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This Company's Employees Direct Its Foundation's Giving

The foundation relies on its employees to bring worthy local nonprofits to its attention. The foundation believes that as members of the community, the company's employees have an intimate knowledge of local nonprofits and can best allocate the funds to projects that will make the largest impact where it is most needed.

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Agencies Release Second Round of VASH Awards

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on Monday (Aug. 22) unveiled a second round of funding aimed at providing permanent homes for an estimated 108 veterans experiencing homelessness in seven states.

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Nearly $53 Million Awarded to Curb Lead-Based Paint Hazards

HUD awards more than $52.6 million in Lead Based Paint Hazard Control grants to 23 local and state government agencies. The grant funding is aimed at reducing the number of children with elevated blood lead levels, and protecting families by targeting health hazards in over 2,800 low-income homes with significant lead and other home health and safety hazards.

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Small Business Admin. Names 21 Recipients of FAST, SBTDC Awards

The Small Business Administration is awarding up to $125,000 in grants to 16 Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program recipients including state and local economic development agencies, business development centers, colleges, and universities. SBA is also awarding up to $200,000 in grants to five Small Business Technology Development Centers to support programs for innovative, technology-driven small businesses.

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Housing Agency's FY 2017 Grantmaking Gets Underway

The Housing & Urban Development Dept. officially starts FY 2017 grantmaking with the release of its General Section which provides the basic application information for all agency solicitations and lays out the overall strategic plan.

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Labor Awards $81 Million in Grants Aimed at Helping Migrant Farm Workers

The Labor Department is awarding $81 million in grants through its National Farmworker Jobs Program to provide additional employment, training and housing assistance to migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their families. Recipients include 63 organizations in 49 states and Puerto Rico.

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Joint HUD-VA Program Prompts $5 Million-Plus Award to 42 PHAs

Forty-two public housing authorities (PHAs) will share more than $5 million thanks to HUD and the Veteran Affairs Department’s collaborative Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program, a.k.a., VASH.

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Agency Seeks Resilient Ecosystems

This program is the result of the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe that occurred in the Gulf Mexico. The funding will go for research on alternative management strategies to support the sustainability of the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem.

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HUD Loads Up with Multiple Competitions

The Housing and Urban Development Dept. is in the midst of its FY 2016 grantmaking, seeking applications for several grant competitions that will make millions of dollars in awards. The majority of grant deadlines are in June. The competition for the Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grants (CFDA...

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HUD Releases Nearly $10 Million in ‘Sweat Equity’ Grants

Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded $9.9 million in “sweat equity” grants to produce at least 541 affordable homes for low-income individuals and families.

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