Iowa RealEstateRama

More than two of every three Iowa homes have elevated radon levels

Iowa RealEstateRama — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:16:00 +0000

January 08, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Governor Chet Culver has proclaimed January as “Radon Action Month” in Iowa. Radon is an odorless, colorless, tasteless gas that can cause lung cancer. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates up to 70 percent of Iowa homes have elevated radon levels. (more…)

Iowa Receives $189,000 in Loans and Grants from USDA

Iowa RealEstateRama — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:18:41 +0000

WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 30, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Rural Development awarded a grant and two loans totaling $189,000 to Iowa through the Community Facility Direct Loan program and the Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant program. (more…)

$10,000 donation to new Sioux City Public Museum site announced

Iowa RealEstateRama — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:16:19 +0000

SIOUX CITY, IA - December 26, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — The Siouxland Heritage Foundation announced a $10,000 grant from The Powell Group Fund – Sioux City of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation for the “Our New Museum” capital campaign today. (more…)

Preston Accepts $72 Million Iowa Disaster Recovery Plan

HUD — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:32:05 +0000

HUD long-term disaster funding to Iowa now tops $281 million

WASHINGTON - U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Steve Preston today accepted a nearly $72 million disaster plan from the State of Iowa to recover from severe storms, tornadoes and flooding earlier this year. Iowa intends to use the funding provided through HUD’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program to restore damaged and destroyed housing, to stimulate small business recovery, and to repair public infrastructure. (more…)

REP. LOEBSACK RESPONDS TO RELEASE OF $125.2 MILLION IN DISASTER FUNDS

HUD — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:18:28 +0000

HUD Announces Release of Funding for Community Development Block Grants

Washington, D.C. - December 10, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) —Congressman Dave Loebsack (IA-02) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the release of $125.2 million in Community Development Block Grants (CDBG). (more…)

New Hartford Residents Invited to Review Ideas for the Community’s Future

Iowa RealEstateRama — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:12:59 +0000

NEW HARTFORD, IA - November 10, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Residents of New Hartford will view proposed recovery ideas for their community at a
Community Open House November 8.The event, to be held at the New Hartford K-8 School, 508 Beaver St. in New Hartford from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., will display designs, graphics, maps and ideas developed by the City’s 20-member Comprehensive Land Use Task Force assisted by Iowa Northland Regional Council of Governments (INRCOG) and ESF #14 Long-Term Community Recovery (LTCR) during a series of recent meetings. (more…)

Grassley: Nearly $77 Million in Energy Assistance to Iowa

Iowa RealEstateRama — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:14:44 +0000

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 17, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released $76,929,443 to Iowa through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) in the fiscal 2009 Continuing Resolution. (more…)

Governor Culver Announces Green Iowa Americorps Program To Help Rebuild A Greener Iowa

Iowa RealEstateRama — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:22:45 +0000

DES MOINES, IA - October 10, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Governor Chet Culver announced today the launch of 56 AmeriCorps positions in the new “Green Iowa” initiative. The mission of this new program is to assess energy saving needs in communities and provide energy-saving education and service through community outreach. (more…)

Preston accepts $85 million Iowa disaster recovery plan

HUD — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:11:10 +0000

HUD funding to support housing, small business, and infrastructure programs

WASHINGTON - September 24, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Steve Preston today accepted an $85 million disaster plan from the State of Iowa to recover from severe storms, tornadoes and flooding earlier this year. (more…)

FEMA Grants Vary Case by Case in Counties Added to Disaster Declaration

Iowa RealEstateRama — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:09:37 +0000

DES MOINES, IA - August 18, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — A key goal of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is to help disaster victims in counties receiving a presidential disaster declaration get into livable homes and begin the process of recovery. (more…)