Office/Division Descriptions
The Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) is
the principal advisor to the Secretary on overall Departmental
policy, program evaluations, demonstrations, and research, and
is responsible for providing economic information and analyses
of housing and community development statistics and other data.
PD&R consists of the following offices:
THE OFFICE
OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY Darlene F. Williams,
Assistant Secretary
Jean Lin Pao , General Deputy Assistant Secretary
The following divisions are located within the Office of
the Assistant Secretary.
Budget, Contracts,
and Program Control Division
Patrick J. Tewey, Director
The Budget, Contracts, and Program Control Division serves
as the primary focal point for the development, award, and
administration of all PD&R grants and cooperative agreements
for research, development, and experimentation; reviewing
and monitoring all contract work performed for PD&R; preparation
and administration of the PD&R program budget, including
the preparation of budget estimates and budget justifications;
and maintaining internal program fund controls and financial
accountability, including debt collection.
Management
and Administrative Services Division
Lynn B. Newkirk, Director
The Management and Administrative Services Division is responsible
for providing all administrative and management support for
the Office of Policy Development and Research.
Office
of Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Affairs
Shannon Sorzano, Deputy Assistant Secretary
John M. Geraghty, Director
The International Affairs Office coordinates the Department's
international exchanges and contacts from the Office of Policy
Development and Research, including diverse bilateral (e.g.
Canada and Mexico) and multilateral (e.g. UN and OECD) programs
concerning issues in housing policy, housing finance, urban
development, and the environment. The staff also handles HUD
appointments for foreign government officials and delegations
-- about 400 foreign officials from 50 countries visit HUD
each year for meetings to discuss policy and program operations.
OFFICE OF UNIVERSITY
PARTNERSHIPS Sherone E. Ivey, Associate
Deputy Assistant Secretary
The Office of University Partnerships was established to
encourage and expand the efforts of colleges and universities
that are striving to make a difference in their communities.
It is committed to helping universities join with their neighbors
in partnerships that address urban problems -- partnerships
that enable university students, faculty, and neighborhood
organizations to work together to revitalize the economy,
generate jobs, and rebuild healthy cities. The Office oversees
these grant programs:
The Community Outreach Partnership Centers Program
Provides funds to help institutions of higher learning form
or expand centers for applied research and outreach to communities
and neighborhoods, and to exchange information on these activities.
The Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant Program
Helps eligible doctoral candidates complete their research
and dissertations on housing and urban development issues.
The Community Development Work Study Program and the
Hispanic-Serving Institutions Work Study Program
Offer work stipends, tuition support, and other assistance
to attract economically disadvantaged and minority students
to careers in community and economic development.
HISPANIC-SERVING
INSTITUTIONS ASSISTING COMMUNITIES PROGRAM (HSIAC)
HSIAC
is designed to help Hispanic-serving colleges and universities
expand their role and effectiveness in addressing community
development needs -- neighborhood revitalization, housing,
and economic development -- in their localities. HSIAC funds
grantees to carry out projects designed primarily to benefit
low- and moderate-income residents, help prevent or eliminate
slums or blight, or meet an urgent community development need
in the community where the Hispanic-serving institution (HSI) is located.
Contact: Madlyn Wohlman-Rodriguez, (202) 708-3061, x5939, email:
Madlyn_Wohlman-Rodriguez@HUD.GOV
Historically
Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)
The
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)
program funds grants that assist HBCUs in expanding their
role and effectiveness in addressing community development
needs in their localities. These needs include neighborhood
revitalization, housing, and economic development that primarily
benefit low- and moderate-income persons. Each activity
proposed for funding must meet both a Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG) program national objective and CDBG eligibility
requirements.
Contact: Ophelia H. Wilson, (202) 708-3061, x4390, email:
Ophelia_H._Wilson@HUD.GOV
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
AFFAIRS Kurt G. Usowski, Deputy Assistant
Secretary
Edward J. Szymanoski, Associate DAS
The Office of Economic Affairs is responsible for providing
economic information and analyses and policy recommendations
to the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Assistant Secretaries,
and the principal staff within the Department. The Office
analyzes the economic impact of Departmental and other federal
legislative proposals, directs surveys of national housing
conditions, mortgage markets, and interest rates, and provides
recommendations for Departmental policy and program analyses.
The Office of Economic Affairs consists of these Divisions:
Economic
Market Analysis Division
Pamela R. Sharpe, Director
Lynn A. Rodgers, Deputy Director
The Economic Market Analysis Division (EMAD) oversees HUD's
field office economists who advise program managers, provide
them with economic data and analysis, and conduct market analysis
reviews of housing and community development applications.
The division produces Fair Market Rents, income limits, annual
inflation adjustment factors, Fair Share funds allocation
factors used in HUD's assisted housing programs, and directs
HUD's assisted housing quality control research program. The
division also oversees and edits the regional summaries and
local housing market profiles prepared by the field economists
for HUD's quarterly publication, U.S. Housing Market Conditions.
Housing
Finance Analysis Division
William Reeder, Director
The Housing Finance Analysis Division serves the Department
with expert advice and analytical capacity on the current
and alternative systems for financing single-family and multifamily
housing in the United States. It is principally concerned
with the operation and effects of alternative mechanisms,
institutions, and rules that govern how and which individuals
can gain access to loanable funds to purchase or improve single-family,
owner-occupied properties, or multifamily rental properties.
Areas of focus range from (1) the retail or primary mortgage
market, where borrowers are connected to a variety of lenders
(mortgage bankers, thrifts, commercial banks, etc.) with the
aid of various credit enhancements, such as FHA, VA, or private
mortgage insurance; to (2) the secondary mortgage market,
where lenders are connected to investors with the aid of government-sponsored
entities, such as Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Ginnie Mae, or
private conduits. Division staff study and evaluate the balance
between expanding access to mortgage funds and the risk of
default loss and institutional insolvencies.
Housing
and Demographic Analysis Division
Edward J. Szymanoski (A), Director
The Housing and Demographic Analysis Division produces the
American Housing Survey, supports the Survey of Construction,
and sponsors other surveys that involve the cooperation of
HUD and the Bureau of the Census. The division is the primary
office involved in analyzing AHS data to support departmental
policy making. The division works with the Census Bureau to
support the President's homeownership initiative through monitoring
and disseminating homeownership rates. The division also produces
the quarterly publication, U.S. Housing Market Conditions,
short- and long-term studies as departmental needs require,
and data files on subsidized households.
Economic
Development and Public Finance Division
Alastair McFarlane, Director
The Economic Development and Public Finance Division is
responsible for all economic and regulatory analysis for the
Department on all new rules and regulations as required by
OMB. It also conducts policy research studies of public finance,
economic development, taxation, and general economic policy
as it affects housing, public sector financing, and community
development. This responsibility includes development and
monitoring of major databases, analysis of major economic
and fiscal trends, research on major fiscal and economic policy
development, and preparation of a biennial report to Congress
on urban policy.
Financial
Institutions Regulation Division
Paul B. Manchester, Director
The Financial Institutions Regulation Division provides
analytical support for HUD's regulatory oversight function
for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Principal activities include:
research supporting HUD's establishment of annual housing
goals for the GSEs; analysis of annual loan-level data from
the GSEs on their mortgage purchases in the preceding year;
research on this database and other data concerning their
performance; estimating their market shares and comparing
their performance to the market; and establishing and maintaining
a public use database of loan-level data. In addition, FIRD
has within the past three years prepared two major reports
to Congress on issues related to the secondary mortgage market:
a report on the Federal Home Loan Bank System and a report
on the effects of privatization of Fannie Mae and Freddie
Mac.
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OFFICE OF POLICY
DEVELOPMENT Todd M. Richardson, Deputy Assistant Secretary
Vacant, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary
The Office of Policy Development engages in policy analysis,
policy development, policy-related research and data analysis,
and dissemination of policy findings. In addition, the Office
is actively involved in analysis of legislative proposals,
development of legislative initiatives, interpretation of
statutory guidance, and preparation of regulatory guidance.
The Office of Policy Development consists of two divisions
which have distinct but related responsibilities.
Policy Development
Division
Marge F. Martin, Director
Joan W. DeWitt, Deputy Director
The Policy Development Division has principal responsibility
for the Office's development of program and legislative initiatives,
analysis of legislative proposals, interpretation of statutory
language, and preparation of regulatory guidance. The Division's
staff of analysts and economists have a wide range of expertise
in housing and community development issues.
Research
Utilization Division
Valerie F. Dancy, Director
Eileen Faulkner, Deputy Director
The Research Utilization Division is responsible for ensuring
that research results and policy information reach our intended
audiences efficiently and effectively. The Division disseminates
PD&R's reports, operates PD&R's information service,
HUD USER, and oversees the development and maintenance of
PD&R's Web sites. The Division develops programs, projects,
and products designed to communicate often complex information
to potential users. In addition, it provides PD&R staff
with editorial and writing support and support for conferences
and workshops.
OFFICE OF RESEARCH,
EVALUATION, AND MONITORING Kevin J. Neary,
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Mark D. Shroder, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary
The Office of Research, Evaluation, and Monitoring conducts
HUD research, evaluation, and monitoring efforts for a wide
variety of HUD programs and activities. The Office is comprised
of three divisions:
Program
Evaluation Division
Mark D. Shroder (A)
, Director
The Program Evaluation Division conducts research, evaluations,
and demonstrations across a wide range of topics. It carries
out most of the Department's efforts related to: homelessness,
assisted housing (including Section 8 and Public Housing),
fair housing and equal opportunity, crime, community development,
economic development/empowerment zones, housing rehabilitation,
homeownership, and housing for the elderly. It is carrying
out work related to three major demonstrations: Moving to
Opportunity, Bridges to Work, and JOBS Plus.
Program
Monitoring and Research Division
David E. Chase, Director
The Program Monitoring and Research Division conducts research
and carries out a variety of efforts designed to support and
enhance Department-wide program monitoring. Division staff
work closely with HUD's program offices in assembling, maintaining,
and promoting the use of data and information describing HUD
operations. For example, Division staff have been involved
in the ongoing design and implementation of the MTCS and TRACS
databases for the assisted housing programs, and have been
actively involved in development of the MTC Support program
monitoring system for use by headquarters and field staff.
Particular areas of emphasis include research on HUD-insured
multifamily housing, assisted housing, fair lending, rural
and Indian housing, and the Moving to Opportunity demonstration.
Affordable
Housing Research and Technology Division
Michael Freedberg, Director
The Affordable Housing Research and Technology Division
conducts studies related to building technologies and environmental
issues. Division studies center on land use, cost-effective
housing technologies, innovative housing technologies, building
standards, technologies for building accessibility for persons
with disabilities, and environmental hazards, including brownfields,
radon, and "environmental justice."
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