HUD News Release 05-116
HUD AWARDS NEARLY $24 MILLION FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN AMERICA’S HEARTLAND
Grants will help 103 rural housing and development programs nationwide
WASHINGTON – Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson today announced $23.7 million in grants in more than a hundred rural communities in 37 states and Puerto Rico to stimulate their local economies, produce more affordable housing and create jobs. The funding is provided through HUD's Rural Housing and Economic Development Program (see attached list).
In addition to the HUD funding announced today, these rural communities are expected to generate $35 million from other public and private sources to further promote economic development and employment.
“These grants will make a real difference in rural America,” said Jackson. “Whether it’s building new homes or stimulating business activity, this funding will provide a much needed shot in the arm to local communities and to the people who live there.”
Rural Housing and Economic Development 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.
Rural non-profit organizations, federally recognized Native American tribes, community development corporations and state community and economic development agencies will administer these grants. The funding will help 103 rural communities to build and improve affordable housing, create jobs and generate community and economic development.
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.
For a brief description of all the projects receiving funding, visit HUD’s website.
HUD is the nation's housing agency committed to increasing homeownership, particularly among minorities; creating affordable housing opportunities for low-income Americans; and supporting the homeless, elderly, people with disabilities and people living with AIDS. The Department also promotes economic and community development as well as enforces the nation's fair housing laws. More information about HUD and its programs is available on the Internet at www.hud.gov and espanol.hud.gov.
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|
State
|
Recipient |
Amount |
Alaska |
Chilkoot Indian Association |
$150,000 |
Alabama |
Health Services Center, Inc. |
$150,000 |
The Hale Empowerment and Revitalization Organization (HERO) |
$149,963 |
Alabama Total
|
$299,963
|
Arkansas |
Arkansas Development Finance Authority |
$400,000 |
Arkansas Land and Farm Development Corporation |
$134,321 |
Lee County Community Development Corporation Inc. |
$146,000 |
Arkansas Total
|
$680,321
|
Arizona |
Comite de Bien Estar, Inc. |
$400,000 |
Four Corners Enterprise Community, Inc. |
$150,000 |
International Sonoran Desert Alliance |
$400,000 |
Moenkopi Developers Corporation, Inc. |
$146,936 |
Nogales Community Development Corporation |
$400,000 |
San Carlos Housing Authority |
$140,973 |
White Mountain Apache Housing Authority |
$400,000 |
Arizona Total
|
$2,037,909
|
California |
Bear River Band of Rohnerville Rancheria |
$400,000 |
Big Pine Indian Reservation |
$129,453 |
California Coalition for Rural Housing |
$150,000 |
California Human Development Corporation |
$150,000 |
|
Timbisha Shoshone Tribe |
$149,112 |
Walking Shield American Indian Society |
$400,000 |
|
California Total
|
$1,378,565
|
Colorado |
Los Caminos Antiguos Scenic and Historical Byways Association |
$150,000 |
Florida |
Central Florida Community Development Corporation |
$150,000 |
|
Georgia |
Community Development Corporation of Southwest Georgia |
$150,000 |
Sapelo Island Cultural and Revitalization Society, Inc. |
$149,875 |
Southwest Georgia United Empowerment Zone, Inc |
$400,000 |
|
|
Georgia Total
|
$999,875
|
Hawaii |
Heritage Ranch, Inc. |
$400,000 |
Illinois |
Bethany Village |
$100,000 |
Kentucky |
Hazard-Perry County Housing Development Alliance, Inc. |
$150,000 |
Homeless and Housing Coalition of Kentucky |
$150,000 |
|
|
Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation |
$400,000 |
Kentucky Housing Corporation |
$400,000 |
|
|
McCreary County Community Housing Development |
$150,000 |
People's Self-Help Housing, Inc. |
$400,000 |
Kentucky Total
|
$2,150,000
|
Louisiana |
Macon Ridge Community Development |
$300,000 |
Maryland |
Microenterprise Council of Maryland (MCM) |
$150,000 |
|
Maine |
Four Directions Development Corporation |
$398,824 |
Maine Development Foundation |
$150,000 |
Maine Total
|
$548,824
|
Michigan |
Huron Potawatomi, Inc. |
$149,997 |
|
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community |
$400,000 |
Northern Homes Community Development Corporation |
$150,000 |
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians |
$150,000 |
Michigan Total
|
$849,997
|
Minnesota |
Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corp. |
$362,500 |
Missouri |
Top of the Ozarks Resource Conservation & Develop. Inc. |
$360,898 |
Mississippi |
County Housing Education and Community Services, Inc. |
$399,098 |
Mississippi Action for Community Education, Inc. |
$400,000 |
Pinebelt Community Services |
$150,000 |
Mississippi Total
|
$949,098
|
Montana |
Blackfeet Housing |
$400,000 |
Browning Community Development Corporation |
$150,000 |
Gateway Economic Development District |
$150,000 |
Hays Community Economic Development Corporation |
$150,000 |
Lake County Community Development Corporation |
$150,000 |
Native American CDFI Coalition |
$150,000 |
Montana Total
|
$1,150,000
|
North Carolina |
Design Corps |
$150,000 |
|
Hollister R.E.A.C.H., Inc. |
$149,560 |
Northwestern Housing Enterprises, Inc. |
$150,000 |
Olive Hill Community Economic Development Corporation Inc. |
$81,000 |
The Affordable Housing Group of North Carolina, Inc. |
$149,382 |
|
|
North Carolina Total
|
$679,942
|
Nebraska |
Ho-Chunk Community Development Corporation |
$147,210 |
Nebraska Housing Developers Association |
$149,996 |
Nebraska Total
|
$297,206
|
New Mexico |
Cuatro Puertas |
$149,858 |
Dona Ana County Colonias Development Council |
$150,000 |
Mexicano Land Education and Conservation Trust |
$139,000 |
New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority |
$400,000 |
New Mexico Rural Development Response Council |
$150,000 |
Pueblo of Picuris |
$400,000 |
Southeast NM Community Action Corporation |
$150,000 |
|
New Mexico Total
|
$1,538,858
|
Nevada |
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe |
$100,000 |
New York |
Cooperative Ext. Association of Albany County |
$200,000 |
Ohio |
Ohio Valley Regional Development Commission |
$105,000 |
|
Sojourners Care Network |
$150,000 |
Ohio Total
|
$255,000
|
Oklahoma |
Delaware Nation |
$150,000 |
Little Dixie Community Action Agency, Inc. |
$150,000 |
Oklahoma Total
|
$300,000
|
Oregon |
Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua & Siuslaw Indians |
$149,984 |
Oregon Corporation for Affordable Housing |
$100,000 |
Umatilla Reservation Housing Authority |
$400,000 |
Oregon Total
|
$649,984
|
Pennsylvania |
Central Pennsylvania Community Action, Inc. |
$150,000 |
Mennonite Economic Development Associates |
$150,000 |
Southwestern Pennsylvania Legal Services, Inc. |
$150,000 |
|
Pennsylvania Total
|
$450,000
|
Puerto Rico |
Corporación de Desarrollo Económico de Ceiba, CD |
$400,000 |
South Carolina |
Community Development Corporation of Marlboro County |
$205,000 |
South Dakota |
Four Bands Community Fund Inc. |
$380,000 |
Northeast South Dakota Community Action Program (NESDCAP) |
$150,000 |
Planning & Development District III |
$150,000 |
South Dakota Total
|
$680,000
|
Tennessee |
Buffalo Valley, Inc. |
$400,000 |
|
Carey Counseling Center, Inc. |
$380,988 |
Clinch-Powell Resource Conservation and Development Area |
$148,102 |
Eastern Eight Community Development Corporation |
$150,000 |
Volunteer Housing Development Corporation |
$119,758 |
Volunteer Housing Management Corporation |
$100,000 |
West Tennessee Legal Services |
$400,000 |
Tennessee Total
|
$1,698,848
|
Texas |
ACCION Texas |
$400,000 |
|
Azteca Community Loan Fund |
$400,000 |
|
El Paso Community Action Program, Project Bravo, Inc. |
$149,212 |
El Paso Empowerment Zone Corp. |
$400,000 |
Proyecto Azteca |
$400,000 |
|
Southwest Community Investment Corporation |
$150,000 |
|
Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid, Inc. |
$400,000 |
Walker Montgomery Community Development Corp. |
$150,000 |
Texas Total
|
$2,449,212
|
Utah |
Aneth Chapter Community Development Corporation |
$400,000 |
Northwestern Band of Shoshone Nation |
$150,000 |
Utah Total
|
$550,000
|
Washington |
Lower Elwha Housing Authority |
$150,000 |
Wisconsin |
Neighborhood Housing Services of Richland County |
$150,000 |
West Virginia |
Woodlands Development Group |
$400,000 |
Wyoming |
Wind River Development Fund |
$155,000 |
|
GRAND TOTAL
|
$23,677,000
|
|
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