Source: HUD, July 2010
The total number of homeless persons in America dropped slightly between 2008 and 2009, although the number of homeless families increased — almost certainly due to the ongoing effects of the recession. HUD recently released these data as part of The 2009 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress — the fifth in a series that provides both snapshots of homeless persons on a given night in 2009 (usually at the end of January) and a year-long assessment. [More ...]
Tags: Homelessness, HUD
Source: HUD, July 2010
“The Homeless Emergency and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act of 2009 amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act and enacts major changes to McKinney-Vento for the first time in 20 years. These changes allow for increased flexibility in who may be served and what activities may be carried out. [More ...]
Source: New Hampshire Public Radio, June 8
By Dan Gorenstein
“Federal officials are designing new affordable housing programs.
They’ve signaled an interest in helping communities with high numbers of mortgage foreclosures and neighborhoods with access to mass transit.
But housing advocates worry rural states like New Hampshire will be overlooked. [More ...]
Tags: Affordable Housing, HUD, New Hampshire, NHPR, Sustainable Communities
Source: HUD, June 24
“WASHINGTON – During a keynote address to The Atlantic’s inaugural Future of the City Forum in Washington, D.C., U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced that HUD is launching a $100 million Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant program, the first of its kind designed to create stronger, more sustainable communities by connecting housing to jobs, fostering local innovation and building a clean energy economy. [More ...]
Tags: funding, HUD, Sustainable Planning Grants
Source: HUD press release, June 21
“U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced a groundbreaking collaborative effort designed to help foster planning for more livable, sustainable communities – places where transportation, housing and commercial development investments are coordinated to better serve the people living in those communities. [More ...]
Tags: HUD, NOFA, Sustainable Communities
On June 16, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released the 2009 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress. According to the fifth annual report, levels of homelessness in the United States stayed essentially the same between 2008 and 2009. Data showed a ten percent reduction among people experiencing chronic homelessness, but a rise in the number of families seeking shelter. [More ...]
Tags: AHAR, Homelessness, HUD
Source: Office of the Secretary, HUD
“SUMMARY: This notice provides prospective applicants for HUD’s competitive funding with the opportunity to become familiar with the General Section of HUD’s FY2010 NOFAs, in advance of publication of any FY2010 NOFAs. It also describes changes to HUD’s policy priorities based on its new Strategic Plan for FY2010-2015, as well as submission requirements for FY2010. This information is provided to assist prospective applicants in planning successful applications…
To read this notice in its entirety, please visit: http://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/nofa10/gensec.pdf
For more information on all of HUD’s Grant Programs, please visit: http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/program_offices/administration/grants/fundsavail”
Source: VHFA Housing Matters Blog, May 29, 2010
“The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has posted the Choice Neighborhood FY10 Notice of Funding Availability Pre-Notice. It gives potential applicants guidance prior to the Choice Neighborhoods funding notice, which will be published this summer.
The guidance offers advance details regarding the application process to compete for funds through this pilot program. [More ...]
Tags: Choice Neighborhoods, funding, Housing Matters, HUD
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