The Housing Authority for Travis County, Texas will receive $182,074 in Recovery Act grants for public housing improvements. Because the Housing Authority has had difficulty managing non-Recovery Act funding, HUD's Office of Inspector General (OIG) evaluated the county's ability to administer Rec...

The East St. Louis Housing Authority will receive $4.9 million in Recovery Act grants to make capital improvements to public housing for low-income families, the elderly, and disabled. When evaluating the Authority's capacity to administer the funds, HUD's Office of Inspector General found severa...

USDA's Forest Service received $1.15 billion in Recovery Act funding to sustain the nation's forest and grasslands, maintain forest roads and facilities, and reduce the risk of wildfires. The Recovery Act requires that Recovery Act projects adhere to the Buy American Act: if construction material...

Grants will transform and upgrade public housing projects while creating jobsWASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Donovan today announced that HUD is awarding $96 million in grants to 15 public housing authorities across the country to make substantial improveme...

Grants bring total HUD's Recovery Act investment in Native American and Alaskan communities to a half billion dollarsANCHORAGE - During a visit to an Anchorage, Alaska community today, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan announced that HUD is awarding 61 grant...