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Housing Authority Receives $12M Grant Toward Improvements

ABC 33/40 The Housing Authority of the Birmingham District (HABD) announced it will receive more than $12.8 million from the U.S. Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) 2021 Capital Fund Program Grant Awards. HABD officials said the funds are to be used to finance a number of efforts to improve public housing communities and greatly assist […]

Source: The Birmingham Times

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