Statewide Residential Code Public Meeting Notice 9/14/10

If you work in housing, you will want to participate! Public Meeting on Tuesday, September 14, 2010— Discussion of the Residential Code Technical Reviews and the adoption of a state residential construction code at the Oklahoma State Capitol, House of Representatives chambers starting at 1:00 PM and will end NO LATER THAN 4:00 pm. This [...]

HUD’s Fiscal Year 2010 Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Program ,

HUD announces the availability on its Web site of the application information, submission deadlines, funding criteria, and other requirements for the Fiscal Year 2010 NOFA for the Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant. This NOFA makes approximately $98 million in assistance available to support metropolitan and multijurisdictional planning efforts that integrate housing, land use, economic and [...]

Dept. of Energy Grant Opportunities

April 21, 2010Department of Energy Announces $28 Million to Support State Efforts to Increase Building Energy Retrofits and Develop State Energy Savings Goals http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/news/progress_alerts.cfm/pa_id=319 April 21, 2010Department of Energy Announces $30 Million to Accelerate Weatherization Innovation http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/news/progress_alerts.cfm/pa_id=320 April 21, 2010DOE Announces New Opportunities to Improve Commercial Building Energy Efficiency http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/news/progress_alerts.cfm/pa_id=318 April 20, 2010DOE Launches National [...]

Oklahoma Appliance Rebate Program Starts May 8

April 21, 2010 — The Oklahoma Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program begins Thursday for retailers in conjunction with Earth Day, while Oklahoma residents can begin purchasing Energy Star appliances on May 8 at 9 a.m. Vaughn Clark, Director of Community Development for the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, said TMR, based in Medina, OH, will be [...]

HUD’s Proposed Rule Defining Homeless for Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing:

SUMMARY: This rule commences HUD’s regulatory implementation of the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2009 (HEARTH Act), enacted into law on May 20, 2009. The HEARTH Act consolidates three of the separate homeless assistance programs administered by HUD under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act into a single grant program and [...]

IRS: New tax credit helps small employers provide health insurance coverage

Many small businesses that provide health insurance coverage to their employees now qualify for a special tax credit. IR-2010-38 gives a description of the credit and when and how to claim it.

Health Care Reform and You

Gov Gab provided the following article. If you have questions about the health care bill, I encourage you to read this article and the links provided. Health Care Reform and You