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El Paso Credit Union Affordable Housing Receives a $98K Grant
Aug 8, 2012
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Today, Congressman Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) announced that the U.S. Department of the Treasury will award the El Paso Credit Union Affordable Housing LLC (El Paso CU) a $98,400 federal grant to assist in the city’s affordable housing markets. El Paso will receive the award under the fiscal year 2012 f...
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FEDERAL RECOVERY ACT FUNDS TO TRANSFORM VACANT EL PASO PROPERTY TO 'GREEN' AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITY
Dec 9, 2010
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Congressman Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) released the following statement after today’s groundbreaking ceremony for the new 73-unit Paisano Green Community. The $10.4 million project was made possible by an $8.25 million grant from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. El Paso was one of only 36 co...
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U.S. HOUSE APPROVES FLOOD INSURANCE REFORM BILL
Jul 15, 2010
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Today, the U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation that would impose a five-year delay of new Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) requirements for certain homeowners located in “Special Flood Hazard Areas” (SFHA) to purchase flood insurance. The Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Ac...
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EL PASO COALITION OF NON-PROFITS RECEIVE OVER $10 MILLION FEDERAL STIMULUS GRANT
Jan 14, 2010
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will award a $10,191,000 grant to a coalition of El Paso non-profit organizations led by the El Paso Collaborative for Community and Economic Development (the Collaborative) to convert vacant properties into affordable housing, Congressman Silves...
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REYES ANNOUNCES OVER $2.5 MILLION FOR EL PASO NON-PROFITS TO COMBAT HOMELESSNESS
Jan 7, 2010
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Congressman Silvestre Reyes today announced that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will award over $2,544,944 in competitive federal grants to several El Paso non-profit organizations to combat homelessness. The funds are part of the Continuum of Care (CoC) Homeless Assistance Pr...
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Reyes announces over $600,000 federal grant for Ysleta del Sur Pueblo
Jan 6, 2010
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded El Paso’s Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo $1,074,130 through the Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) Program, Congressman Silvestre Reyes, D-El Paso, announced today. The IHBG formula grant provides funding for a range of eligible housing activiti...
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Roof project OK'd for 152 apartments
Dec 20, 2009
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A $753,000 project to replace roofs at the Martin Luther King Apartment Community, 9101 Butternut, is moving forward. The Board of Commissioners of the city Housing Authority approved the project Friday. Four Star Roofing Co. of El Paso was given the construction contract, and the project will be pa...
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City to look at helping weatherize residences
Dec 13, 2009
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EL PASO -- The city is getting a $4 million grant to help low-income families weatherize their homes and reduce their energy use. The money is from the federal government's stimulus program and is being funneled through the state. Tuesday, the City Council will consider accepting the grant and appro...
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REYES VOTES TO EXTEND UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, POPULAR HOMEBUYERS’ TAX CREDIT, AND PROVIDE TAX RELIEF TO SMALL BUSINESSES
Nov 5, 2009
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Silvestre Reyes voted to pass legislation that will help thousands of El Pasoans who are unemployed due to the economic recession, and also extend a popular tax credit program for homebuyers to further stabilize the housing market. H.R. 3548, the Unemployment Co...
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CONGRESSMAN REYES TO JOIN MAYOR COOK TOMORROW TO ANNOUNCE $8.25 MILLION IN RECOVERY FUNDS TO TRANSFORM VACANT HOUSING COMPLEX IN CENTRAL EL PASO
Oct 1, 2009
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Congressman Silvestre Reyes will join Mayor John Cook and Housing Authority CEO Gerald Cichon in El Paso tomorrow to announce over $8.25 million in stimulus funding that will be used to transform a vacant 46-unit property near the County Coliseum into a modern 64-unit affordable housing complex. The...
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