Innovation

HUD: Regulations Updated to Lower Housing Costs and Build Safe and Affordable Manufactured Homes

HUD marks 50 years of the Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards, while announcing the most extensive updates in more than three decades to modernize manufactured home features, increase consumer demand, and expand America’s affordable housing supply. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today the most extensive update to the Manufactured Home Construction…

HUD: 3-D Printing Showcased as an Innovative Solution for Affordable Housing Supply

At an event in Fairbanks, Alaska, HUD leaders showed how innovative technologies can help to build quality, affordable and resilient homes for all. Today, senior leaders from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) joined the University of Alaska Fairbanks to demonstrate and highlight one of the innovative ways HUD is working to…

HUD: Over $150 Million Announced for Tribal Communities for Construction of Innovative, Affordable Housing

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced awards totaling $150.9 million for new affordable and innovative housing investments in Tribal communities. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Richard Monocchio made the announcement today in Anchorage, Alaska, where he presented $6 million to the Cook Inlet Housing Authority to build 51 new housing units…

EDA: New Funding Round of $504 Million Announced for 12 Tech Hubs Across America

The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), announced another funding round of approximately $504 million in implementation grants to 12 Tech Hubs to scale up the production of critical technologies, create jobs in innovative industries, strengthen U.S. economic competitiveness and national security, and accelerate the growth of industries of the future in…

SBA: New Solicitation Announced to Expand Funding for Regional Innovation Cluster Network

Regional Innovation Clusters Will Increase Startup and Small Business Participation in U.S. Supply Chain Today, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s more than 33 million small businesses, announced a new funding solicitation for the SBA’s Regional Innovation Cluster (RIC) Initiative that will make awards…

HUD: Harvard University Wins HUD’s 2024 Innovation in Affordable Housing Student Design and Planning Competition

Student teams shine in affordable housing solutions: UC Berkeley and University of Maryland also recognized in HUD’s design and planning competition. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a graduate student team with members from Harvard University as the winners of HUD’s eleventh annual Innovation in Affordable Housing Student Design and Planning Competition….

HUD: Program to Promote Innovations in Housing Expanded

Moving to Work Program expansion enables communities to develop creative housing solutions and resident services. Today, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Acting Secretary Adrianne Todman announced the final cohort of Moving to Work (MTW) Demonstration program expansion after extensive collaboration with Congress, advocates, and industry groups. 14 selected housing agencies will evaluate…

Census Bureau: Business Ecosystem Technology Modernization Effort Announced

At the U.S. Census Bureau, we understand the critical role that technology talent plays in addressing our greatest mission challenges and advancing our capabilities to serve the evolving needs of today’s data users. Our commitment to excellence in data collection, analysis and dissemination requires us to continuously grow and develop our current technology teams, while…

FHFA: 2024 Generative AI in Housing Finance TechSprint Announced

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced its second TechSprint, an in-person team-based problem-solving event hosted by its Office of Financial Technology. FHFA’s Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Housing Finance TechSprint will bring together technology, regulatory, housing, and consumer finance experts to identify use cases (or specific scenarios) and associated control measures to support…

HUD: Innovative Housing Showcase Returns to the National Mall on June 7th to June 9th

Building on the success of previous years, the Showcase will highlight cutting-edge solutions and advancements in housing design, technology, and sustainability. The National Mall will again transform into a hub of innovation and creativity as the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) brings the Innovative Housing Showcase back for its fourth year, from…