Tag: ARRA

Albany, NY - February 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The NYS Division of Housing and Community Renewal announced today that New York leads all other states in disbursing Tax Credit Assistance Program (TCAP) funds included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

Albany, NY - December 8, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor David A. Paterson today announced $60.3 million in federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding for weatherization projects that will work to reduce the energy burden on low-income residents in 9,431 multi-family housing units around the State.

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.

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 - 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 18, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor David A. Paterson today announced the award of $45 million in affordable housing grants through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

Combined Rural Development Recovery Act Funding in New York Now Exceeds $120 Million. SYRACUSE, N.Y. - August 10, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that the number of home loans funded through the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) has now exceeded 50,000. The announcement was made yesterday in Washington, D.C. by Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan.

Albany, NY - July 28, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor David A. Paterson today announced the award of $30 million in affordable housing grants through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

Washington, D.C. - July 20, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Eliot Engel announced the city of Yonkers was awarded a $1,001,857 grant as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The grant comes from the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through its Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG).

NEW YORK, NY - July 8, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) – Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn today announced a $20 million pilot program to turn unsold condominiums, unrented apartments and stalled construction sites into affordable housing opportunities for moderate- and middle-income families.

New York, NY - June 10, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) – Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today announced the creation of the Recovery Zone Facility Bond Program to provide financial assistance to commercial and industrial projects in all five boroughs that are unable to get traditional financing due to current economic conditions.

SYRACUSE, NY - May 28, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that 10 New York water and wastewater projects will receive $14,869,400 through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

New York, NY - May 15, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — United States Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced today that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded a total of $2,038,081 in American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) funding to the city of Utica through the Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control (LHC) Grant Program.

New York, NY - May 3, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today announced community development projects and programs that will benefit from more than $48 million of federal stimulus funding received under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), signed by President Obama in February.