HUD: Disaster Assistance Announced for Arizona Disaster Survivors
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced the implementation of federal disaster assistance for areas in the State of Arizona affected by severe storms and flooding from July 22 to July 24, 2021. On September 13, President Biden issued a major disaster declaration for the following counties: Apache, Coconino, and Navajo. The President’s declaration…
HUD: Disaster Assistance for Nebraska Disaster Survivors Announced
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced the implementation of federal disaster assistance for areas in the State of Nebraska affected by affected by severe storms and straight-line winds from July 9 to July 10, 2021. On September 6, 2021 President Biden issued a major disaster declaration for the following counties: Box Butte,…
HUD: Disaster Assistance Announced for New Jersey and New York Disaster Survivors
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced the implementation of federal disaster assistance for areas in the State of New Jersey and the State of New York affected by Hurricane Ida. On September 5, 2021 President Biden issued major disaster declarations for the New Jersey counties of Bergen, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Passaic, and Somerset,…
HUD: Over $47 Million Awarded to Fight Housing Discrimination
Grants to support and promote fair housing nationwide The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded $47.4 million to fair housing organizations across the country under its Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP). The grants will support the efforts of 120 national and local fair housing organizations working to address violations of the Fair…
HUD: Disaster Assistance Announced for Louisiana Disaster Survivors
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced the implementation of federal disaster assistance for areas in the State of Louisiana affected by Hurricane Ida. On August 29, President Biden issued a major disaster declaration for the following parishes: Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberia, Iberville, Jefferson, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemines, Pointe…
HUD and FHFA Collaboration to Advance Fair Housing and Fair Lending Enforcement Announced
Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) (collectively, the Agencies) entered into a first-of-its-kind collaborative agreement regarding fair housing and fair lending coordination. Under the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), the two Agencies will focus on enhancing their enforcement of the Fair Housing Act, which HUD…
HUD: $19 Million Made Available to Fight Housing Discrimination
Grants will support COVID-19 related fair housing enforcement activities The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it is making $19.4 million available to help HUD Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) agencies conduct activities that will address discriminatory housing practices related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The funds, which are provided through…
HUD: Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Requirement Restored
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge announced that HUD published an interim final rule on Thursday to restore the implementation of the Fair Housing Act’s Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) requirement. The publication provides a robust definition of the duty to affirmatively further fair housing, to which many HUD grantees must…
HUD: New Education Campaign Launched in Observance of Mental Health Awareness Month
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it is commemorating Mental Health Awareness Month 2021 this May with the launch of a new campaign that will educate the public about the various forms of housing discrimination people with mental health, intellectual or developmental disabilities often face, and what they should…
HUD: More Than $20 Million Made Available to Fight Housing Discrimination
Grants will support fair housing testing, education, enforcement activities The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that it is making $20,229,156 available to fair housing organizations across the nation working to fight housing discrimination. The funds will support a variety of activities, including fair housing testing, education and outreach, and capacity building,…