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HUD Makes $25 Million In Funding Available To Public Housing Authorities To Help Families Get Access To Better Housing, Schools

June 2, 2023 Contributor

Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that it will make available $25 million to public housing authorities (PHAs) for HUD’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Mobility Services. Through this program, PHAs will help an estimated 6,000 voucher families with children get a better opportunity to live in low-poverty neighborhoods with high-performing schools and other strong community resources. […]

HUD Awards $3.2 Million To Fight Housing Discrimination In New York

March 23, 2023 Contributor

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded $54 million to 182 fair housing organizations across the country under its Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP). The grants will provide $28,200,000 to support the efforts of national, state, and local fair housing entities working to address violations of the Fair Housing Act and helping to end discrimination in housing. In addition, HUD provided $26,350,000 in funding to its second and third year Private Enforcement Initiative grantees to continue fair housing enforcement efforts nationwide. A state-by-state breakdown of the awardees is available here. […]

HUD Announces New Proposed “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing” Rule

January 20, 2023 Contributor

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will imminently publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register to fulfill the promise of the 1968 Fair Housing Act. […]

HUD Allocates Over $73 Million For Affordable Housing In New York

April 9, 2021 Contributor

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Tuesday announced the allocation of $689,565,492.92 through the nation’s Housing Trust Fund (HTF) for affordable housing. […]

HUD Announces Extensions, Expansions Of COVID-19 Homeowner Relief, Home Retention Measures

February 17, 2021 Contributor

To provide urgent economic relief to homeowners impacted by COVID-19, today the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced extensions of the Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) foreclosure and eviction moratoriums, as well as an extension of the initial start date of a COVID-19 Forbearance. […]

Fulton CDA Receives Housing Counseling Grant

October 10, 2008 Nicole Reome

The Fulton Community Development Agency has secured $40,000 in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The agency is one of nearly 400 national, state and local agencies that has received a housing counseling grant this year. […]