Recommendations for Serving Homeless Individuals and Families in Disasters
A report released by HUD titled Send Red, Not Blue: The Homeless Resident provides recommendations to improve coordination between homeless services providers, disaster preparedness planners, and…
HUD Secretary Castro Discusses Lead Exposure in Low Income Communities
The Center for American Progress (CAP) hosted a discussion on July 20 on the impacts of lead exposure in low income communities across the U.S. and on federal and local solutions to the problem.…
HUD and Comcast to Expand Broadband Access to Low Income HUD Tenants
HUD and Comcast announced an initiative on July 15 to provide broadband access to families living in HUD-assisted housing in 40 states across the nation. The effort scales up ConnectHome, a…
HUD Proposes New Voucher Administrative Fee Formula
HUD has proposed a new formula for determining the amount of funding that a public housing agency (PHA) receives to administer the Housing Choice voucher program. The new formula would be based on…
HUD Announces Members of MTW Advisory Committee
Fifteen individuals were selected to serve as members of the new Moving to Work (MTW) demonstration Advisory Committee. The “Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016” requires HUD to establish a…
HUD Announces Actions Relating to Native Americans
HUD recently announced three actions relating to Native Americans: the release of an improved Tribal government-to-government consultation policy, the release of a draft plan to establish a Tribal…
HUD Makes Changes to Interim Continuums of Care Rule
HUD has made two amendments to the current interim Continuum of Care (CoC) program regulations. One amendment allows individuals and families to choose to live outside of a CoC’s geographic area…
Proposed Rule Requires Broadband at HUD-Funded Properties
HUD published a proposed rule that would require, when feasible, broadband infrastructure to be installed at the time of new construction or substantial rehabilitation of multifamily rental housing…
Proposed Rule Prohibits Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination in Native American and Native Hawaiian Programs
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) published a proposed rule to revise the Native American and Native Hawaiian programs by incorporating an existing fair housing rule, the Equal Access…
HUD Issues Notice on PHA Information Collection Related to Obtaining Conviction Records
HUD has submitted a notice of proposed information collection requirements for public housing authorities to obtain criminal conviction records from law enforcement agencies to screen out or evict…
PHAs Award Grants to Help Justice-Involved Youth Find Housing and Jobs
In an effort to reduce housing and employment barriers for justice-involved youth, HUD and the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced $1.75 million in grants to public housing agencies (PHAs) that…