The Dept. of Housing and Urban Development has announced plans for $995 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act discretionary grants to upgrade public housing units and the National Science Foundation is seeking applicants for $200 million in ARRA aid to rehabilitate academic research facilities at colleges and universities.
HUD on May 11 said it will award a total $995 billion in ARRA Public Housing Capital Funds in four categories: $600 million for energy-efficiency improvements; $200 million for projects delayed for lack of funding; $100 millin to "transform" old public housing projects through renovation or new construction; and $95 million for housing or community facilities for the elderly or people with disabilities.