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Webinar Today at 1:00 p.m. ET about 2024 Application Process
Treasury and the IRS announced that applications will open at 9:00 a.m. ET on May 28 for the 2024...
From Opportunity Home San Antonio's press release:
Opportunity Home San Antonio will be a sub-recipient of a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to bridge the solar equity gap and work toward achieving net-zero energy across its properties. The organization is a member of the...
From KATU 2 Vancouver:
The City of Vancouver was awarded a million-dollar grant for affordable housing upgrades this week.
According to the city, the grant is from the Washington State Department of Commerce for energy efficiency upgrades in affordable housing.
The grant will be used to focus on...
HUD and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have announced the adoption of the updated Minimum Energy Standards for new single and multifamily homes. The vast majority of HUD-financed units that will be built to the updated standards are single-family...
From HUD's press release:
Last week, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Terner Labs cohosted an event in Detroit, Michigan, uniting leaders from the public sector, housing experts, researchers, and technologists for the third iteration of their Housing &...
From the Seattle Times:
Washington state will receive more than $156 million to launch programs to provide rooftop solar and other forms of solar energy to people with lower incomes and on the front lines of climate change.
The Environmental Protection Agency announced a total of $7 billion...
On Earth Day, the Biden Administration and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $7 billion in awards through the Solar for All grant competition. PHAs are encouraged to apply for the grants. PHAs interested in accessing these funds should...
From the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles' website:
On Monday, March 18th, the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) joined Rep. Nanette Barragán (CA-44) and Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) to celebrate $235,000 in federal funding secured by the...
A new report from the Terner Center looks at the existing research on climate and housing in the U.S. in two key areas: how housing decarbonization and production strategies can reduce pollution to mitigate climate change, and how climate change impacts renters, homeowners, and the broader housing...
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has published final regulations for the Direct Pay of tax credits. Under the direct pay provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act, tax-exempt and governmental entities that do not owe Federal income taxes will be able to receive a payment equal to the full value...