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…
FEMA: Emergency Food and Shelter Program National Board Allocates $75 Million for Humanitarian Assistance
The Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) National Board voted on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022, to allocate $38.9 million to 21 local governments and service organizations to assist with humanitarian needs related to migrant families and individuals encountered by the Department of Homeland Security at the U.S. southern border. With this step, all $75 million…
HUD: $4.4 Million in Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grants Announced
Grants will fund community-driven revitalization plans in high-poverty neighborhoods with distressed HUD-assisted housing. Today, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge announced $4,409,000 in Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grants to nine communities across America. These grants of up to $500,000 each will bring together community partners to create comprehensive neighborhood revitalization…
HUD: After Halting Rapid Rise in Homelessness, Plan Announced to Reduce Homelessness 25 Percent by 2025
“All In” Is the Most Comprehensive Federal Plan to Systemically Prevent Homelessness and Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Homelessness Today, the Biden-Harris administration released a federal plan for ending homelessness in America that starts with the ambitious goal of reducing homelessness 25% by 2025. All In: The Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness builds…
HUD: 2022 Annual Homeless Assessment Report Released
Biden-Harris Administration investments and actions prevented a spike in homelessness overall, and led to decreases in homelessness among Veterans, families, and youth Homelessness rose for individuals, people with disabilities who experience long-term homelessness, and people in unsheltered settings The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today released its 2022 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR)…
HUD: Almost $14 Million Awarded to Local HIV/AIDS Housing Programs
Funding offers stable housing for individuals and families at risk of homelessness The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of HIV/AIDS Housing announced it will award more than $13 million in Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) Renewal and Replacement Grants, which assist with tenant based rental…
HUD: Deputy Secretary Celebrates Seattle Exceeding House America Goals
Federal, city, and county partnership to House America is addressing homelessness with a Housing First approach U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Deputy Secretary Adrianne Todman and U.S. Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal joined Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell, King County Regional Homelessness Authority CEO Marc Dones, and other officials and housing advocates to mark significant progress in…
HUD: $12.4 Million Loan Guarantee Announced for Baltimore, MD
Renovation and Expansion of a Historic Recreation Center Supported by Loan Guarantee The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced a $12.4 million loan guarantee for the renovation and expansion of the Chick Webb Recreation Center in East Baltimore, Maryland. The loan guarantee, offered through the Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program (Section 108),…
HUD: Important New Milestone Reached in American Rescue Plan’s Emergency Housing Voucher Program
“At HUD we are pleased that over 35,000 households have been averted from homelessness and have successfully leased their own rental housing thanks to our Emergency Housing Voucher Program. This marks a major step forward in our efforts to realize the ambitious goals we set when the program was established through the President’s American Rescue…
HUD: $5 Million Funding Opportunity Announced to Support Housing and Infrastructure Investments in Disadvantaged Communities
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced the availability of $5 million through the Thriving Communities Technical Assistance program. The Thriving Communities program will help strengthen local capacity to align transformational infrastructure projects funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law with other crucial investments, such as affordable housing. “Affordable housing investments must…