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*** HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan announces Virginia to receive more than $36 million to support community development and affordable housing production - see website*** Current HUD funding announcements: Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program applications due 9/14 … Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency (ROSS) applications due 9/18 …Fair Housing Initiatives Program applications due 9/18… HOPE VI Revitalization Grants Program due 11/17 - see www.grants.gov or website***

GET READY…BE READY…STAY READY…
*** Bill & Danny have passed Virginia by- but don't let your guard down yet - see online Community Preparedness Toolkit to help citizens become self-sufficient in the first 72 hours of an emergency*** Listo Virginia produces Spanish hurricane guide for preparedness among Spanish-speaking residents. To order, send e-mail or call (804) 897-6510 *** VA Department of Emergency Management hosting workshops on Emergency Planning for Congregate Care Facilities - Online registration & details course ID# 1018941 - contact Eileen Tarr at (804) 897-6500, ext. 6529 or *** VA Department of Health expanding call center for questions about H1N1 virus - toll-free number, 1-877-275-8343***

BRIEF BRIEFS…
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond offers Leadership Succession Planning Workshop 9/10, 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Registration extended to 9/8 for HUDLines readers - contact courtney.mailey@rich.frb.org, 804-697-8778 *** Don't miss this - 10th Annual VA Statewide Neighborhood Conference "Sustaining Communities through Effective Partnerships" in Chesterfield Co. Sept 24-26*** Keep an eye on how Virginia is doing with ARRA funds*** Homeward's 2009 Regional Conference on Best Practices in Service to the Homeless - 9/24 & 25, Capital One Town Center. Register by 9/18*** VA Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services (DMHMRSAS) name changed as of 7/1/09 to Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS). New website*** Virginia CASH Campaign Fall Classic conference for coalitions in Virginia providing free tax preparation services, financial education, Individual Development Accounts & other asset building programs 9/29, 9:00 - 4:00***

BRIEF BRIEFS TO LOOK INTO …
*** Submissions due 9/8 for 13th annual HUD Secretary's Opportunity & Empowerment Awards or contact APA's Roberta Rewers at (312) 786-6395*** Better Housing Coalition offers Fall Tours 12 - 2pm on 10/7, 10/13 and 10/20 to highlight changed lives & transformed communities in Greater Richmond. Contact Drew Melson at (804) 644-0546 x23*** Virginia Network of Nonprofit Organizations (VANNO) hosts Nonprofit Boot Camp 9/10 & 9/11*** U.S. Department of Labor Veterans' Employment and Training Service (DOL-VETS) announces FY 2009 and FY 2010 funds to support Stand Downs for homeless vets - applications due 60 days before planned events*** USDA/Rural Development's Rural Community Development Initiative applications due 9/24 - see website*** Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) invites providers to Homeless Veterans Summit: Ending Homelessness among Veterans in Five Years - 11/3-11/5 in Washington, DC - applications to present at Summit due 9/11***