Johnson Announces Affordable Housing Grants
WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 4, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, announced $1.9 million in grants for South Dakota organizations from the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) of Des Moines. In an event at Carnegie Town Hall in Sioux Falls, Senator Johnson congratulated the recipients and highlighted the economic and humanitarian impact the funds will have. The grants will be used to rehabilitate and repair hundreds of properties across the state, helping South Dakota families raise their children in safe and healthy environments.