Sentences with phrase «receiving federal housing funds»

The Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule of 2015, for example, reiterated the aims of the Fair Housing Act of 1968, requiring municipalities that receive federal housing funds to conduct fair housing assessments.

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson faces a lawsuit over his agency's sidelining of a rule that is meant to prevent segregation in areas that receive federal housing funds.

Not exact matches

As was documented by The American Prospect in April, the Trump Organization has repeatedly benefited from federal funding; for example, Trump owns part of a low - income housing development in Brooklyn that has received numerous grants from HUD (and that the president once called «one of the best investments I ever made»).

A White House spokeswoman insisted the reports of funding cuts are «wrong,» adding: «When all federal funding is totaled, NYC has received a net increase of $ 47 million for port and transit security over the previous year's budget.»

The project also received $ 1.6 million from Housing Trust Fund Corp., $ 1.4 million from HOME funds, $ 660,000 from the Community Investment Fund, $ 1.3 million in federal and historic tax credit equity, and $ 451,000 in developer equity.

The main federal investigation, which covers fund - raising by Mr. de Blasio and his staff since his 2013 election campaign, is examining whether donors were promised or received favorable municipal treatment in exchange for their contributions.The nonprofit is in the process of closing down, the mayor said last month, explaining that its work advocating universal prekindergarten and affordable housing was finished.

BY MICHAEL RICONDA Stony Point — County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef presented a total of $ 2.67 million in federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding to various municipal and not - for - profit groups at an award ceremony held ironically in Stony Point, the town that traditionally receives the least amount of support from the Community Block Grant -LSB-...]

The head of the city Department of Housing Preservation and Development — which receives 86 percent of its funds from federal grants — said it will see at least $ 20 million vanish from rental assistance programs affecting 39,000 New Yorkers.

Stony Point — County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef presented a total of $ 2.67 million in federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding to various municipal and not - for - profit groups at an award ceremony held ironically in Stony Point, the town that traditionally receives the least amount of support from the Community Block Grant Program.

And under the House's version of the Affordable Health Care Act, passed in May along party lines, Medicaid would shift from an open - ended entitlement program to a program in which states receive a fixed amount of federal funds for each beneficiary.

New York City receives billion in federal funding for things such as counterterrorism and intelligence, affordable housing, and HIV / AIDS prevention.

Lowey, the senior Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, announced that Rockland Community College (RCC) will receive $ 77, 834 in new federal funding that will allow RCC to continue to sponsor the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) of Rockland County.

The source further said the State Commissioners of Justice and Finance; Mohammed Ibrahim and Idris Asiwaju, were also slated to testify before the House of Assembly how the state government utilized the bailout funds and the two tranches of the Paris - Club loan refunds received from the federal government.

But in April, the Legislature approved a watered - down resolution that made funding of the program contingent on the county receiving a $ 3 million federal grant from Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Previous issues of Capitol Connection have mentioned the House ESEA bills» elimination of the traditional maintenance of effort requirements for states, which requires states to maintain their own education funding at certain levels to receive federal funds.

In May of 2017 in her testimony before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Betsy DeVos declined to say whether she would protect students against discriminatory policies in private schools that receive federal funding through vouchers.3

An amendment pushed by Heritage Action that would allow states to opt out of the law's requirements altogether but still receive federal funds was left on the cutting room floor when the bill went through the House Rules Committee.

Even ardent Trump supporter, PA Congressman Lou Barletta, disagrees with the White House on this issue, stating that the afterschool program in his district that receives federal funding, ``... has a record of success when it comes to providing kids with educational opportunities they otherwise wouldn't have had and benefiting families in Northeastern Pennsylvania who balance work and raising their kids in a healthy environment.»

In fact, DeVos recently refused to commit the full weight of her department to protecting all students from discrimination in private schools that receive federal funding through vouchers in her testimony before the House Appropriations Subcommittee.

«The money should follow the child,» said Sen. Chad Barefoot, talking about one provision of a House bill he presented to Senate Finance members on Monday afternoon that previously dealt with school playgrounds — but was gutted and jammed with language that would change the way charter schools receive money by allowing them to receive millions more in sales taxes, property taxes, grant funds and federal appropriations, and more.

In contrast the privately funded non-profit HCZ, promise zones are high poverty urban, rural and tribal communities designated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (H.U.D) to connect and partner with local leaders and receive federal funding aimed at «improving educational opportunities, leveraging private investment, increasing economic activity, reducing violent crimes, enhancing public health and addressing other communal priorities.»

Guidelines for an FHA loan in Kentucky.Getting a Federal Housing Authority (FHA) sponsored loan in Kentucky requires several criteria to be met before an applicant can receive mortgage funds.

An Austin - based housing advocacy group asked a federal court on Tuesday to temporarily block Houston from receiving Hurricane Harvey recovery funding, alleging the city remains out of compliance with civil...

2/8/18 — The US Department of Housing and Urban Development just announced that states receiving federal funding for recovery following last year's three major hurricanes must take into account projected rises in sea level when building in flood - prone areas.

Republican House leadership, in an extreme move out of step with mainstream American values, passed the Pence Amendment to the House Appropriations Continuing Resolution which bans ALL Planned Parenthoods from receiving any federal funds.

Cincinnati, OH — Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region (PPSWO) released the following statement today after the U.S. House of Representatives passed Rep. Mike Pence's amendment to bar Planned Parenthood from receiving federal funds for any purpose, including providing basic primary and lifesaving preventive health care to women and families.

Planned Parenthood Federation of America released the following statement today after the U.S. House of Representatives passed Rep. Mike Pence's amendment to bar Planned Parenthood from receiving federal funds for any purpose, including providing basic primary and lifesaving preventive health care to women and families.

In addition, the House passed Rep. Mike Pence's (R - IN) amendment to the House Republican spending plan, which would bar Planned Parenthood from receiving any federal funding, including Medicaid, HIV screening and infertility prevention grants, maternal and child health grants, and funding to provide women with breast and cervical cancer screenings.

MEMPHIS, TN — Planned Parenthood Greater Memphis Region (PPGMR) released the following statement today after the U.S. House of Representatives passed Rep. Mike Pence's amendment to bar Planned Parenthood from receiving federal funds for any purpose, including providing basic primary and lifesaving preventive health care to women and families.

Next week, the House is expected to take a vote on H.R. 217, Rep. Mike Pence's (R - IN) bill, which would deny access to preventive care for millions of women by prohibiting health centers across the country, including Planned Parenthood health centers, from receiving federal funding for preventive care, including annual exams, lifesaving cancer screenings, contraceptive services, and testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections.

The House version would require states to match the federal funds received, which runs the risk that some states may not be able to accept funds.