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The Appalachian Regional Commission and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development have agreed to fund 23 projects in the state using more than $8.1 million.

Federal funding package approved, includes millions for Western New York Storyblocks and last updated 2021-07-29 17:45:38-04 BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Congressman Brian Higgins (D- NY26) announced approval of H.R. 4502 which is a package of seven appropriation bills making investments in federal programs and initiatives including infrastructure, education, small business and job opportunity. The legislation now goes before the Senate for further consideration and would include the following f...

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(The Center Square) – As Tennessee prepares to send out an additional $45 million in federal coronavirus relief to small businesses before the end of the year, those businesses should

Optimizing Distribution of American Rescue Plan Funds To Stabilize Child Care Download the PDF here. Author’s note: For the purposes of this issue brief, the term “child care programs” includes family home-based child care; child care centers; and nonprofit, for-profit, and franchise centers. The author interchangeably uses the terms “providers” and “early educators” when referring to the child care workforce, many members of which double as small business owners offering child c...

View Comments The city of Corpus Christi is expected to receive $68.77 million of federal funding from the American Rescue Plan.  March 11, President Joe Biden signed the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, to spur the struggling economy.  The city is slated to receive the funds in two payments -- one this month and the second in May 2022. The monies can be used for city costs until Dec. 31, 2024. City staff identified possible opportunities acro...

Sine Die: Overview of Georgia’s 2022 Fiscal Year Budget   Bolstered by billions of dollars in unprecedented support from the federal government, Georgia lawmakers enacted a state budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 (HB 81) that maintains nearly $850 million in cuts from FY 2020 levels (HB 31), a reduction equivalent to cutting approximately 4 percent of General Funds from the budget. [1] Due in large part to $90 million in savings from the federal government’s decision to pay a higher-than-us...

Southern California Repurposes Buildings for Trafficking Survivors, Homeless LOS ANGELES—When San Diego stopped issuing strip club licenses and a local club went up for sale, a church bought it to create a shelter for human trafficking survivors. When the pandemic bankrupted a family favorite roller rink that had been in Los Angeles for more than 40 years, a project to turn it into bridge housing for the homeless got underway. Repurposing buildings has become a common theme in the Golden Stat...

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration released a key portion of its budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year Friday, calling for increasing money for schools, public health programs, cancer research and other discretionary programs that it says have been underfunded for too long. The president’s $1.5 trillion request seeks to spend $769 billion on discretionary programs not related to defense — a 16% increase over the current fiscal year. The proposal is in sharp contrast to Trump adm...

presque isle 040721 council meeting PRESQUE ISLE, Maine -- 040721-- The Presque Isle City Council talks with Clint Deschene during the April 7, 2021 City Council meeting about a $250,000 Community Block Grant for Ignite PI. (Screenshot from city livestream) PRESQUE ISLE, Maine -- 040721-- The Presque Isle City Council talks with Clint Deschene during the April 7, 2021 City Council meeting about a $250,000 Community Block Grant for Ignite PI. (Screenshot from city livestream) Ignite PI seeks cit...