NEW YORK, NY - October 30, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Urban Homesteading Assistance Board (UHAB) announces the completion of rehabilitation and permanent financing of 20-units of affordable housing that will soon become a low-income cooperative.

Albany, NY - October 22, 2009 - The State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) today announced that it has awarded homelessness prevention grants of more than $1.3 million through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 to Broome County and the City of Troy in Rensselaer County.

NEW YORK, NY - October 14, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- New York State families facing foreclosure, seeking affordable rental housing, or hoping to buy their first home will have a greater opportunity to find housing, or keep the homes they have, because of $5.6 million in housing counseling grants announced today by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

WASHINGTON, DC - October 16, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswomen Nita Lowey (D-Westchester/Rockland) today announced that organizations in Westchester and Rockland Counties will receive tens of thousands in federal funding to support a variety of housing and homeownership services, and the City of White Plains will receive more than $900,000 in Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - October 6, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development agency has awarded two grants totaling $148,998 to Snow Belt Housing Company, Inc. of Lowville.

Jamestown, NY - October 12, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- With the backdrop of a foreclosed house acquired by CHRIC in Jamestown’s PRIDE neighborhood, Congressman Brian Higgins announced today that Chautauqua Home Rehabilitation and Improvement Corporation is receiving $26,640 to support the agency’s foreclosure prevention counseling efforts.

New York, NY - October 9, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, United States Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced that the Hudson Valley Community College in Troy will receive $3,497,595 from the Department of Energy.

MINEOLA, NY - September 22, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nassau County Executive Thomas R. Suozzi today announced that the County has received a grant totaling $6,458,35.00 that will provide rental assistance, housing relocation, and stabilization services for families and individuals during the economic crisis.

Albany, NY - September 2, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Empire State Development today announced that the Woolworth Building in Watertown is the recipient of a $2.5 million grant from the third round of Restore New York funding. Empire State Development is providing funding to 79 projects statewide through its Restore New York Communities Initiative.

Albany, NY - August 28, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- The State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) today announced the award of nearly $25 million in homelessness prevention grants through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. The funds will allow 25 agencies to provide services in 33 counties through the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-housing Program (HPRP).

Albany, NY - August 25, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor David A. Paterson today announced the kick-off of the New York State Smart Grid Consortium to foster the development and deployment of new technology aimed at reducing the cost of electricity while increasing reliability.

BROOKLYN, NY - August 18, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Edolphus “Ed” Towns (NY-10) will be on hand when Astoria Federal Savings and the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York present Concern for Independent Living, Inc. with a $968,087 Affordable Housing Program grant.

NEW YORK, NY - August 13, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- The boards of the New York State Housing Finance Agency (HFA) and the New York State Affordable Housing Corporation (AHC) today approved $113.4 million in financing to build and renovate 1,481 units of affordable housing.

NEW YORK, NY - August 13, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- The boards of the New York State Housing Finance Agency (HFA) and the New York State Affordable Housing Corporation (AHC) today approved nearly $43.9 million in financing to build and renovate 640 units of affordable housing in New York City.

NEW YORK, NY - August 13, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- The boards of the New York State Housing Finance Agency (HFA) and the New York State Affordable Housing Corporation (AHC) today approved nearly $54.6 million in financing to build and renovate 531 affordable housing units in the greater Rochester area.

NEW YORK, NY - August 13, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- The board of the New York State Affordable Housing Corporation (AHC) today approved two grants totaling $900,000 to renovate 132 homes in the Southern Tier and nearby counties.

NEW YORK, NY - August 1, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- The board of the New York State Affordable Housing Corporation (AHC) today approved a $120,000 grant to the Rural Housing Action Coalition, Inc. (RHAC) to build three homes in the Village of Nyack in Rockland County.

NEW YORK, NY - August 1, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- The board of the New York State Affordable Housing Corporation (AHC) today approved a $300,000 grant to the Onondaga County Community Development Division (OCCD) to renovate 50 homes in the county.

NEW YORK, NY - August 13, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- The board of the New York State Affordable Housing Corporation (AHC) today approved $520,000 in grants to two nonprofit organizations in Chautauqua County to finance renovations of 50 homes.

NEW YORK, NY - August 13, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- The board of the New York State Affordable Housing Corporation (AHC) today approved $800,000 in grants to renovate 40 affordable homes in the Hudson Valley.

NEW YORK, NY - August 13, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- The boards of the New York State Housing Finance Agency (HFA) and the New York State Affordable Housing Corporation (AHC) today approved $12.65 million in financing to renovate 141 units of affordable housing in Oneida County.

NEW YORK, NY - August 13, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- The board of the New York State Affordable Housing Corporation (AHC) today approved a $247,250 grant to the University Heights Community Development Association, Inc. (UHCDA) to finance improvements for 22 homes in the City of Buffalo.

Washington, D.C. - August 10, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Eliot Engel announced that Rockland County was awarded three housing grants totaling $3,273,306 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Agreement seen as a national model for inclusive, diverse and sustainable communities. WASHINGTON, DC - August 10, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of Justice today announced a historic civil rights settlement with Westchester County, New York. The landmark agreement will result in the construction of 750 units of affordable housing in neighborhoods with small minority populations; will remove existing impediments to fair and affordable housing; and will require the County to take active steps to ensure its housing and development practices are fair to families without regard to their race or ethnicity

Washington, D.C. - July 20, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Eliot Engel announced that the city of Mt. Vernon was awarded two grants totaling $2,613,756 from the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD).