Description: The Rural Housing and Economic Development (RHED) Program supports capacity building at the state and local level for rural housing and economic development and innovative housing and economic development activities in rural areas. The RHED Program is authorized by… Read More ›
Housing and Urban Development
HUD – Rural Housing Stability Assistance Program (2014)
Description: The Rural Housing Stability Assistance Program (RHSP) is designed to provide assistance for rural counties to re-house or improve the housing situations of individuals and families who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, or in the worst housing situations,… Read More ›
HUD – Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grants (2014)
Description: The Native American Housing Block Grant program, authorized by the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (“NAHASDA”) assists tribes in developing, operating, maintaining, and supporting affordable housing for rental and homeownership housing. Funds can be used… Read More ›
HUD – Indian Housing Block Grant Program (2014)
Description: The Indian Housing Block Grant Program (IHBG) is a formula grant that provides a range of affordable housing activities on Indian reservations and Indian areas. The block grant approach to housing for Native Americans was enabled by the Native… Read More ›
HUD – Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) (2014)
Description: Grants funded under this initiative will advance HUD implementation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS). This NOFA also addresses the Department Fiscal Year 2010-2015 Strategic Plan and the Opening Doors Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness. These… Read More ›
HUD – Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program (2014)
Description: The ESG program provides funding to: Engage homeless individuals and families living on the street; Improve the number and quality of emergency shelters for homeless individuals and families; Help operate these shelters; Provide essential services to shelter residents; Rapidly… Read More ›
HUD – HOME Investment Partnerships Program (2014)
Description: The HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) provides formula grants to states and localities that communities use – often in partnership with local nonprofit groups – to fund a wide range of activities including building, buying, and/or rehabilitating affordable housing… Read More ›
HUD – CDBG (2014)
Description: Under the State CDBG Program, states award grants to smaller units of general local government that develop and preserve decent affordable housing, to provide services to the most vulnerable in our communities, and to create and retain jobs. Annually,… Read More ›
HUD – CDBG Insular Affairs Program (2014)
Description: HUD annually allocates CDBG grants funds to four designated areas: American Samoa; Guam; Northern Mariana Islands; and the Virgin Islands. The funds are allocated in proportion to the populations of the eligible Territories. The program is administered by HUD’s… Read More ›
HUD – CDBG Colonias Set-Aside (2014)
Description: The term “Colonia” has been borrowed from the Spanish term for a residential neighborhood. In the United States, a “colonia” has a specific meaning, referring to a community within the mainly rural US-Mexico border region with marginal conditions related… Read More ›
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