On July 27, HUD announced that that HUD-approved counseling agencies and State Housing Finance Agencies are eligible to apply for Housing Counseling Grants aimed to households avoid foreclosure and make informed home purchases. Read the HUD press release and the grant...

Issue Areas: The Dr. Scholl Foundation makes charitable grants in the following areas: Education, including the elementary, secondary, college, and university level. Programs for children and developmentally disabled senior citizens. Civic and cultural institutions. Social service agencies, environmental organizations, and religious institutions. Hospital and healthcare organizations. Targeted Area: National Eligibility: The foundation...

Housing for Everyone Grant Competition Applications will be accepted from Monday, July 5, 2010 through Friday, September 3, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. A total of $1.7 million will be awarded in 2010 to local non-profit organizations that make a meaningful difference in meeting the affordable housing needs...

The next grant deadline for The Merchants Fund is Wednesday, September 15, 2010 (postmarked).  TMF has three core grant making areas for businesses that have been legally established for at least three years in Philadelphia: Business Stabilization grants up to $10,000 to help small businesses remain stable, viable and grow in...

The City’s Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD) has issued three Request for Proposals for funding to support the development of affordable housing:  one for rental housing developments seeking Low Income Housing Tax Credits from the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency in its fall 2010...

Assisted Housing Stability and Energy and Green Retrofit: HUD's Office of Affordable Housing Preservation provides grant funding for eligible...

FHLBank Pittsburgh is pleased to announce that applications for the Affordable Housing Program (AHP) will now be accepted via a new online system on their Bank4Banks.com customer website. In 2010, FHLBank Pittsburgh will hold one competitive AHP funding round with approximately $3 million available to support affordable housing projects within our district. Registration for FHLBank...

On June 24th HUD released Notice of Funding Availability for HUD's Community Challenge Planning Grants and the DOT's Tiger II Planning Grants. The deadline is July 26th. For the full NOFA please visit:

In a move to honor social workers and their advocacy for those in need, Crossroads Hospice announces the first "Caring More" award for a social worker who goes above and beyond for his/her patients and community.  Nominations are currently being accepted. The award includes a $500 cash prize...

Enter the Strong Communities Competition! CommunityMatters™, in partnership with Ashoka’s Changemakers, has launched Strong Communities: Engaging Citizens, Strengthening Place, Inspiring Change, an innovative competition to find the best ways for citizens to connect...