HUD: HHS and HUD Expand Partnership and New Housing and Services Resource Center Announced
Partnership will improve access to affordable, accessible housing and supportive services Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the expansion of a partnershipestablished earlier this year to improve access to affordable, accessible housing and the critical services that make community living possible. The partners also announced…
CDFI Fund: $180.3 Million Awarded to Support CDFI Investment in Low-Income and Distressed Communities
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) awarded 265 Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) $180.3 million in Financial Assistance (FA) awards today. The awards, through the fiscal year (FY) 2021 round of the Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program) and the Native American CDFI Assistance Program (NACA Program),…
HUD: $52 Million Announced to Deliver Equitable COVID-19 Relief to Tribal Communities
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced the awarding of more than $52 million in Indian Community Block Grant-American Rescue Plan (ICDBG-ARP) grants to 49 Tribal communities to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The announcement, made by HUD Deputy Secretary Todman during a speaking engagement at the…
HUD: $41 Million Awarded in HOPWA Grants to Provide Housing to Low-Income Persons Living with HIV and Their Families
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of HIV/AIDS Housing today announced it will award $41 million in Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) competitive grants to 20 local governments and non-profit organizations through the HOPWA: Housing as an Intervention to Fight AIDS funding opportunity. “The importance of affordable housing and…
HUD: $20 Million Awarded for Eviction Protection and Diversion
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Tuesday announced $20 million in inaugural grants from its Eviction Protection Grant Program, the first of its kind for the Department. These grants will be awarded to legal service providers to assist in providing legal assistance to low-income tenants at risk of or subject to…
HUD: Agency Climate Action Plan Released
As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s whole-of-government approach to confronting the climate crisis, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released its Climate Action Plan, which details a comprehensive strategy to reduce the agency’s energy and carbon footprint and put our nation’s communities on the path to building more equitable, efficient, and sustainable housing infrastructure….
HUD: $74 Million Announced to Deliver Equitable COVID-19 Relief to Tribal Communities
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced more than $73.9 million in Indian Community Block Grant-American Rescue Plan (ICDBG-ARP) grants to 68 Tribal communities. The announcement, made during a press call with HUD Deputy Secretary Adrianne Todman, underscores the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to delivering equitable COVID-19 relief to Tribal communities. A…
CDFI Fund: CY 2021 Round of New Markets Tax Credit Program Opened
$5 Billion in Allocation Authority Available The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) released today the Notice of Allocation Availability (NOAA) for the calendar year (CY) 2021 round of the New Markets Tax Credit Program (NMTC Program). The CDFI Fund is providing the NOAA on its website in anticipation…
FDIC: New Office of Minority and Community Development Banking Created to Support Mission-Driven Banks
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Chairman Jelena McWilliams today announced the creation of a new office to support the agency’s ongoing strategic and direct engagement with Minority Depository Institutions (MDIs), Community Development Financial Institution banks (CDFIs), and other mission-driven banks. The new office will further promote private sector investments in low- and moderate-income (LMI) communities. …
HUD: More than $2 Billion Allocated to Advance Equitable Disaster Recovery, Build Climate Change Resilience
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today announced the allocation of more than $2 billion ($2,040,617,000) in CDBG-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) and CDBG-Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) funds appropriated in the continuing resolution, the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act (PL 117-43; the Act), signed into law on September 30, 2021. These allocations underscore HUD…