Tax Credit Assistance Program

Program Description
The Tax Credit Assistance Program (TCAP) provides grant funding for capital investment in Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) projects via a formula-based allocation to State housing credit allocation agencies. The housing credit agencies in each State shall distribute these funds competitively and according to their qualified allocation plan. Projects awarded low income housing tax credits in fiscal years 2007, 2008, or 2009 are eligible for funding but housing credit agencies must give priority to projects that are expected to be completed by February 2012. 75 percent of TCAP funds will be committed by February 2010, 75 percent must be expended by February 2011, and 100 percent of the funds must be expended by February 2012.

Process for Making Awards
TCAP program and applicable federal crosscutting requirements will be established by notice and posted on HUD's Recovery Act website. The applicant must submit to HUD a 'letter of intent' to participate within 15 days of the notice of funding availability appearing in the Federal Register and must submit a description of how it plans to award the TCAP funds competitively, based on its qualified allocation plan (QAP), within 45 days of the notice."
Eligible Applicants
The 52 State Housing Credit Agencies that administer the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program are the only eligible applicants. (The 50 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico). No other organization, entities, or individuals are eligible for funding. Funding is by formula allocation to the 52 eligible state agencies.

Funding Amounts
Total Funding: $2,250,000,000
Total Funds Allocated: $2,250,000,000
Total Funds Obligated: $0
Total Funds Expended: $0



[SigmaForex Withdrawal Methods]

To withdraw funds from your account Please make sure that you have sufficient funds in place to cover the the necessary margin required for your open positions, after your requested withdrawal.

No requests for transfers to persons other than the account holder will be processed.
SigmaForex may require further identification or documentation in order to complete your request.
Please Note that transfer fees and bank charges may apply, and depend on the form of transfer.
Please note that we try to process the withdrawal request quickly. However, it may take up to 5 business days, depending on the method of transfer.

Your withdrawal from sigma account will be in an efficiently, secure and fast, you can withdraw money from your SigmaForex account at any time.

Withdrawal steps:

1. Login to your web account
2. Choose your withdrawal method
3. Fill the withdrawal form and write down the withdrawn amount

Lead Hazard Reduction/Healthy Homes

Program Description

The Lead Hazard Reduction Program has four components:

The Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Grant Program assists States, Native American Tribes, cities, counties/parishes, or other units of local government in undertaking comprehensive programs to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in eligible privately owned rental or owner-occupied housing.
The Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant Program assists urban jurisdictions with the greatest lead-based paint hazard control needs in undertaking programs for the identification and control of lead-based paint hazards in eligible privately owned rental and owner-occupied housing units.
The Healthy Homes Demonstration Grant Program develops, demonstrates, and promotes cost-effective, preventive measures to correct multiple residential safety and health hazards that produce serious diseases and injuries in children and other sensitive subgroups such as the elderly, with a particular focus on low income households. The Healthy Homes Demonstration Program is committed to supporting HUD's strategic goal of strengthening communities by addressing housing conditions that threaten health.
The Healthy Homes Technical Studies Grant Program works to gain knowledge to improve the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of methods of evaluation and control of lead-based paint and other housing-related health and safety hazards. This supports HUD's strategic goal to strengthen communities and the associated policy priority to improve our nation's communities by improving the environmental health and safety of families living in public and privately owned housing.

Process for Making Awards
HUD will publish an announcement of the new awards in the Federal Register and will also post the list here.
Eligible Applicants
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 authorized and provided funds for HUD to award grants under this grant program to those applicants under its fiscal year 2008 Notice of Funding Availability that were qualified for award but were not funded due to limitations of funds originally available.

Funding Amounts
Total Funding: $100,000,000*
Total Funds Allocated: $99,500,000
Total Funds Obligated: $0
Total Funds Expended: $0

*Up to 0.5 percent of each amount appropriated in this legislation may be used for the expenses of management and oversight of the programs, grants, and activities funded by such appropriation.

[SigmaForex Funding Methods]

Safety of funds plays an important role in any type of business; we make our best efforts to ensure protection of customers’ money.

Minimum deposit required for funding new accounts:

Our accounting department is ready to help you fund your new account or add funds to an existing account. For Standard Dealing Desk Accounts the minimum deposit is $ 500, and for the No Dealing Desk Accounts the minimum deposit is $ 2000.
Deposit instructions:
You must open a web account and associate it with your live account to insure security of transactions in your account

How to do so?
1. Open web account
2. Login and associate your Live Trading Account with your Web Account
3. Login to your Web Account and click 'Make a Deposit"

Deposit methods
1- Bank wire transfer
A wire transfer is a transfer of money from one bank account to another. The actual transfer is done by the bank, and neither the sender nor the recipient of the money sees or touches the actual funds.
Deposit Time
1-5 business days SigmaForex does not guarantee deposit times in the event of a margin call

Fees
None
SigmaForex will not be held responsible for charges or fees assessed by going through an intermediary bank.

Withdrawal Eligibility
Immediate availability
Restrictions
The account holder name of the funds must always match the name listed as the customer on the trading account.

2- E-gold payments
Open www.e-gold.com- Create new e-gold account - Issue transfer request from your e-gold account to SigmaForex e-gold account.

Deposit Time
Immediate deposit SigmaForex does not guarantee deposit times in the event of a margin call
Fees
None
SigmaForex will not be held responsible for charges or fees assessed by going through an intermediary bank.

Withdrawal Eligibility
Immediate availability

Restrictions
The account holder name of the funds must always match the name listed as the customer on the trading account.

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