Cooperative Agreement H79SP020818

The Economic Development Administration (EDA), under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program (CFDA 11.307), awarded a $375,000 Project Grant to the South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation. This grant will support the development of an economic recovery plan for the Bronx 149th Street Commercial Corridor, known as the Bronx Hub. The plan will outline practical strategies to effectively redevelop the commercial corridor and provide resources to generate an environment that...

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded Bronxworks, Inc., a $1,806,414 Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) grant on June 1, 2024. This Project Grant will fund Bronxworks' housing assistance and supportive services for homeless individuals and families in the Bronx, New York, over a one-year period through May 31, 2025. Bronxworks, a non-profit organization, aims to quickly rehouse homeless populations and minimize their time without permanent housing. The grant will...

This Project Grant award of $402,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Public and Indian Housing Office under the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program (CFDA 14.896) will fund the salaries and fringe benefits for FSS coordinators at the Albany Housing Authority. The FSS coordinators are responsible for implementing the FSS program, which aims to help families receiving housing assistance increase their earned income, improve financial literacy, and reduce...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families is providing a $2,250,599 five-year Project Grant under the Head Start federal grant program (CFDA 93.600) to Sharon Baptist Board Of Directors, Inc., a non-profit organization in the Bronx, New York. This funding will support the delivery of comprehensive early childhood education, health, and family support services to low-income children from birth to compulsory school age. The grant aims to enhance the...

Through a $376,159 Project Grant award from the Appalachian Regional Commission's Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002), the Belfast Central School District in New York is providing educational services and support to students in its district. The Appalachian Area Development program aims to strengthen Appalachian communities through investments in areas such as education, infrastructure, and economic development. This grant enables Belfast School to advance the program's goals of...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through its Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program (CFDA 14.896), awarded a $2,270,268 Project Grant to the City of New York Housing Preservation & Development (HPD) to fund the salaries and fringe benefits of FSS coordinators. The purpose of this grant is to support the implementation of the FSS program, which helps families receiving public housing, Housing Choice Voucher, and Project-Based Rental Assistance to increase their...

This $6,455,042 Head Start and Early Head Start Project Grant, awarded by the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (CFDA 93.600), will enable Harlem RBI Inc., doing business as DREAM, to deliver early childhood education and developmental services focused on promoting school readiness and supporting cognitive, physical, behavioral, and social-emotional growth of young children from disadvantaged backgrounds in New York City. This five-year grant, which...

This $200,000 cooperative agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 funds the Research Foundation of the City University of New York - City College to provide environmental job training services under the Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA #66.815). Specifically, the awardee will recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents of New York City and the Bronx in environmental careers with skills for remediation work at...

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) Project Grant in the amount of $102,940.00 to Vocational Instruction Project Community Services, Inc. (VIP Community Services), a nonprofit organization located in the Bronx, New York. The award, effective January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, supports VIP Community Services' efforts to provide rapid rehousing, homelessness prevention, and permanent supportive housing services to homeless...

The New York City Department of Social Services will receive $37,275,497.04 under a Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program to support workforce development efforts in the local building and construction and transportation, distribution, and logistics industries. The NYC Mayor's Office of Workforce Development and the Consortium for Worker Education will serve as coordinating organizations to place...