HUD: Loan Guarantee Announced for Laredo, TX Affordable Housing Rehabilitation Project
Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a $4.1 million loan guarantee to the City of Laredo, Texas. The loan guarantee, offered through the Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program (Section 108), will be used to finance the Southern Hotel Affordable Housing Rehabilitation Project. The project will rehabilitate an existing historical building…
HUD: $15 Million Loan Guarantee Announced for Cleveland, OH Affordable Housing Rehabilitation Project
Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a $15 million loan guarantee to the City of Cleveland, Ohio. The loan guarantee, offered through the Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program (Section 108), will be used to finance the construction of the Centennial Project in downtown Cleveland. Cleveland will use the Section 108…
FEMA: Nearly $422 Million Invested to Renovate Public Housing Complexes in Recovery from Hurricane Maria
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recently approved about $422 million to restore and renovate 37 residential properties belonging to the Public Housing Administration (PHA) due to damage caused by Hurricane María. These works will benefit over 5,400 families throughout the island. As part of the agency’s commitment to help Puerto Rico by mitigating future…
HUD: Over 100,000 Families & Individuals Housed through “House America” Homelessness Initiative
Milestone surpasses goal set by HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge and achieved by organizing leaders from 105 communities across 31 states and territories and the District of Columbia U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge today announced that states, municipalities, and tribes who joined House America have housed more than…
HUD: $5.5 Million in Funding Opportunity Announced for Hispanic Serving Institutions
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that it will make available $5.5 million for Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) to establish research Centers of Excellence (COEs) to conduct housing and community development research. This funding opportunity will help strengthen capacity and invest in innovative and actionable research to address issues regarding housing, economic development,…
CDFI Fund: FY 2023 Capital Magnet Fund Funding Round Opens
Today the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) opened the fiscal year (FY) 2023 funding round for the Capital Magnet Fund. Through the Capital Magnet Fund, the CDFI Fund competitively awards funds to Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) and qualified non-profit housing organizations. These awards can be used to…
HUD: Rental Assistance Demonstration Conversion Closed with Housing Authority of the City of New Haven, CT as a Step in Plan to Preserve 110 Affordable Rental Homes
$16.7 million RAD transaction includes construction of 32 new affordable rental homes and a community center at Waverly Townhouses as part of second phase of Housing Authority’s re-development plan The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Multifamily Housing is announcing today that it recently closed a Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) transaction with…
HUD: Rental Assistance Demonstration Conversion Closed in Albany, NY to Faciltate Creation and Rehabilitation of Affordable Rental Homes
HUD CLOSES RENTAL ASSISTANCE DEMONSTRATION (RAD) CONVERSION IN ALBANY, NY, TO FACILITATE CREATION AND REHABILITATION OF AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOMES $32 million transaction with the Albany Housing Authority will facilitate creation and preservation of 88 affordable rental homes in Steamboat Square Community. WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Multifamily…
HUD: Rule Change on Rental Housing Assistance Proposed for Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant Program
Proposed Rule Would Provide Clarity, Make Rental Assistance and Affordable Housing Opportunities More Available to Native Hawaiian Families This week, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a proposed rule to expand rental assistance to Native Hawaiian families under the department’s Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant (NHHBG) program. Under the proposed rule,…
HUD: Rental Assistance Demonstration Conversion Closed in Boston, MA to Preserve 445 Affordable Rental Homes
$66 million transaction with Boston Housing Authority (BHA) preserves and rehabilitates 445 public housing homes as permanently affordable housing at Mission Main. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Multifamily Housing announced today that it recently closed a Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) transaction with the Boston Housing Authority (BHA) in Boston, MA,…