Wednesday, August 11,
2010
Governor Announces
$128 Million in Additional Federal Support to Prevent Foreclosures in
The governor today announced that the Michigan State Housing Development
Authority (MSHDA) will receive $128.4 million in additional support from the
Obama administration to help
In June,
the U.S. Departments of Treasury and Housing and Urban Development approved
MSHDA’s plan to distribute $154.5 million in federal funds to help homeowners
who:
MSHDA had estimated the plan
would help 17,000 at-risk homeowners, including 11,000 residents who are
unemployed. With the additional $128.4 million in federal
funds announced today, MSHDA should be able to assist another 13,000 homeowners
who are unemployed.
MSHDA’s Hardest Hit Fund was developed in partnership
with representatives from the Michigan Bankers Association, Michigan Credit
Union League, Michigan Association of Community Bankers, Michigan Association of
Realtors, Michigan Foreclosure Task Force and MSHDA’s statewide homeownership
counseling network.
Key
message:
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We’re eager to use these federal funds to help at-risk
families in
Six
The program’s goal is to encourage
students to pursue graduate degrees in basic research in physics, biology,
chemistry, mathematics, engineering, computational sciences and environmental
science.
Three of the students are from the
A complete list of awardees and eligibility
requirements is available at the Office of Science Graduate Fellowship Program
website at http://scgf.orau.gov/fy2010-fellowship-awardees.html
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