Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 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 …
Read More »White House Launches House America Initiative to Address Homelessness Crisis
The Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge called on local leaders to join ‘House America‘, a HUD-led initiative to create more homes in America. House America is a federal initiative in which HUD and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) invite mayors, county leaders, Tribal nation leaders, …
Read More »President Biden Unveils New Efforts To Narrow Racial Wealth Gap
President Joe Biden announced new measures on Tuesday that his administration will take to help narrow the racial wealth gap in America. Biden announced the initiatives during his speech in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he was there to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. “I come here …
Read More »HUD Secretary To Reinstate Fair Housing Regulations
Marcia L. Fudge, Housing Secretary, is in the process of reinstating fair housing regulations that were undone by former President Donald Trump. The rules are a direct response to systemic racism and housing discrimination. “So much of wealth inequality has its basis in housing discrimination and the country’s failure to …
Read More »HUD Unveils $5 Billion In Grants To Target Homelessness
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge today announced the allocation of nearly $5 billion in American Rescue Plan funds to help communities across the country create affordable housing and services for people experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness. Secretary Fudge made the announcement …
Read More »Former HUD Official Lynne Patton Fined And Barred From Government Employment
Former HUD official, Lynne Patton, was fined $1,000 and barred from federal employment for four years for violating the Hatch Act. The law prohibits executive branch employees from engaging in political activities while working. The Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed a complaint against Patton because of a …
Read More »HUD Allocates Nearly $700 Million For Affordable Housing
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Tuesday announced the allocation of $689,565,492.92 through the nation’s Housing Trust Fund (HTF) for affordable housing. The Housing Trust Fund was launched in 2008 as an affordable housing production program that complements existing federal, state, and local efforts to increase …
Read More »Marcia Fudge Confirmed As HUD Secretary, First Black Woman To Lead The Agency In 40 Years
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Rep. Marcia L. Fudge’s nomination as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Fudge is the first Black woman to lead HUD in more than 40 years. “The past year has reminded us just how important it is to have a safe and stable place …
Read More »HUD To Enforce Fair Housing Act To Prohibit Discrimination, Reversing Trump Policy
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced that it will administer and enforce the Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. The move follows an executive order signed by President Joe Biden on his first day in office …
Read More »HUD Nominee Marcia Fudge To Push For Rental Assistance, Affordable Housing Amid Coronavirus Crisis
President Joe Biden has nominated Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. “My priority as secretary would be to alleviate that crisis and get people the support they need to come back from the edge,” Fudge said. The Congressional Black Caucus’s former chairwoman plans to play …
Read More »Cabinet Profiles: Marcia Fudge: Secretary Of Housing And Urban Development
The hearings for President Joe Biden‘s Cabinet nominations continue today. We will hear testimony from his picks to lead all of his cabinet positions over the next several weeks. We will profile the nominees in advance of their hearings so our readers will have some background information as the proceedings …
Read More »New Bill Requires Carbon Monoxide Detectors In Public Housing
Congress has passed a new bill that requires carbon monoxide alarms in public housing. Last year, an NBC News investigation found that at least 13 public housing residents had died from carbon monoxide poisoning since 2003. The bill was part of the $900 billion COVID-19 relief package. “No family should worry …
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