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September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month
The most commonly inherited blood disorder continues to have difficulties in high quality treatment options for adults living with the disease. Sickle Cell Disease (SCD), an intensely painful blood disorder caused by red blood cells having an abnormal, sickle shape, affects over 100,000 United States citizens of all ethnicities but disproportionately affects Black and Hispanic populations, occurring, alarmingly, in 1 in every 365 Black or African American births and 1 out of every 16,300 Hispanic births.
Econometrica Develops CDBG Toolkit for HUD
Econometrica has developed a complete toolkit that enables communities to conduct a local income survey that meets the guidelines developed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for allocating Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. CDBG funds can be used to improve local infrastructure and meet other community needs, and some communities are required to demonstrate that the residents of the service area for CDBG activity meet low- to moderate-income (LMI) requirements.
Small Business Day Forum 8/24 Register Today!
Econometrica has won over $73 million in Federal contracts over the past 5 years. Our current contract vehicles include efforts for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae).
Econometrica will be hosting a FREE virtual event for small businesses interested in new partnerships. The event will include an introduction to what our team brings to the table, followed by a structured networking session for attendees to explore potential partnerships with us or other attendees.
Fair Market Rents
Fair Market Rents (FMRs) are estimates of gross rent in a local market, which the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) uses to administer its public and other assisted housing programs. Each year, HUD estimates FMRs for more than 600 metropolitan areas and almost 2,000 nonmetropolitan county areas. HUD allows public housing authorities (PHAs) and other organizations that operate the Section 8 program to request a reevaluation of their FMRs by conducting a HUD-prescribed local rental housing survey and submitting the data to HUD for review and approval.
