Community Development Digest

(ARRA) Cincinnati Set to Use Half of CDBG-R Money to Help Build Factory Square

cdd@cdpublications.com (CDD Editor) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:52:00 EST

Cincinnati local officials can begin moving forward to spend $3.5 million in Community Development Block Grant stimulus money (CDBG-R) following HUD's approval of its amended annual action plan this w... Click link for complete story

(ARRA) HUD Sends $1.2 Billion in HPRP Funds to State, Local Governments

cdd@cdpublications.com (CDD Editor) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:58:00 EST

HUD continues to move its stimulus funding, its latest move sending $1.2 billion in formula funding awards to 400 communities nationwide in the Homeless Prevention & Rapid Re-housing Program (HPRP... Click link for complete story

(PUBLIC HOUSING) Green Building Part of Climate Cap & Trade Bill

cdd@cdpublications.com (CDD Editor) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:44:00 EST

Energy conservation in public and assisted housing is a component of HR 2998 (formerly HR 2454), the so-called energy independence, climate and cap and trade bill. The measure cleared the House on a n... Click link for complete story

(LOCAL) Powers Push Public Housing Plan

cdd@cdpublications.com (CDD Editor) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:18:00 EST

Tuscaloosa, AL housing officials are able to lobby HUD Secy. Shaun Donovan and the state's top federal lawmakers face-to-face to obtain a $20 million HOPE VI grant. The city wants to revitalize and ad... Click link for complete story

(TREASURY) CDFIs Gaining Higher Profile

cdd@cdpublications.com (CDD Editor) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:34:00 EST

Editor's Note: As a service to our readers, Fred Cooper, president of Community Development Concepts Advisory Services Inc., a consultancy serving the community development industry (www.cdcadvisoryse... Click link for complete story

(HUD) Family Homelessness Booms in Rural, Suburban Areas During 2008

cdd@cdpublications.com (CDD Editor) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:41:00 EST

HUD's 2008 annual homelessness data shows that the number of homeless families is on the rise by 9% overall and by a whopping 56% in rural and suburban areas, although the number of homeless individua... Click link for complete story

(CONGRESS) Frank Bill Seeks Third Neighborhood Stabilization Plan Worth $1.5 Billion

cdd@cdpublications.com (CDD Editor) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:14:00 EST

Neighborhood stabilization efforts by the federal government could receive a third push worth $1.5 billion if the Obama administration's new $6.5 billion package to jump start real estate markets move... Click link for complete story

(CONGRESS) MO Delegation Seeks Repayment for Citizens Losing Land to Federal Government

cdd@cdpublications.com (CDD Editor) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:07:00 EST

Legislation is in both chambers of Congress to provide Missouri landowners a chance to take the federal government back to court in search of compensation for land taken from them for a national trail... Click link for complete story

(BUDGET) Rural Housing Funds Looking Upward for 2010

cdd@cdpublications.com (CDD Editor) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:54:00 EST

Federal funds for rural housing in the Agriculture Department appear to be headed for a solid increase over the current fiscal year, although House and Senate bills look considerably different in how ... Click link for complete story

(RURAL) USDA Issues $66 Million in ARRA Funds for Community Projects

cdd@cdpublications.com (CDD Editor) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:51:00 EST

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issues more than $66 million for 345 stimulus projects in 33 states that will result in new libraries, food distribution sites and new equipment for fire depa... Click link for complete story

(PROPERTY) NC Proposed Eminent Domain Constitutional Amendment Stalls in House

cdd@cdpublications.com (CDD Editor) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:25:00 EST

Efforts to move eminent domain legislation in North Carolina have once again hit a snag. After reaching the floor of the House, state representatives voted 60-56 to send the measure back to the Judici... Click link for complete story

(TRANSIT) FTA Gives Environmental OK for 10 Transit Projects

cdd@cdpublications.com (CDD Editor) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:35:00 EST

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has given its approval for 10 transit projects nationwide, ruling that these projects will not have an adverse environmental impact. Anyone seeking to challeng... Click link for complete story

(ARRA) RI Officials Say New Tiverton Development Could Be Model

cdd@cdpublications.com (CDD Editor) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:33:00 EST

In the summer of 2010, Rhode Island officials will begin watching closely a new cross-cutting green development effort emerging from the state's use of stimulus Community Development Block Grant (CDBG... Click link for complete story

(ARRA) Rhode Island CDBG-R Plans Cover Gamut of Development Ideas

cdd@cdpublications.com (CDD Editor) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:05:00 EST

Rhode Island state officials are proposing a potpourri of projects for its $1.25 million in Community Development Block Grant money received in this year's stimulus package (CDBG-R), including housing... Click link for complete story

(REFORM) New Coalition to Assert Main Street Views on Financial Regulatory Reform

cdd@cdpublications.com (CDD Editor) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:55:00 EST

The newly formed Americans for Financial Reform (AFR), comprising about 200 national organizations plus many more state and local groups, has lofty ambitions. "We want to create the political space so... Click link for complete story

(GREEN BUILDING) Homebuilders Rally against Clean Energy Legislation

cdd@cdpublications.com (CDD Editor) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:29:00 EST

Despite its own pronounced movement toward green building, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is the latest opponent to ambitious climate control legislation generating debate on Capitol... Click link for complete story

(ARRA) MT Using CDBG-R Funds to Aid Timber, Wood Product Industries

cdd@cdpublications.com (CDD Editor) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:20:00 EST

Montana state officials are looking to use most of the $1.8 million it receives in Community Development Block Grant stimulus package funds (CDBG-R) to ensure that timber and wood product industries s... Click link for complete story

(STIMULUS) Treasury Sends ARRA Funds, Technical Aid to Native CDFIs

cdd@cdpublications.com (CDD Editor) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:12:00 EST

The Treasury Dept. provides $8 million in financial aid to 10 Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) serving economically distressed Native American, Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian c... Click link for complete story

(NATIVE GROUPS) CDFI Fund Offers 5-Year Strategic Plan for Native Community Growth

cdd@cdpublications.com (CDD Editor) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:56:00 EST

Native Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) will grow and gain new avenues to capital if a new Treasury Dept. five-year strategic plan bears fruit. CDFI Director Donna Gambrell announ... Click link for complete story

(REPORTING) OIG Says DRGR Adequate for HUD to Monitor NSP-1

cdd@cdpublications.com (CDD Editor) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:43:00 EST

The increase in reporting for the recent stimulus packages is causing state and local officials a little more work, but the Office of Inspector General (OIG) says the tool chosen to monitor the first ... Click link for complete story