Public Housing

HUD: $35 Million Awarded to Promote Jobs, Self-Sufficiency for Public Housing Residents

In an effort to help low-income residents become self-sufficient, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded $34.9 million to public housing authorities, public housing resident associations, Native American tribes, and non-profit organizations across the nation to hire or retain service coordinators to help them find jobs, educational opportunities, and achieve economic…

HUD: Trump Administration Proposes 2019 HUD Budget

Spending plan will preserve or increase support for homeless, seniors, disabled, and healthy housing WASHINGTON – The Trump Administration today announced the proposed Fiscal Year 2019 Budget for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), a $41.24 billion spending plan that continues or expands support for vulnerable populations including those experiencing homelessness, the…

HUD: $25 Million Offered to Clean Up Dangerous Lead in Public Housing

Funding to make low-income housing lead safe The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is offering $25 million in grants to identify and eliminate lead-based paint hazards in public housing. Read HUD’s Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). These funds are offered through HUD’s Public and Indian Housing Lead-Based Paint Capital Fund Program. This…

HUD: Secretary Carson Launches EnVision Center Initiative

Today, Dr. Ben Carson, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced the launch of EnVision Centers, a new initiative designed to help HUD-assisted households achieve self-sufficiency. Located on or near public housing developments, EnVision Centers will be centralized hubs that serve as an incubator for the four key pillars of self-…

HUD: East St. Louis Housing Authority Returns to Local Control

Agreement Marks the End of First and Longest Federal Receivership of a Local Housing Agency U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson today announced that HUD is returning the East St. Louis Housing Authority (ESLHA) to local control after more than 30 years of federal receivership. Secretary Carson traveled to East St. Louis…

HUD: $5 Million Awarded to Support Safety and Security in Public Housing

25 Public Housing Authorities in 15 states to address increases in crime In an effort to address emergency, safety and security needs and fight crime at public housing properties, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded $5 million to 25 local agencies in 15 states. Funded through HUD’s Capital Fund Emergency…

HUD: Winners for 2017 Healthy Homes Awards Announced

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development(HUD) and the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) today announced that four model programs around the nation are recipients of the HUD Secretary’s Award for Healthy Homes, an award recognizing excellence in making indoor environments healthier through healthy homes. For the third consecutive year, HUD and…

HUD: $127 Million to Protect Children and Families from Dangerous Lead and Other Home Hazards Awarded

WASHINGTON – In a continuous effort to keep families and their children safe from lead-based paint and other home health and safety hazards, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded more than $127 million to 48 state and local government agencies (see chart below). The grant funding announced today will reduce…

HUD: Trump Administration Proposes 2018 HUD Budget

WASHINGTON – The Trump Administration today announced the proposed 2018 Budget for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).  The Budget reflects the President’s commitment to support HUD’s critical functions that provide rental assistance to low-income and vulnerable households and to help work-eligible families achieve self-sufficiency. The President’s 2018 Budget continues to provide…

HUD: Rental Assistance Demonstration Generates $4 Billion in Public-Private Investment in Distressed Public Housing

WASHINGTON – Each year, thousands of units of public housing are demolished and thousands more sit vacant because they are no longer decent, safe or sanitary. Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that its Rental Assistance Demonstration officially surpassed $4 billion in capital investment in order to make critical repairs and improvements…