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BEDFORD, N.H. - July 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) --New Hampshire Housing Finance Authoritytoday announced its first round of awards to New Hampshire cities and towns through the Community Planning Grant (CPG) Program. The CPG Program was created by New Hampshire Housing, in collaboration with a consortium of public agencies and state-wide institutions, to help New Hampshire cities and towns improve their land use regulations and create more resilient local economies. Funding is provided through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). New Hampshire Housing is one of 27 state and local agencies to be awarded a share of $28 million in FY2011 grants through HUD’s Community Challenge Grant program, which aims to reform and reduce barriers to achieving affordable and economically vital communities.

BOSTON, MA - December 24, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston announced that a Manchester initiative will receive more than $2.1 million through its Affordable Housing Program. These funds, awarded in the form of a grant, loan, and interest-rate subsidy, will be used to finance 26 units of affordable rental housing for formerly homeless veterans earning at or below 50 percent of area median income.

BEDFORD, N.H. - December 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority has been awarded a $2 million grant, funded by the New Hampshire Public Utility Commission administered Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Fund (GHGERF), which will allow the Authority to provide energy efficiency upgrades to affordable multi-family rental units through its Greener Homes Program.

BEDFORD, N.H. - May 24, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Some low-income families and individuals can now learn about managing their finances through a new pilot program to be offered by New Hampshire Housing, made possible by a three-year $400,000 grant from the U.S. Treasury.

Washington, D.C. - March 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter today announced that the New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority, Dover Housing Authority, Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority, and Laconia Housing and Redevelopment Authority

Washington, DC - September 23, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- In the Obama Administration's continued effort to stimulate community development and job growth, U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today awarded $2.6 million in New Hampshire through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act).

Washington, DC - August 6, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced more than $4 million has been awarded in New Hampshire to support community development and produce more affordable housing. HUD's annual funding will also provide down payment assistance to first-time homebuyers; help individuals and families who might otherwise be living on the streets; and offer real housing solutions for individuals with HIV/AIDS.

WASHINGTON, DC - July 9, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today awarded more than $5.3 million in New Hampshire to rapidly re-house families who fall into homelessness, or prevent them from becoming homeless in the first place (please see attached for a list of individual grant awards). The funding is provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to help persons and families facing a sudden financial crisis due to the economic recession.

BOSTON - December 9, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) – The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (the Bank) awarded nearly $1.5 million as grants, loans, and subsidies to fund 63 units of affordable rental housing in Nashua and Rindge. Of that amount, over $935,000 was given as a grant or subsidy.