The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded $6 million to Lansing to help the region recover from the national foreclosure crisis.
According to excerpts from the article:
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded the City of Lansing nearly $6 million to help revitalize neighborhoods across the city that have been affected by the nationwide foreclosure crisis.
The HUD funds are part of a nationwide $3.92 billion Neighborhood Stabilization Program that is part of the federal Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. Program funds can be used for a variety of purposes, including but not limited to the purchase and redevelopment of abandoned and foreclosed properties, direct homeownership assistance and counseling for individuals and families threatened by foreclosure.
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