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A version of this article first appeared in Next City. In 2008, the Department of Housing and Urban Development began a study that was meant to track the impact of various types of assistance for families experiencing homelessness. The Department identified 2,282 families living in shelters in 12 cities across the United States, and randomly assigned them to four different types of interventions. One group was given a housing choice voucher, also known as a Section 8 voucher, which tenants can ...

Norovirus research: Clusters are resistant to UV disinfection Norovirus research: Clusters are resistant to UV disinfection Clusters of a virus known to cause stomach flu are resistant to detergent and ultraviolet disinfection, according to new research co-led by Danmeng Shuai, Ph.D., an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the George Washington University and Nihal Altan-Bonnet, Ph.D., a senior investigator and the head of the Laboratory of Host-Pat...

Credit: NIH WASHINGTON (April 15, 2021) -- Clusters of a virus known to cause stomach flu are resistant to detergent and ultraviolet disinfection, according to new research co-led by Danmeng Shuai, Ph.D., an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the George Washington University and Nihal Altan-Bonnet, Ph.D., a senior investigator and the head of the Laboratory of Host-Pathogen Dynamics at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of H...

Tents at the campsite for homeless people in northern Lawrence are pictured on Nov. 4, 2020. Lawrence will be awarded more than $1.6 million in funding from the latest federal pandemic relief package to increase affordable housing and other supports to address homelessness. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently announced that as part of the American Rescue Plan it will allocate nearly $5 billion to help communities across the country create affordable housing and servic...

NH Business Review American Rescue Plan grants to aid initiatives in Manchester, Nashua, around state April 14, 2021 The state of New Hampshire and the cities of Manchester and Nashua will be receiving a total of $18 million in federal grants to help expand affordable housing and fight homelessness. The grants, announced by members of the state’s congressional delegation, from through the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, which is funded through the recently passed American Rescue Plan. A...

$5 Billion in American Rescue Plan Funding Awarded Across the Nation

DBusiness Magazine DBusiness Daily Update: HUD Awards Michigan $151M to Increase Affordable Housing, Fortune Honors Rocket Cos. and Plante Moran, and More Our roundup of the latest news from metro Detroit and Michigan businesses as well as announcements from government agencies, including updates about the COVID-19 pandemic. To share a business or nonprofit story, please send us a message. Courtesy of Bridge, as of April 10 Our roundup of the latest news from metro Detroit and Michigan business...

More than $667 million in federal funding will support local affordable housing programs and projects across California, as announced Thursday by U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California. The city of Berkeley is receiving about $2.7 million of the funding. The American Rescue Plan Act, which Padilla helped pass, is providing the money, according to a press release from Padilla’s office. This funding through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s HOME Investments Partnerships Pro...

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge recently announced the allocation of nearly $5 billion in American Rescue Plan funds to help communities across the country create affordable housing and services for people experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness. Secretary Fudge made the announcement during a Zoom call with U.S. […]

Mansfield City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved the honorary recognition. "Prince Charles Williams did a great service to the Mansfield area," Mayor Tim Theaker said. "He represented Mansfield in his boxing endeavors and its only fair and nice that we are able to turn around and rename a portion of a street after him." Theaker said Williams, who retired from boxing in 1996 with a record of 37-7-3 with 28 knockouts, grew up on Harker Street. Williams, 58, spent 5½ years as light h...