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ORANGE COUNTY HOUSING CONSORTIUM AWARED $1,868,305

Middletown – The U S Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded the Orange County Housing Consortium $1,868,305.00 to fund thirteen (13) projects and programs related to housing and housing services for the homeless.  read more...

GOVERNOR SPITZER ANNOUNCES FINANCING FOR MORE THAN 1,180 HOUSING UNITS ACROSS NEW YORK STATE

Governor Eliot Spitzer today announced $510 million in financing for the construction and renovation of 1,182 affordable housing units across the state.

The projects and their financing were approved by the boards of the New York State Housing Finance Agency (HFA) and the New York State Affordable Housing Corporation (AHC). With these actions, the agencies have now approved financing to create and preserve 4,739 units of affordable housing in New York State since January 1, 2007.   Read more…http://www.ny.gov/governor/press/1102073.html

THIRTEEN COUNTIES GET FEDERAL ASSISTANCE FOR NOR’EASTER

Governor Eliot Spitzer today announced that the federal government has approved New York State’s request to expand its disaster declaration. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) declared that communities in 12 counties are now eligible to receive federal disaster assistance for storm response costs, the repair of damaged public infrastructure and debris removal associated with the April 14-18 nor’easter.   Read more…http://www.ny.gov/governor/press/0504071.html

DOE TO PROVIDE NEARLY $60 MILLION FOR SOLAR ENERGY RESEARCH   

NEW YORK, NY – U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Samuel W. Bodman today announced that DOE will make available nearly $60M to increase the use of solar power across the country, building on the President’s commitment to further the development of clean, renewable energy technologies. Read more…http://www.energy.gov/news/5137.htm

BARBARA BADELL:  RECAP BENEFITS FROM $7,400 BANK CONTRIBUTION

Middletown, NY -- There's always plenty going on at RECAP (Regional Economic Community Action Program), a human services, anti-poverty agency that offers assistance in many forms to the public.  Read more...http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070210/LIFE/702100308/-1/COMM06

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