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Mandeville, Louisiana
MANDEVILLE, January 15, 2008 –
USDA Rural Development State Director Clyde C. Holloway visited
Mandeville to present $135,028 in USDA Rural Development Housing
Preservation Grant funds to the St. Tammany Parish Government. St.
Tammany Parish will use the funds to assist up to 12 low-income
homeowners repair and rehabilitate their homes.
"USDA Rural Development’s Housing
Preservation Grant Program helps protect the health and safety of
people who live in rural areas and lack financial resources to make
housing repairs,” said Clyde C. Holloway. “I am pleased to award
this grant to the St. Tammany Parish Government—it will be welcome
news for area residents.”
USDA’s Rural Development provides
financial assistance to sponsoring organizations, such as St.
Tammany Parish Government, to assist in the repair and/or
rehabilitation of single-family and rental residences located in
rural communities. Sponsors who administer the grant funds can
include state agencies, units of local government, Native American
tribes, and nonprofit organizations. |
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USDA Rural Development State Director
Clyde Holloway presents Housing Preservation Grant to Kevin Davis,
Parish President, St. Tammany Parish. Also pictured are
employees of USDA Rural Development and St. Tammany Parish Community
Action Agency.
USDA Rural Development State Director Clyde Holloway addresses
attendees at Housing Preservation Grant presentation.
Kevin Davis, St. Tammany Parish
President, shakes USDA Rural Development State Director Clyde
Holloway's hand at conclusion of grant presentation ceremony.
USDA Rural Development Multi-Family
Housing Specialist Juiet Schillings is interviewed by WWL Radio talk
show host Bob Mitchell regarding USDA Rural Development's Housing
Preservation Grant Program.
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