SPOKANE, Wash. — Mayor Lisa Brown is joining mayors nationwide in urging federal lawmakers to preserve a grant program that provides millions annually for affordable housing and social services in ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. GOLETA, CA, April 4, 2025 – The City of Goleta looks forward to helping those in need in our community using funds from the ...

Alisha Wescott of Burlington, Vermont, is trying to get her online nail business off the ground. She makes long, elaborate acrylic nails, often decked out with glittery illustrations of cartoon ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Kansas Department of Commerce announced changes to its Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) – Community Facilities program to allow a rolling application process, lower ...

WATSONVILLE — The five-year period for Watsonville to receive project funding through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant program ended last week, ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Missouri Department of Economic Development announced Thursday a total of more than $25 million will go toward community projects. The awards will go toward 52 ...

The Community Development Block Grant program was developed in 1974 under the idea that local leaders, not Washington bureaucrats, know best what their communities need. Instead of dictating how ...

Hoping to find undervalued small businesses, Optimist Ventures is aiming to grow Helene-impacted businesses through public ...

NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D. (KTIV) - City leaders reminded residents at the city Commissioner’s meeting Monday night of a community briefing scheduled for May 21st. The state of South Dakota is getting $15 ...

The Federal Home Loan Bank Board building is seen in Washington, D.C. on January 23, 2026. (Photo by Robyn Stevens Brody / Sipa USA / AP Images) This is your first of three free stories this month.

The Community Development Block Grant program was developed in 1974 under the idea that local leaders, not Washington bureaucrats, know best what their communities need. Instead of dictating how ...