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Applications for HOME/CDBG funds are currently being accepted with a cut off date of April 29. (John L. Braese/Patch Photo Agency)
BOISE, ID The Cityof Boise is currently in the process of accepting applications for two different grant opportunities and is offering workshops for both to assist those interested in applying.
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The Community Development Block Grant is a flexible program that provides communities with resources to address a wide range of unique community development needs, including projects and activities that focus on low- to moderate-income households. CDBG funds can support a wide range of public service activities, including but not limited to rental assistance, employment programs, case management, childcare, and medical services.
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Tampa-based Southport Financial Services expects to buy the unused parking structure at the edge of Springfield at the end of May for site redevelopment into Parkview Commons.
Southport Financial Senior Vice President Michael Molinari said March 11 that construction of the 122-unit affordable rental community should start by the end of 2021 for completion in a year.
The almost 1.5-acre site is at 901 N. Main St., bordered by Main, State, Ocean and Orange streets, in the Springfield area north of Downtown Jacksonville.
He said Southport will “bring much needed affordable housing to the historically underserved Springfield neighborhood.”
Molinari said the almost $30 million development will have ground-floor parking topped by a four-story building that will have a leasing center, library, gym, community space and more amenities.
Landmark Asset Services, Inc. was awarded $615,000 from the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, which is from the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development, to help in the conversion of the old Southside High School and Blairs Middle School into affordable rental housing for local working families.
he 55-unit Southside Lofts project was initially announced in June of 2019 and is expected to be completed sometime in 2022.Â
Southside Lofts is being made possible by the partnership of Pittsylvania County and Landmark. Pittsylvania County donated the property that the school sits on and surrounding land for parking.Â
The complex will include one, two and three bedroom loft-style units and site amenities such as a multipurpose room with televisions, tables and other furnishings including a business center with computers and printer, an exercise room, outdoor recreation areas, and much more. Each unit will have high speed internet access and will include energy ef
March 10, 2021
The American Rescue Plan Act, which Congress has passed and President Biden is expected to sign on March 12, will provide needed help to tens of millions of people, reduce high levels of hardship, help school districts address student learning loss, and bolster the economy.
The economy remains weak, the jobs recovery has lost momentum, and there are 9.5 million fewer jobs than in February of 2020. Black and Latino unemployment is 9.9 percent and 8.5 percent, respectively, well above the white unemployment rate of 5.6 percent which itself is too high. The economy won’t return to its full potential until 2025, the Congressional Budget Office projects; the number of people employed won’t return to pre-pandemic levels until 2024; and unemployment won’t fall below 4 percent until 2026.
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