HUD: Physical Real Estate Assessment Center Inspections will Resume
Inspections previously paused during COVID-19 outbreak due to health concerns U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson announced today the Department will resume Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) inspections of HUD multifamily and public housing properties and units under strict safety protocols during the national recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. REAC…
HUD: Eviction Prevention and Stability Toolkit Released in Latest COVID-19 Response Effort
Toolkit is the most recent effort by the Department to identify individuals who have felt the economic impact of Coronavirus and provide a range of resources to support housing stability U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson today announced the “Eviction Prevention and Stability Toolkit” to encourage Public Housing Authorities (PHA)…
HUD: Nearly $1 Million in CARES Act Funding Awarded to 19 State and Local Fair Housing Organizations
The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced today that it is awarding $962,160 in funding to HUD Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) agencies in New York, Louisiana, Rhode Island, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, California, Texas, Indiana, Florida, Nebraska, Hawaii, South Carolina, Maryland, Michigan, Connecticut, and New Jersey to support activities related to COVID-19. The awards…
HUD: National Healthy Homes Month Kicks Off
This year’s theme, “Healthy Housing for All” highlights the importance of safe and healthy living in your home, no matter your address. As families continue largely to shelter in place due to the coronavirus pandemic, the observance of June as National Healthy Homes Month is timely. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban…
HUD: Third Wave of CAREs Act Funding Provides $1 Billion for Communities
Third wave of relief funding targeted for states and insular areas The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson today announced the allocation of a third wave in CARES Act coronavirus relief funding. This wave totaling $1 billion is through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. To date, HUD has provided over $3…
HUD: More Than $12 Million Awarded to Help Public Housing Authority Tenants to Relocate
Today, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded $12,841,788 to seven Public Housing Authorities to provide tenant protection vouchers to Public Housing (Low-Rent) Program assisted residents. These vouchers will help households with relocation or replacement housing when their Public Housing units are slated under a HUD-approved plan for demolition and disposition actions or…
HUD: Flexibility of Funds Increased and Expanded for Public Housing Authorities to Fight COVID-19
Funds for sanitation, transportation to health units and testing, childcare, food, and medical supplies U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson today announced the allocation of $380 million in supplemental administrative fee funding to all Public Housing Authorities (PHA), including Moving to Work (MTW) PHAs. The two months of additional funding may…
HUD: Second Wave of Relief Funds, Over Half a Billion Dollars, Allocated to Protect Low-Income Americans
Funds can be used for personal protective equipment, childcare costs, travel costs to receive testing, among other actions U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson today announced his Department will allocate $685 million in COVID-19 relief funding to help low-income Americans residing in public housing. The funding, made available by the CARES Act legislation…
HUD: $130 Million Awarded to Revitalize Four Neighborhoods
Federal investments expected to attract more than a $1.5 billion in additional funding for neighborhood reinvestment Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced four communities across the country will receive a combined $130 million to redevelop severely distressed public housing and to revitalize surrounding neighborhoods. Provided through HUD’s Choice Neighborhoods Initiative,…
HUD: $16 Million Awarded to Public Housing Authorities to Help Tenants Relocate
Today, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded $16 million to Public Housing Authorities to provide tenant protection vouchers to Public Housing (Low-Rent) Program assisted residents. These vouchers will help households with relocation or replacement housing when their Public Housing units are slated under a HUD-approved plan for demolition and disposition actions or…