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Lynchburg, Monacans get housing grant funds
Lynchburg is receiving more than $1.1 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for affordable housing.
The city will receive $718,593 through the departmentâs Community Development Block Grants program and $413,856 through the departmentâs HOME Investment Partnerships program.
The CDBG program âprovides annual grants on a formula basis to states, cities, and counties to develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment and expanding economic opportunities,â according to a news release from U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, announcing the round of more than $95.5 million total in HUD grants across Virginia.
In a newly unsealed ruling, U.S. District Court Judge John Tunheim says the Faribault City Council was motivated at least in part by racial animus when it enacted its crime-free
February 19, 2021 at 8:45 am EST | by Jeff Hammerberg
LGBTQ housing rights further protected under presidential order
President
Joe Biden signed an order that will significantly advance and protect the housing rights of the LGBTQ community. (Screen capture via YouTube)
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is taking intentional steps forward to enforce a new executive order signed by President Biden on Jan. 20, 2021 (his first day in office) that will significantly advance and protect the housing rights of the LGBTQ community.
Across America, housing discrimination against the LGBTQ community remains prevalent. More than one-third of Americans still don’t believe our LGBTQ community deserves protection and dignity in housing, employment, adoption, and other areas of life.