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Grassley works to hold housing department accountable for how stimulus dollars are spent
March 16, 2010 Posted by Iowa RealEstateRama
WASHINGTON, DC - March 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Senator Chuck Grassley is asking the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to account for the way federal tax dollars obligated by the 2009 economic stimulus bill have been spent, including $312 million for public housing in Puerto Rico and program dollars to state housing authorities.
Iowa Finance Authority Awards $100,000 from State Housing Trust Fund to Benefit Affordable Housing Projects in Council Bluffs and Oakville
March 5, 2010 Posted by Iowa RealEstateRama
Des Moines, IA - March 5, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) Board of Directors recently approved two grants for a total of $100,000 to support affordable homeownership in Council Bluffs and Oakville. The funding is made available through the State Housing Trust Fund’s Project-Based Program. The program provides financing for the development of affordable single-family and multifamily housing units.
GOVERNOR CULVER: I-JOBS CONTINUES TO SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN IOWA
March 3, 2010 Posted by Iowa RealEstateRama
DES MOINES, IA - March 3, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Governor Chet Culver announced today that affordable housing initiatives in Council Bluffs, Des Moines and Dubuque will receive a total of more than $2.8 million to preserve 117 affordable housing units. The awards are made through the Affordable Housing Program, a part of the Culver/Judge Administration’s I-JOBS initiative. The Iowa Finance Authority administers the program.
I-JOBS Drives Affordable Housing in Davenport and West Union
January 18, 2010 Posted by Iowa RealEstateRama
More than $200,000 in I-JOBS grants made to preserve and build affordable housing. DES MOINES, IA - January 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Governor Chet Culver announced this week that two organizations will use I-JOBS funds to build and preserve 62 affordable housing projects in Davenport and West Union. The awards total more than $200,000 and are made through the Affordable Housing Assistance Grant Fund, a part of the Culver/Judge Administration’s I-JOBS initiative. The Iowa Finance Authority administers the program
$93,536 to Iowa from HUD
January 18, 2010 Posted by Iowa RealEstateRama
WASHINGTON, Dc - January 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded a $93,536 grant through a competitive process to the Iowa Civil Rights Commission in Des Moines through the Education and Outreach Initiative in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Fair Housing Initiatives program.
$95,893 to Iowa for Housing
January 13, 2010 Posted by Iowa RealEstateRama
WASHINGTON, DC - January 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded grants totaling $95,893 to the Des Moines Municipal Housing Agency and the Eastern Iowa Regional Housing Authority through the Family Self Sufficiency Program.
Iowa Finance Authority Awards $200,000 from State Housing Trust Fund
December 10, 2009 Posted by Iowa RealEstateRama
Des Moines, IA - December 10, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) Board of Directors recently approved a total of $200,000 in grants to four entities to support affordable housing and homeownership preservation from the State Housing Trust Fund’s Project-Based Program. The program provides financing for the development of affordable single-family and multifamily housing units.
FEMA Waives Rent Collection for Temporary Housing Units Until January 1, 2010
November 25, 2009 Posted by Iowa RealEstateRama
WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today applauded the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) decision to delay the collection of rent from households remaining in FEMA-provided temporary housing units due to the 2008 floods until January 1, 2010. Grassley had requested an extension to help the transitioning families from facing the expense just before the holidays.
Iowa Finance Authority awards more than $4 million in Local Housing Trust Fund grants
November 16, 2009 Posted by Iowa RealEstateRama
Local Housing Trust Fund grants will help preserve or create more than 1,600 affordable housing units. Des Moines, IA - November 16, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) Board of Directors recently approved a total of more than $4.3 million in grants to 20 Local Housing Trust Funds. The grants will aid in the development and preservation of more than 1,600 affordable housing units throughout the state. The awards were made through the State Housing Trust Fund’s Local Housing Trust Fund Program (LHTF).
Loebsack’s Statement on the Release of $150 Million for Flood-Damaged Home Buyouts
November 9, 2009 Posted by Iowa RealEstateRama
Washington, DC - November 9, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Congressman Dave Loebsack (D-IA) issued the following statement on the announcement that $150 million in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Disaster Recovery Funds will be made available for the purchase of 1,352 homes damaged due to the floods of last year. In June, Congressman Loebsack spearheaded efforts that garnered $517 million in CDGB funds for Iowa, bringing the total CDBG funds allocated to Iowa to nearly $800 million.
Congressman Dave Loebsack Urges FEMA to Waive Rent for Temporary Housing Program
November 3, 2009 Posted by Iowa RealEstateRama
Washington, DC - November 3, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Congressman Dave Loebsack, joined by the Iowa delegation, wrote to Administrator Fugate, urging FEMA to waive rent for the temporary housing program. FEMA recently granted an extension of the temporary housing program for an additional seven months until June 27, 2010. While this extension allows disaster victims an additional seven months to seek affordable housing, several problems remain within the temporary housing program. Currently, FEMA will charge residents the fair market value of rent, minus certain deductions, which places a heavy burden on many Iowans as they work to recover from the floods of last summer.
Updated: Governor Culver Continues Work on Budget at Capitol; Lt. Governor Judge Talks I-JOBS in Iowa City, Welcomes Home Troops in Perry
October 28, 2009 Posted by Iowa RealEstateRama
DES MOINES, IA - October 27, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Governor Chet Culver and Lt. Governor Patty Judge will hold three public events on Wednesday. The Governor will remain at the State Capitol in Des Moines to finalize departmental budget plans, while the Lt. Governor attends events in Iowa City and Perry.
FEMA Disaster Housing Program For 2008 Floods Extended For Seven Months
October 26, 2009 Posted by FEMA
Des Moines, IA - October 26, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Officials of the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced today that the Direct Housing Assistance program, which was slated to end on November 27, has been extended for a period of seven months. The program will now end on June 27, 2010.
Iowa Delegation Urges Disaster Relief Reform
October 15, 2009 Posted by Iowa RealEstateRama
Washington, DC - October 15, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Members of the Iowa Delegation urge disaster relief reform in a joint letter to Chairman John Olver of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD). The letter supports an amendment that will allow disaster stricken communities greater access and use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) disaster relief funds. The amendment, introduced by Senator Landrieu (D-LA) and co-sponsored by Senator Grassley and Senator Harkin, was added to the THUD Appropriations bill in the Senate, and would allow states and communities that received CDBG disaster funding to use that funding as a local match, share, or contribution toward federal projects.
Iowa Finance Authority Awards Operation Threshold $50,000 from State Housing Trust Fund
October 9, 2009 Posted by Iowa RealEstateRama
Funds to Support Housing Counseling Program in Waterloo. Des Moines, IA - October 9, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) Board of Directors recently approved a $50,000 grant to Operation Threshold from the State Housing Trust Fund’s Project-Based Program. The program helps finance the development of affordable single-family and multifamily housing units.
