HUD: $1.5 Million in Funding Awarded to Support COVID-19 Related Fair Housing Activities
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced it is awarding $1.5 million in Partnership and Special Enforcement Effort funds to HUD Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) agencies to support COVID-19 education activities. The funds are being provided through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) of 2020, which President Trump…
HUD: New CAREs Act Multifamily Mortgage Payment Relief Implemented to Maintain and Preserve Affordable Rental Housing
Multifamily borrowers can request up to 90 days of mortgage payment forbearance from their servicer Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced it is issuing new mortgage payment relief guidance under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) for borrowers with multifamily mortgages insured by the Federal Housing…
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…
HUD: Housing Authorities and Tribes Given Additional Flexibility to Focus on Tenants During Pandemic
Waiver authority gives localities and Tribes control in dealing with COVID-19 in Communities The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today is granting Public Housing Authorities (PHA), Indian Tribes, and Tribally Designated Housing Entities (TDHEs) waiver authorities and ultimate flexibilities so agency staff can focus on assisting their tenants and properties during the…
HUD: April is National Fair Housing Month
2020 Theme Focuses on Eradicating Sexual Harassment in Housing Each April, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) observes Fair Housing Month. The theme for the 2020 commemoration is Call HUD: Because Sexual Harassment in Housing is Illegal. The theme serves a dual purpose; first, as a public awareness campaign that urges the persons…
HUD: $200 Million in COVID-19 Relief Funding Available to Help Native American Communities Across the Nation
Recovery funding will help American Indian Communities respond to COVID-19 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson today announced $200 million in Indian Housing Block Grants (IHBG) to American Indian Tribes and Tribally Designated Housing Entities (TDHEs) across the country to respond to COVID-19. This funding will be used to help…
HUD: $3 Billion of COVID-19 Relief Funding Made Available to Communities Across the Nation
In addition to funding, mortgage servicers instructed to offer deferred or reduced mortgage payments for up to 6 months President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) into law last Friday, providing much needed assistance to the American people as the country works diligently to combat COVID-19. Thanks to the…
HUD: VA and HUD Announce Support to Help Homeless Veterans in Minnesota Find Permanent Homes
Nearly $35,000 in HUD-VASH vouchers will provide housing and supportive services for St. Paul veterans In a continuing effort to end veteran homelessness, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced nearly $35,000 to the Public Housing Agency of the City of St. Paul…
HUD: New CAREs Act Mortgage Payment Relief Issued for FHA Single Family Homeowners
Mortgage servicers instructed to offer deferred or reduced mortgage payments by as much as 6 months to start. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today announced a tailored set of mortgage payment relief options for single family homeowners with FHA-insured mortgages who are experiencing financial hardship as a result of the COVID-19 National…
HUD: $24 Million Awarded to Help Children in Foster Care
Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded $24.4 million to public housing authorities nationwide through the Family Unification Program (FUP). This funding will make more than 1,900 vouchers available for families who are unable to secure affordable housing for their children or dependents, and former foster youth at risk of homelessness. Housing…