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Merkley Applauds Creation of Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities
Portland, OR. - February 4, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley joined HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D- Ore.) and Governor Ted Kulongoski via video today to announce the creation of the Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities within HUD.
Housing Authority of Portland Receives $3.3 Million in Recovery Act Funds to Help Finance...
PORTLAND, OR - September 30, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Housing Authority of Portland (HAP) has been awarded $3,278,370 in competitive American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Recovery Act awards address low-income housing tax credit financing gaps
Salem, OR - September 2, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Ted Kulongoski announced awards totaling close to $19 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) funds that will aid the completion of seven low-income housing projects.
Federal funding helps address foreclosure blightwith affordable housing
Salem, OR - August 27, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Ted Kulongoski announced today that Oregon Housing and Community Services has awarded $4 million to nonprofit housing entities to purchase and rehabilitate foreclosed properties.
Oregon Receives Almost $15 Million in Recovery Act Homeless & Rapid Re-Housing Funds
PORTLAND, OR - July 9, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today awarded $14,977,177 to six grantees in Oregon to rapidly re-house families who fall into homelessness, or prevent them from becoming homeless in the first place.
Oregon’s $27.3 million Tax Credit Assistance Plan approved
Salem, OR - June 30, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today approved Oregon’s Tax Credit Assistance Program (TCAP) application, awarding $27.3 million in federal funds to strengthen affordable housing projects throughout the state.
