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Friday, January 25, 2013  Since 2010, more than $36.5 million federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) funds have helped rehabilitate Genesee County Land Bank properties in the city of Flint and the rest of the county.

Friday, October 12, 2012  One look at the craftsman-style mantle and the rich hardwood floors, it's hard to believe the home at 841 E. Ninth St. as once a neighborhood eyesore.  It is one of the last homes to be renovated by Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) funds.

Tuesday, August 21, 2012  A new report out from the New Orleans Community Data Center, using data from the US Postal Service and HUD, suggests the number of unoccupied properties in Flint and Detroit combined exceeds the number that existed in New Orleans in the immediate years following Hurricane Katrina.

Tuesday, June 19, 2012  Genesee County demolished over 1,000 abandoned homes in 2011 through a program called the Neighborhood Stabilization Program, and it provided millions for communities with blight problems, like Flint to demolish those homes.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011  During debates leading up to last Tuesday's Flint mayoral election, Mayor Dayne Walling indicated that the city has more than $30 million set aside to help clean-up and eventually redevelop sites of General Motors factories that have been demolished or partially torn down.

Tuesday, October 25, 2011  A record 775 homes have been demolished in the city of Flint in the last  year.  It's a record according to Flint Mayor Dayne Walling.