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The City of East Spencer Receives USDA Grant

Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) joined Mayor Mallet, USDA Undersecretary Lisa Mensah, and USDA State Director Randy Gore to announce a $75,000 grant from USDA for Rural Development.

$1.8 MILLION AWARDED TO NC PROJECTS TO PROTECT WATER QUALITY, CONSERVE NATURAL HABITAT, AG...

$1.8 million in grants will go to projects intended to protect waterways, preserve wildlife, improve water quality, and help farmers with conservation and environmental management efforts, Attorney General Roy Cooper announced toda

After Years of Denials, VA to Give Disability Status to Veterans Poisoned by Camp...

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that the VA would begin the process to grant presumptive disability status to veterans of service at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina who have certain cancers and conditions known to be associated with long term exposure to the chemicals that contaminated the base water system from 1953-1987. VA is conceding that it will no longer deny benefits to eligible veterans based on VA’s faulty and selective interpretations of science

Businesses Receive $246,000 to Invest in Workers’ Skills

Thirty-one of the state’s employers received grants this month totaling $246,807 to train 612 workers. The federally funded NCWorks Incumbent Worker Training Grants are reimbursements awarded twice a year to employers who qualify for financial assistance in workforce training.

New Professional Development Program Announced by NC Division of Rural Economic Development

North Carolina Commerce Secretary John E. Skvarla, III and Assistant Secretary for Rural Economic Development Dr. Patricia Mitchell have announced the creation of the Commerce Fellows/Building Community through Capacity and Knowledge program. The program, which will be offered to local governments, will be administered by the Rural Economic Development Division.

N.C. Rural Infrastructure Authority Approves Grants

North Carolina Commerce Secretary John E. Skvarla, III and Assistant Secretary for Rural Development Dr. Patricia Mitchell announced today that the N.C. Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) approved 16 grants or loans totaling more than $4.7 million with the commitment of 392 new jobs.

Grant Provides Foreclosure Prevention Help for Homeowners Statewide

The North Carolina Housing Finance Agency has won a $1.5 million grant that will enable 5,000 households statewide to receive foreclosure prevention counseling.

Grant Provides Foreclosure Prevention Help for Homeowners Statewide

The North Carolina Housing Finance Agency has been awarded a $2 million grant that will enable an additional 8,000 households statewide to receive foreclosure prevention counseling.

N.C. Rural Infrastructure Authority Board Approves First Round of Grants

N.C. Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker and Assistant Secretary for Rural Development Dr. Pat Mitchell announced today that the N.C. Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) approved 18 grants totaling $11,046,399.

Hagan Announces $480K Grant to Build a 60 Homes in Franklin

Washington, DC - August 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Kay Hagan today announced that Southeastern Housing Preservation, Inc. will receive a $480,000 grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) of Atlanta for the Westgate Terrace Apartment community in Franklin, which will provide 60 rental units for very low- to low-income families earning less than 60 percent of the area median income

Hagan Announces $250K Federal Grant to City of Concord Housing Department

Washington, DC - August 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Kay Hagan announced today that the City of Concord Housing Department will receive a $250,000 grant to bolster security and safety within its public housing community. The grant is awarded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Hagan Announces $6 Million in Federal Grants to Help Homeless Veterans in NC

Washington, DC - July 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Kay Hagan announced today that vital financial support is coming to North Carolina to tackle the homeless veterans crisis. Organizations across the state will receive nearly $6 million in homeless prevention grants to serve nearly 2,400 North Carolina homeless or at-risk veteran families

Hagan Announces New VA Grants for Veterans Home in Black Mountain

Washington, D.C. - June 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Kay Hagan (NC) today announced that the North Carolina State Veterans Home in Black Mountain will be receiving per diem grants from the Department of Veterans Affairs for each of its 100 nursing home beds. The Black Mountain facility will receive $85 per day per eligible veteran, reducing the out of pocket cost to veterans admitted into the home. The facility, which opened in October 2012, has a state of the art therapy center and offers a Memory Support Unit for Alzheimer's patients

Gov. Bev Perdue Announces Grant Awards for 13 Water Resources Projects

November 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gov. Bev Perdue announced today that $750,000 in grants have been awarded for 13 projects that will help North Carolina towns and counties restore streams, reduce erosion, study storm water management and benefit other water resources.

DURHAM RECEIVES $300,000 TO SPUR NEXT GENERATION OF HOUSING, NEIGHBORHOOD TRANSFORMATION

DURHAM - October 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that the Housing Authority of the City of Durham will receive $300,000 to execute grassroots efforts to revitalize the public housing at McDougald Terrace and transform the Southeast Central neighborhood of Durham.

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How One Agent Is Surviving In Today’s Market

Raleigh, NC - May 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- For the 3rd consecutive year in a row Rupert Bryan has not only won all the top awards in the Coldwell Banker Falls Office, but he is also ranked as one of the Top Agents in the Triangle (#18 Triangle Business Journal Residential Realtor)

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Public input opportunities for Project Grace proposal

New Hanover County will host two public meetings to share information about Project Grace and the redevelopment proposal that was submitted by Zimmer Development Company.