U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Recent News About U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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The U.S. Housing of Urban Development (HUD) has revealed new actions in order to address the root causes of health disparities and foster interagency collaboration to ensure that all Americans can live a healthier life. This new approach, with the aid of HUD programs, is set to improve the country's social determinants of health through innovative initiatives.
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The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) has provided its annual report to Congress, which includes information about its single-family mortgage insurance programs for the fiscal year 2023 and actions taken by the FHA Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund (MMI Fund), an entity that supports this work. This detailed account was presented on Wednesday, shedding light on the measures taken by FHA to promote homeownership.
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Housing was a highlighted factor in the U.S. Playbook to Address Social Determinants of Health, a comprehensive set of actions to better social determinants of health (SDOH), which affect the health and well-being of all Americans.
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HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge has announced a new initiative aimed at expanding homeownership opportunities for low-income families. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will allocate $13.5 million through the Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP) to eligible national and regional non-profit organizations and consortia with experience in facilitating self-help housing projects.
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has charged N. Clark, LLC and Kathleen Cresson, owner and manager of a multi-family rental home in New Orleans, Louisiana, with discriminating against potential tenants based on race and familial status. The charges were announced on October 4, 2023.
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently implemented federal disaster relief for the state of Florida in response to the impact of Hurricane Idalia.
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced the availability of $256 million in Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grants to communities nationwide.
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) are partnering to raise awareness for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). The partnership will streamline the application process for those enrolling in federal housing assistance.
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently announced Kye Patton and Bob Cave, the owner and manager of a duplex apartment in Salem, Ore., will pay $17,000 under a consent order to resolve allegations they violated the Fair Housing Act by denying a reasonable accommodation request for a woman to live with her assistance animals.
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently released research and data revealing rates of sheltered homelessness decreased in 2021, despite the high housing needs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The U.S. Departments of Housing and Urban Development and Veterans Affairs launched a series of workshops known as the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) Boot Camps.
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently announced $21.3 million in Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant (NHHBG) funding to support the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL), aiming to address the housing needs of low-income native Hawaiian families.
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The National Center for State Courts has amplified its Eviction Diversion Initiative, injecting over $2 million into 10 new jurisdictions in a bid to curb the surging eviction crisis across the nation, according to a press release.
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing, Richard Monocchio, announced a $50 million Choice Neighborhoods Implementation grant to the city of Tucson for redeveloping Tucson House.
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Deputy Secretary Adrianne Todman announced a $50 million Choice Neighborhoods Implementation (CNI) grant to the Wilmington Housing Authority and the city of Wilmington for the redevelopment of Riverside public housing development.
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President Biden and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge announced commitments by major rental housing search platforms, including Zillow, Apartments.com, and AffordableHousing.com, to increase transparency of housing fees.
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced it is initiating two new actions intended to lower housing costs in the U.S. by increasing the supply of affordable housing. The measures include an $85 million "first-of-its-kind" grant program.
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced the initial recipients of technical assistance through its Thriving Communities Technical Assistance (TCTA) program, including Syracuse, NY; Rockford, IL; Redmond, WA; and Sun Prairie, WI.
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced $370 million in Choice Neighborhoods Implementation (CNI) Grants to support the implementation of comprehensive "Transformation Plans" to redevelop eight neighborhoods across the country, HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge announced on July 26.
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is implementing new actions designed to increase fairness and protections in the rental-housing market.