Community Development Archives

Massachusetts commits $158 million to boost low-income housing developments

Projects include new senior developments, a deep energy retrofit and the adaptive reuse of an old mill being converted into housing.

Strategic Partnerships

St. Louis unveils $100 million plan to transform Steinberg Rink into year-round destination

This plan introduces a world-class design to restore the rink and reimagine the surrounding 22.5-acre area as The Glade.

Mary Scott Nabers

Billions in grant funding are available… what is slowing the application process?

For now the programs are functioning normally and many still have billions in available funding for worthwhile projects.

Miles Smith

Maryland launches grant program to boost transit-oriented development and economic growth

Eligible projects must have a direct connection or benefit to a site the state has designated for transit-oriented development.

Miles Smith

Virginia announces $23.6 million in community development block grants

The funding will be administered by the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development.

Brady Pieper

Ohio offering $100 million in tax breaks to kickstart mixed-use development projects

ODOD will fund projects that construct or redevelop more than 7.4 million square feet of retail, housing, dining, office, lodging and entertainment space.

Miles Smith

New York’s proposed budget includes $75 million to transform former Willowbrook State School

The proposed funding would be the largest single financial commitment to the IBR since it opened.

Strategic Partnerships

Chicago’s 75th Street improvement project receives $81 million grant

The 75th Street project involves untangling the railroad tracks from the roadways so that trains, pedestrians, bicyclists and vehicles can more easily move through the community.

Pete Hahnloser

NYC plans to reconnect neighborhoods separated by Brooklyn-Queens Expressway construction

The report proposes capping parts of the BQE to create new public spaces and reconnect communities that were split by the highway.

Pete Hahnloser

Wisconsin giving communities $115M to improve community facilities, broadband access

This funding will support the improvement of public facilities like libraries and community centers along with expanding high-speed internet access.

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