These core programs provide our local partners the funding they need to provide homes and vital services to some of our neighbors in need, Acting Secretary Matt Ammon said.
The Texas grants will be provided through four HUD programs: the Community Development Block Grant Program, the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS, and the Emergency Solutions Grants.
The Community Development Block Grant Program was given $246 million in funding from HUD. The program provides annual grants on a formula basis to states, cities, and counties to develop urban communities by providing housing and a suitable living environment, the Department said.
Arthur Jemison, a former Dorchester resident, has joined the Biden-Harris administration as one of the top leaders at the US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Jemison and his family lived in the Ashmont neighborhood during his time in state government when he served under Gov. Deval Patrick as a housing planner. They moved in 2014 when he became the leading
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President Joe Biden Releases $1.3 Billion in Federal Aid to Puerto Rico
Hurricane Maria aftermath in Puerto Rico. Storm damaged home in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico
The Biden administration has released more than $1 billion in federal funding for Puerto Rico, more than three years after Hurricane Maria.
No specific date has been established for when the funds will be released to the country, but the news is a stark difference from former President Donald Trump, who claimed he withheld the funds because Puerto Rico lacks experience in handling large amounts of disaster aid. Therefore, he wanted to disperse it slowly.
In his last hours in office, Trump continued to show his pettiness toward the country by placing additional limits on another $4.9 billion in funding the morning of Jan 20.
Around Amherst: Councilors may be on board for weekend anti-racism workshop
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST A weekend-long anti-racism training initiative for the Town Council, aimed at helping to build trust between councilors and the Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) communities, is being proposed by two of its members.
District 2 Councilor Pat DeAngelis and District 5 Councilor Shalini Bahl-Milne are suggesting the 13 members participate in the 2½-day workshop Undoing Racism, led by the Peoples Institute for Survival and Beyond.
Bahl-Milne said at the council meeting this week that the training would be an opportunity to develop common language, understand racism and work with constituents with more sensitivity.