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Anna Ravindranath
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Inflation Reduction Act Funding for Affordable Housing: What to Know Now
A summary of IRA deadlines and updates to help the affordable housing sector access the resources available through this landmark investment in clean energy and action.
Enterprise in the News
California leaders asked for a Supreme Court homelessness decision. Will it backfire?
Enterprise Chief Executive Officer and President Shaun Donovan talks with the Los Angeles Times about the potential consequences of the Grants Pass case now before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Celebrating a Second Chance
Nearly 80% of formerly incarcerated people and their families report being denied housing due to a criminal conviction. That’s according to a 2015 study led by the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, Forward Together, and Research Action Design, which also found that formerly incarcerated people are 10 to 13 times more likely to experience homelessness than those who have not been incarcerated.
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What the IRA Means for Tribal Nations – and Why They Must Lead On Decarbonization
The IRA includes $720 million for Tribal and Native communities. Tribal leaders say they must be at forefront of decisions over their land and how to foster a more resilient future.
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Enterprise Celebrates with National, County and Local Officials the Grand Opening of Legacy at Twin Rivers, an Accessible, Mixed-Income Community in Columbia, Maryland
Enterprise was joined by national, state and county officials, and partners, supporters, and residents for a ribbon cutting ceremony at Legacy at Twin Rivers, a recently redeveloped affordable apartment community in Columbia, Maryland. The ceremony is part of Enterprise’s celebration of 1 million homes created since its inception in 1982, and marks an additional 153 homes created and preserved in Maryland.
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Mitigating Extreme Heat Risk in Historically Redlined Areas
Last year was the hottest year on record , and 2024 has a one-in-three chance of being even hotter. As temperatures increase and climate change worsens, extreme heat events will occur with more frequency and intensity, having an outsized impact in dense, urban areas. Urban neighborhoods face increased temperatures due to building concentrations and a lack of green space, creating a phenomenon referred to as the urban heat island effect. Neighborhoods with a high number of low-income residents of color experience more intense heat island effects. This is not by chance, but is a result of deliberate, discriminatory housing policies that have impacted people of color, pushing them into vulnerable neighborhoods prone to extreme heat exacerbated by climate change.
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Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Sees Significant increase to HUD’s Native American Programs
The Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) saw one of the most significant increases in HUD’s Native American Programs.
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Launch of "What's Possible”: A Blueprint for Sustainable American Communities
Enterprise, LISC, and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, are pleased to announce the publication of What's Possible: Investing NOW for Prosperous, Sustainable Neighborhoods. The project, funded by the Wells Fargo Foundation, will serve as a critical resource for everyone committed to tackling the climate crisis and building more resilient, sustainable, and prosperous communities.
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Enterprise Cuts the Ribbon on One Million Homes
Last month, Alemseged Desta addressed a crowd of hundreds spilling out from under a canopy tent, all there to celebrate two important milestones: the ribbon cutting for the redeveloped Legacy at Twin Rivers, a mixed-income, multifamily community in Columbia, Maryland – the city Enterprise founder Jim Rouse created – and Enterprise’s creation of one million homes. This theme of legacy—of community, continuity, and commitment—was embraced in the naming of Desta’s new home, and by everyone gathered for the occasion.