 6,300 businesses and producing nearly 16,000 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 local programs are receiving grants under HUD's Rural Housing and Economic Development Program:
State |
Recipient |
Amount |
Alaska |
Chilkoot Indian Association |
$238,000 |
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Ketchikan Indian Community |
$300,000 |
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Organized Village of Kasaan |
$300,000 |
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Collaborative Solutions, Inc. |
$300,000 |
|
Hale Empowerment & Revitalization Organization, Inc. |
$300,000 |
|
Health Services Center, Inc. |
$300,000 |
Arizona |
Bik'eh Hozho Community Development Corporation |
$298,900 |
|
Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc. |
$300,000 |
|
Elfrida Citizens Alliance, Inc. |
$300,000 |
|
Hopi Tribe |
$299,000 |
|
International Sonoran Desert Alliance |
$300,000 |
|
Moenkopi Developers Corporation, Inc. |
$257,280 |
|
Nogales Community Development Corporation |
$300,000 |
|
Pascua Yaqui Tribe |
$300,000 |
|
The Primavera Foundation, Inc. |
$300,000 |
California |
Bear River Band of Rohnerville Rancheria |
$300,000 |
|
Big Pine Paiute Tribe |
$300,000 |
|
Bishop Paiute Tribe |
$299,640 |
|
Community Assistance Network |
$300,000 |
|
Fresno West Coalition for Economic Development |
$300,000 |
|
Hoopa Valley Housing Authority |
$300,000 |
|
Quechan Tribally Designated Housing Authority |
$300,000 |
|
Self-Help Enterprises |
$300,000 |
|
Walking Shield, Inc. |
$300,000 |
|
Yurok Tribe |
$300,000 |
Florida |
DeSoto County Homeless Coalition |
$300,000 |
|
Florida Non-Profit Services, Inc. |
$300,000 |
Illinois |
YouthBuild McLean County (YBMC, Inc.) |
$300,000 |
Kentucky |
Beattyville Housing and Development Corporation, Inc. |
$150,000 |
|
Housing Development Alliance, Inc. |
$300,000 |
|
KCEOC Community Action Partnership |
$300,000 |
|
Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation |
$300,000 |
|
Kentucky River Foothills Development Council, Inc. |
$300,000 |
|
Partnership Housing, Inc |
$300,000 |
|
WestCare Kentucky, Inc. |
$300,000 |
|
Young Adult Development in Action, Inc. dba YouthBuild Hazard |
$300,000 |
Louisiana |
Macon Ridge Community Development Corporation |
$300,000 |
|
Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana |
$242,000 |
Massachusetts |
NHA Properties, Inc. |
$300,000 |
Maryland |
Global Community Investment Strategies, Inc. |
$300,000 |
Maine |
Four Directions Development Corporation |
$298,234 |
Michigan |
Chippewa-Luce-Mackinac Community Action Human Resource Authority, Inc. |
$300,000 |
|
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians |
$293,933 |
|
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community |
$300,000 |
|
Little River Band of Ottawa Indians |
$238,349 |
|
Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians |
$300,000 |
Minnesota |
Bois Forte Band of Chippewa |
$298,073 |
|
Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa |
$170,000 |
Mississippi |
County Housing, Education & Community Services, Inc. |
$300,000 |
|
Esther Stewart Buford Foundation |
$180,000 |
Montana |
Blackfeet Tribe |
$300,000 |
|
Northern Cheyenne Tribal Housing Authority |
$200,000 |
|
Richland Affordable Housing |
$300,000 |
North Carolina |
North Carolina Housing Finance Agency |
$300,000 |
North Dakota |
Coalition of Indian Housing Authorities in North Dakota |
$300,000 |
Nebraska |
High Plains Community Development Corp., Inc. |
$254,855 |
|
Ho-Chunk Community Development Corporation |
$298,754 |
New Mexico |
Community Area Resource Enterprise |
$300,000 |
|
Mescalero Apache Housing Authority |
$300,000 |
|
New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority |
$300,000 |
|
Ohkay Owingeh Housing Authority |
$300,000 |
Oklahoma |
Citizen Potawatomi Community Development Organization |
$300,000 |
|
Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma |
$296,496 |
|
Muscogee (Creek) Nation |
$300,000 |
Oregon |
Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians |
$190,000 |
South Carolina |
Allendale County Alive, Inc. |
$300,000 |
|
Catawba Indian Nation |
$273,609 |
South Dakota |
First Nations Oweesta Corporation |
$1,000,000 |
|
Mazaska Owecaso Otipi Financial, Inc. |
$160,000 |
|
Sicangu Wicoti Awayankapi Corporation |
$300,000 |
|
The Lakota Fund, Inc. |
$300,000 |
Tennessee |
Buffalo Valley, Inc. |
$300,000 |
|
Douglas-Cherokee Economic Authority, Inc. |
$214,038 |
|
West Tennessee Legal Service, Inc. |
$300,000 |
Texas |
Motivation Education & Training, Inc. |
$300,000 |
|
Neighborhood Housing Services of Dimmit County, Inc. |
$300,000 |
|
Proyecto Azteca, Inc. |
$300,000 |
|
Upper Rio Grande Workforce Development Board |
$300,000 |
Washington |
Lummi Indian Nation |
$279,304 |
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Makah Tribe |
$300,000 |
|
Quinault Indian Nation |
$300,000 |
|
Spokane Tribe of Indians |
$300,000 |
Wisconsin |
Lau Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin |
$300,000 |
|
Neighborhood Housing Services of Richland Center |
$300,000 |
West Virginia |
Southern Appalachian Labor School |
$300,000 |
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GRAND TOTAL |
$25,030,465 |
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