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2004 News Archive
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December, 2004 |
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Youthbuild Program Delivers $54 Million for Skills and Leadership Training
Participants will produce more than 1,000 affordable homes Nearly four thousand young people who never
finished high school will get a second chance to receive their diplomas because of $54 million in grants announced by HUD
Secretary Alphonso Jackson. more...
Youthbuild |
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Improved Community Renewal Website! We've reorganized the Community Renewal home page to
make the following information more accessible: RC/EZ Tax Incentive Q&As, the Address Locator, and the Businesses in the RC/EZs Webpage. Business owners will be able to quickly verify that their businesses are located within an RC or EZ and determine if their employees live in one of the designated areas. more... |
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CDBG Accomplishment Data
These profiles contain accomplishments reported in Program
Year 2002 and 2003 by CDBG entitlement communities and states
having a program year start date between January and October.
For Program Year 2003, data is available for grantees with
program year start dates from January through July.
more...
| CDBG
Program |
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HUD Announces $150 Million in CDBG Disaster Funding
HUD is publishing a Federal Register notice including waivers,
alternative requirements, and proposed allocations to 10
states hard hit by disasters between August 31, 2003 and
October 1, 2004.
more...
| Disaster
Recovery Website |
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Hope For the Elderly and Disabled
Alene Howard has family in Lubbock, but she admits to sometimes
being lonely, but the Lubbock Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers
Program (LIVCaP) is reaching out by organizing visits with
her at least once a week. Ms. Howard has been receiving
visits for about three years.
more...
| CDBG
Program |
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World AIDS Day 2004
HUD formally observed World AIDS Day this year with
a commemorative presentation on December 2, 2004. This year,
World AIDS Day focused on the way women's inequality helps
fuel the transmission of HIV and increases the impact of
AIDS. Deputy Secretary Roy A. Bernardi was one of the speakers.
At the presentation, the Delaware HIV Consortium was recognized
for its work on the "Woman Space" permanent housing
project.
more...
| Joint
UN Programme on HIV/AIDS | Focus
Message | Delaware
HIV Consortium |
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FY 2005 ADDI Planning Estimates
The FY 2005 American Dream Downpayment Initiative planning
targets have been developed based on final urban county
and HOME consortia participation rosters and the Omnibus
spending bill appropriation.
CPD Budget |
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AIDS Housing Website Redesign is complete!
The redesign streamlined the Website to make it easier for
persons with HIV or AIDS, their caregivers, or other support
persons, to find local assistance. The redesign also focused
the state and grantee information so that each state and
grantee would have its own Webpage which would have current
contacts, maps, Executive Summaries, allocations history,
and Accomplishments. (November, 2004)
more... |
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When Opportunity Knocks
Eddie Smith was born and raised in the Martin Luther King
community in north Shreveport. A career in the Army took
him away from home but when he retired from the service
in 1985, he and his family returned to the community of
his birth.
more...
| CDBG
Program |
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Congratulations to Spokane Service Team/Youthbuild Spokane
Graduates
It was graduation time for Educational Service District
(ESD) 101's Spokane Service Team and Youthbuild Spokane
members in September.
more...
| Youthbuild |
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Northwest Louisiana Stands Down for the Homeless
Northwest Louisiana has been blessed with an extended Indian
summer this year. And the hundreds of volunteers that showed
up in support of the 10th annual Operation Stand Down did
not miss the cold and dreary days that have typically coincided
with this event.
more...
| Homeless website
| HMIS website |
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Veterans Day Message from the Secretary
Since our nation's inception, nearly 50 million men and
women have stepped forward and taken great risks to ensure
our safety, defend our land, and preserve our way of life.
Today, there are more than 24 million living veterans who
served our Nation in times of peace and war, and 2.5 million
men and women serving in active and reserve duty throughout
the nation and the world. This year, we once again honor
their service with the celebration of Veteran's Day.
more...
| HUDVET website |
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Habitat Homeowners Bring Their Dreams to a Skeptical Neighborhood
When Habitat for Humanity brought their plans to construct
a 12-home development to the Wyoming Planning Commission
in February 2001, they were met with a group of residents
opposed to its construction.
more
on the Habitat Homeowners story | SHOP |
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November, 2004 |
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CPMP Version 1.3
Changes were made to enhance some of the Needs.xls worksheets
by adding formulas and links. This version also includes
a new feature - a method for easily copying and pasting
data from the CHAS website into the CPMP tool.
more...
| CPMP
Release Notes
- Using
the CHAS Website
- CPMP
User Manual
- CPMP
Training Webcast
- ConPlan
Discussion Group |
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BOSMAC Updates for Version 10/08/04
Download the latest version of the BOSMAC macros.
more...
| Release
Notes | IDIS |
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Atlanta, GA Hosts Its First Regional Homeless Stand Down
Originating in San Diego seventeen years ago, Stand Downs
have been used by the Veterans Administration (VA) and its
federal, state, local and community partners as an outreach
event for thousands of homeless veterans.
more...
| HUDVet |
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HUDpproves $17 Million Loan Guarantee to Expand Detroit's
Cultural Center
City plans three parking garages, art galleries, commercial
space and public improvements
more...
| Section
108 Program |
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HOME Program 15th Anniversary Conference and Award Nominations
Read about the Conferences and nominate the best projects!
more...
| HOME
Program |
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CPD Notice 04-12 PDF
| WORD
- October 28, 2004 - Implementing Risk Analyses for
Monitoring Community Planning and Development Grant Programs
for FY 2005
CPD Notice 04-11 PDF
| WORD
- October 27, 2004 - Program Income Requirements
in the State CDBG Program |
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Formula Grantee Boundary Files for FY2004
HUD has developed formula grantee boundary files, designed
for use in a Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping
system.
About
GIS Boundary Files | IDIS
| Census |
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HUD Awards $36.5 Million to Better House and Serve Low-Income
Families, the Homeless and Persons with HIV/AIDS
Technical assistance grants help HUD programs work better
more...
| Technical Assistance Website |
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Consortia Builder - A Tool to Estimate Funding
The Consortia Builder has been developed to provide
guidance on how to combine the demographies of proposed
member governments for the purpose of qualifying for a HOME
formula allocation.
more...
| HOME
Consortia |
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CPD Formula Planning Estimates for FY 2005
FY2005 CPD formula planning estimates for CDBG, HOME, ESG,
and HOPWA have been generated using the July 1, 2003 population
estimates published by the Census Bureau.
CPD Budget |
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A Guide to Counting Unsheltered Homeless People
This guide describes several methods for identifying, counting,
and learning about homeless people who are unlikely to be
found in shelters or in other residential programs within
a local homeless assistance network.
more...
| Homeless Assistance
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Preserving America
Historic
Preservation and Heritage Tourism in Housing and Community
Development: A Guide to Using Community Development Block
Grant Funds for Historic Preservation and Heritage Tourism
in Your Communities
- PDF
High Resolution (10.2 MB)
- PDF
Low Resolution (0.4 MB)
- WORD(0.3 MB) |
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HUD Awards $20 Million to Help People and Families Living with
HIV/AIDS
Competitively awarded grants to provide permanent homes
and services to thousands of families.
more...
| Project
Summaries | HOPWA
Website |
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Consolidated Plan Management Process (CPMP) Tool Webcast
Watch all or part of the webcast to see how to use the tool.
Webcast
Page | CPMP
Site |
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HOME Crosscutting Federal Requirements
This training module provides information on crosscutting
requirements (Federal laws and regulations beyond the HOME
Statutes and HOME Final Rule).
more...
| HOME Front |
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Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) Data and
Technical Standards Webcast
October 18, 2004
Black and White version of the Presentation now available!
- With Captions
- Without Captions
Presentation
|Black and White Version |
Presenters | HMIS
Contacts |
Feedback | HMIS |
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October, 2004 |
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HMIS.InfoNewsletter
HUD has developed the HMIS.Info newsletter to keep Field
Offices, Continuum of Care, providers and stakeholders updated
on the latest news related to the HMIS initiative. This
newsletter will be posted online and distributed via the
HMIS Listserv monthly.
more...
| HMIS
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HMIS Data and Technical Standards Final Notice; Clarification
and Additional Guidance on Special Provisions for Domestic
Violence Provider Shelters
This notice clarifies and provides further guidance
on the special provisions for domestic violence provider
shelters participating in Homeless Management Information
Systems (HMIS). This clarification and additional guidance
follows issuance of the HMIS Data and Technical Standards
Final Notice published on July 30, 2004.
more...
| Press
Release |
Final Notice | HMIS |
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PY03 Disbursed CDBG Funds by Grantee
As part of HUD's continuing effort to provide grantees and
citizens with information on the status of our programs,
the Office of Community Planning and Development has developed
profiles that show how each entitlement community expended
CDBG funds during its most recently completed program year.
more...
| CDBG
Program |
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HUD Awards $24.6 Million in Grants to Redevelop Brownfields
and to Create Thousands of Jobs in 17 Communities
$119 million in loan guarantees to further stimulate
revitalization and employment
A metal scrap yard, a landfill and contaminated industrial
sites will soon become hotels, office buildings and even
a high tech silicon wafer factory.
more...
| BEDI
| Economic
Development Programs |
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Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) Update #1
With the release of the final HMIS Data and Technical Standards,
the AHAR research team is preparing for data collection
activities that will lead to the first Annual Homeless Assessment
Report to Congress in 2005.
more...
| HMIS
| Homeless Assistance
Website |
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Updated Executive Summaries Needed
The AIDS Housing Website redesign is underway! To have your
new grantee page reflect current information about you and
your grant, please create and/or update your Executive Summaries
by Friday, October 15, 2004.
Current
Exec Summaries | AIDS
Housing Website
- Exec
Summary Guidance
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Exec Summary Template |
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04-10PDF
| WORD
- September 29, 2004 - Guidelines for Ensuring Equal
Treatment of Faith-based Organizations participating in
the HOME, CDBG, HOPE 3, HOPWA, Emergency Shelter Grants,
Shelter Plus Care, Supportive Housing, and Youthbuild Programs. |
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04-09
PDF
| WORD
- August 20, 2004 - Transition Policy for Low/Mod
Income Summary Data - Updates for Fiscal Year 2004 for the
Insular Area Community Development Block Grant program
more
on the CDBG Insular Area Program |
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BOSMAC
Updates for version 09/24/04
Go to the BOSMAC page to download the latest version of
the Macros that will open the PR03 reports.
more...
| Release
Notes |
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CDBG Conference 2004
September 13-14, hosted by HUD, this conference will celebrate
the 30th anniversary of the CDBG program, acknowledge local
accomplishments made possible by CDBG, and examine the challenges
ahead.
- Press
Release | Project
Summaries
Presentations:
Performance Measures
- Dustin
Brown
- Robert
Duncan
- Barbara
Emerson
Conplan Improvement/ CPMP Tool
- Salvatore
Sclafani
- Dee
Ann Ducote
Energy Conservation
- Bob
Groberg
- Bob
Paquin
Economic Development
- Paul
Webster
Housing and Neighborhood Development
- Alan
Joles
State Innovations
- Mark
Wyatt
Agenda - Word
| PDF |
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Housing
Authority Family Moves into HUD-Owned Property
Lehigh Acres, FL - On Friday, August 27, under a bright
Florida sun, and just two weeks after landfall of Hurricane
Charley, Governor Jeb Bush and HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson
presented the keys of a HUD-owned property to Robert and
Valerie Hamilton and their four children.
more...
| CDBG
Program |
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HOPWA Data Collection and Reporting Requirements
Webcast
| With Captions
- STRMU
Generalized Statement
- Powerpoint
Presentation
- APR
Example
- APR
Scenario
- CAPER
Chart Scenario |
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September,
2004 |
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IDIS
Release 8.3 Live
The new CDBG completion edits prevent a grantee from changing
the status of an activity to complete when its accomplishment
data are incorrect. Grantees will need to correct inaccurate
data and supply missing data, as prompted by error messages,
prior to being allowed to complete an activity. Warning
messages will also make grantees aware of errors and omissions
while the activity is underway. Most of these edits will
be familiar to grantees since they are based on the criteria
for CDBG's ongoing data cleanup initiative. These edits
will ensure the accuracy of CDBG accomplishment data and
will eventually eliminate the need for the current data
cleanup effort.
Release Note - Word
| PDF
Log into IDIS
| IDIS Website
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Real
Estate Acquisition and Relocation in HUD Programs HOME Front
Training Module
This module provides critical information on how HUD funded
affordable housing development activities may be impacted
by two federal laws: the Uniform Relocation Assistance and
Real Property Acquisition Policies Act (URA or Uniform Act)
and Section 104(d) of the Housing and Community Development
Act.
more...
| HOME
Front | Relocation
Website |
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HOPWA
Performance Reporting and Data Clean Up
- Webcast
| With Captions
- CAPER
Tutorial
- IDIS
Tutorial
- APR
Tutorial
- Reporting
Deficiencies |
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A Home of Their Own
Deron and Karen Lee aren't used to luxury. While living
in a HUD-subsidized apartment in Tulsa, they thought their
dream of owning a home was just that...A dream. Now their
dream is coming true through a partnership between Habitat
for Humanity and the Mental Health Association in Tulsa.
more...
| SHOP
| Habitat for Humanity |
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Performance SNAPSHOT for Participating Jurisdictions as of 6/30/04
Updated HOME SNAPSHOTs, which contain performance information
as of 6/30/04, are now available!
more...
| HOME
Program |
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Sister Margaret's Legacy and In her Footsteps
Sister Margaret McCaffrey was a Roman Catholic nun on a
mission to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, and house
the homeless. Although she passed away a long time ago,
her legacy lives on.
more...
| Continuum
of Care |
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Our House: A Louisiana Home and Haven
Our House, Inc. provides emergency shelter, support and
guidance to runaway and homeless youth between the ages
of 10 and 22 for up to two years.
more...
| Continuum of Care |
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HOME
and Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC)
The new HOME and LIHTC training module is designed for developers,
investors, and other individuals or organizations interested
in bringing HOME Program funds into a LIHTC project. It
is also for PJs and other community development organizations
interested in increasing the supply of affordable housing
in their communities.
more...
| HOME
Front |
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Jacksonville's Royal Terrace Comprehensive Improvements
Project Receives Statewide Recognition
July 12, 2004 - A seven-year effort to completely makeover
one of Jacksonville's poorest neighborhoods was recognized.
more...
| CDBG Program |
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Seeing Green in Shreveport
Community-based non-profit Shreveport Green, in association
with the Shreveport HUD office, celebrated Earth Day this
year by offering a bald cypress tree to fifty first-time
homebuyers.
more...
| CDBG Program |
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Consolidated
Plan Management Process (CPMP) Version 1.2 Release
August 26, 2004 - Version 1.2 of the CPMP has been released!
Improvements have been made based upon User feedback. Help
links, Quick Tips, and other "housekeeping" type
changes have been made as appropriate.
more...
| CPMP
Change Management | CPMP User Manual |
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Volunteers From the Birmingham HUD Office Help Family Construct
Home
When staff from the Birmingham HUD Office heard that Field
Policy and Management were planning a volunteer workday
to help build a home for a needy family in celebration of
Homeownership Month, the number of volunteers grew to include
additional HUD employees and some family members.
more...
| SHOP
| Birmingham
Habitat for Humanity |
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Consolidated Plan Review Checklist
This guidance is provided as a template for the reviews
of complete plans. HUD reviewers of Consolidated Plan submissions
will refer to this checklist to gauge the completeness of
the grantee’s submission.
more...
| Consolidated Planning |
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August, 2004 |
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HUD Announces Disaster Assistance for Floridians
Agency quickly identifying HUD-owned homes that can be used
as temporary housing
more...
| CDBG
| Section 108 |
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CDBG Conference 2004 - September 13-14, 2004
Hosted by HUD, this conference will celebrate the 30th anniversary
of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program,
acknowledge local accomplishments made possible by CDBG,
and examine the challenges ahead. It will be held at the
Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. Online registration is
available.
more...
| CDBG
Program |
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Using HOME to Underwrite Multifamily Housing Development
The new Underwriting training module is designed to provide
basic guidance on multifamily underwriting terminology and
fundamental concepts, while also serving as an instructional
tool for the use of the HOME Multifamily Underwriting Template.
more...
| HOME
Front |
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5th
Annual CHP Roadmap Workshop
The 5th Annual CHP Roadmap Workshop will be held September
20-21, 2004, at the Austin Airport Marriott South in Austin,
Texas. The Workshop is sponsored by the U.S. DOE, the U.S.
Combined Heat and Power Association, and the U.S. EPA.
more...
| Energy Website |
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CPD Notice 04-08 - August 10, 2004
Waiving statutory environmental review requirements for
the Indian Housing Block Grant Program for Tribes that Have
Assumed Environmental Review Responsibilities under 24 CFR
Part 58
PDF
| WORD
| Environment
| Indian Housing Block Grant |
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CPD
Notice 04-07 - June 9, 2004
Notice of Use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funds
to Assist in Establishing and Operating "211" Calling Systems.
PDF
| WORD
| CDBG Program |
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CPD
Notice 04-06 - June 4, 2004
Notice of Procedures for HOME Program - Match Reductions for Fiscal
and Severe Fiscal Distress, and for Major Presidentially-Declared
Disasters under the Stafford Act.
PDF
| WORD
| HOME
Program |
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HMIS Data and Technical Standards Final Notice - FR-4848-N-02
This Notice implements data and technical standards for
Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS). The final
Notice follows publication of a draft Notice on July 22,
2003.
more...
| Draft
Notice | HMIS
| Homeless Website |
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Guidance on Preparing Consolidated Plans for Fiscal Year (FY) 2005
Funding Cycles
This memorandum transmits updated Consolidated Plan guidance,
instructions on completing a Consolidated Plan, and optional
tools and techniques for use by units of local government
and states in preparing the plan for 2005-2010. Grantees
applying for program funds under one or more of the formula
programs should follow the guidance in this transmittal
and applicable regulations in preparing their plans.
more...
- Lessons
Learned
- Questions and Answers |
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Bush Administration Awards $24.5 Million to Boost Economic Development
and Job Growth in Rural America
Funds will help produce affordable housing in 36 states
more...
| Detailed Project Summaries | RHED Program |
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Energy Efficiency Training Module
The new Energy Efficiency training module is available for
CPD Program Staff and Grant Recipients who are interested
in increasing the energy efficiency of their single and
multi-family projects.
more...
| HOME
Front | Energy Website |
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HUD Announces $65 million to State of Florida
Deputy Secretary Roy A. Bernardi announced the State of
Florida will receive more than $65 million in HUD funding
to stimulate local economies, produce affordable housing
and help homeless individuals and families. The funding
will also help house and serve individuals with HIV/AIDS
and will provide downpayment assistance to lower income
families.
more...
| CDBG
| HOME
| HOPWA
| ESG
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CPD's
Online Small Business Fair!!!
Come join us at the Office of Community Planning and Development's
Online Small Business Fair!!! This fair is co-sponsored
by the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
(OSDBU). This virtual fair will guide you through the various
CPD Programs and Initiatives, direct you to a current listing
of our current procurement opportunities and provide you
with information about how to be included in our new contractor
database. The Fair will run from June 28 - July 25, 2004.
For more information, please send an email to the CPD SBFair mailbox.
more... |
OSDBU |
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Celebrating 30 Years of the CDBG Program
More CDBG success stories have been locally nominated
for special recognition in honor of CDBG's 30th Anniversary.
One of the stories is about the Marcus B. Armijo Complex
(a park, recreation center, pool and library), which is
located in El Paso's Segundo Barrio and serves one of the
poorest neighborhoods in the city.
more...
| More
Success Stories | CDBG
Program |
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CPD Formula Planning Estimates for FY 2005
FY2005 CPD formula planning estimates for CDBG, HOME, ESG,
and HOPWA have been generated using the July 1, 2003 population
estimates published by the Census Bureau.
more...
| CPD Budget
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July, 2004 |
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Homeownership Month in Virginia
Habitat for Humanity already has built some 1,000 homes
in the Commonwealth of Virginia. What better time to announce
a "boost" that will help Habitat build its next 1,000 homes
in Virginia than the first day of National Homeownership
Month.
more...
| HOME
Program | SHOP
| Habitat
for Humanity |
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Homeownership Month in Washington
Habitat for Humanity in partnership with HUD began building
homes in the City of Tacoma in 1997 - to date 95 homes have
been built. A "Sharing the Dream" home, will soon fulfill
the dream of homeownership for Karin Escobar and her five
children.
more...
| HOME
Program | SHOP
| Habitat
for Humanity |
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Super Notice of Funding Availability
Applications are now available for the following programs:
Additional Webcasts:
SuperNOFA
Page | Broadcast
Schedule |
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Miss Lucy's Happy Ending
Miss Lucy Ann Anderson has spent the last 40 years taking
care of other people's homes. Working 12-hour days, holding
two or more jobs at a time, she was never able to save enough
to enable her to buy a safe and structurally sound place
to live.
more...
| HOME Program |
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New Housing Provides Hope in Texas
Garden Terrace is the first housing solution designed exclusively
for single working adults, retirees, homeless and people
with disabilities that meet the top recommendations of housing
experts in Austin, and around the country.
more...
| HOME
| CDBG |
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Lead Safe Housing Rule Training Module
The new Lead Safe Housing Rule training module is available
to help recipients of CPD-administered funds effectively
implement the requirements of the Lead Safe Housing Rule
in their programs.
more...
| HOME
Front | Lead-Safe Housing Rule |
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Building Their Own Homes Led to New Careers in Florida
"They came up through the program to build self-help houses."
That's what Earl Pfeiffer, a licensed building contractor
and executive director of Homes for Hillsborough in Tampa
had to say about Hope Figueroa and Jesse Ornelas.
more...
| SHOP
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Announcing the new CPD Calendar!
Interested in knowing about upcoming CPD events? Check out
the new CPD Calendar for information about nationwide conferences,
training, and functions.
more... |
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National Homeownership Month Comes to Iowa
Assistant Secretary Liu announced an American Dream Downpayment
Initiative grant, which will soon allow more Iowans to become
homeowners.
more...
| HOME
Program |
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June,
2004 |
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Celebrating 30 Years of the CDBG Program - Locally Nominated
Success Stories
Many CDBG success stories, assisted in whole or in part with
CDBG funds, have been locally nominated for special recognition
in honor of CDBG's 30th Anniversary.
more...
| CDBG's
30th Anniversary | CDBG
Program |
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HUD Secretary Jackson Announces more than $2.8 Million in Downpayment
Assistance for First-Time Homebuyers in Maryland
Hundreds of low-income families living in eight Maryland communities
can now realize the dream of homeownership because of $2.8
million in American Dream Downpayment Initiative (ADDI)
funding.
more...
| HOME
Program |
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CPD Notice 04-05 - June 1, 2004
Notice of Procedures for Designation of Consortia as a Participating
Jurisdiction for the HOME program
PDF
| WORD
| HOME
Program |
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HUD Secretary Jackson Announces $161.5 Million in Downpayment
Assistance for First-Time Homebuyers
Secretary Jackson this week announced that some $161.5 million will
be made available for The American Dream Downpayment Initiative,
a move that will enable thousands of low-income families
to purchase their first home.
more...
| Press
Release | HOME
Program | ADDI
Brochure |
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Historic South Carolina Textile Mill Becomes Home for Seniors
The Highland Park Mill in Rock Hill, a historic textile
mill built in 1894, served the South Carolina mill-village
for years as its employment hub. Times changed, however,
and decades ago the mill went out of business and became
an unused sore spot in the City.
more...
| CDBG
Program |
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History & Homeownership on the Move in Richmond
Last
week, just days before the start of National Homeownership
Month, the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority
(RRHA) went "the extra mile"actually, more like five
blocksto preserve a piece of homeownership history.
more...
| CDBG
Program | RRHA
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Smitherman Village - Affordable Housing in Troy, North
Carolina
This program enables participates to rent their new
homes for two years. During these two years a home counselor
provides families with educational training and counseling
on owning a home.
more...
| CDBG
Program |
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HUD Pays Tribute to Those Who Have Died in Service to our
Country.
At the Annual Memorial Day Ceremony on May 27, 2003 the
keynote address was delivered by Sergeant Major, USMC Retired,
Gene Overstreet. Deputy Assistant Secretary Patricia Carlile
also took part in the program. The event was hosted by Richard
Schneider, the National Director of Veterans and State Affairs
for the Non Commissioned Officers Association of the United
States of America.
more...
| Memorial
Day Message from the Secretary |
Schedule of Events |
HUDVET Website |
National Moment of Remembrance |
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FY
2004 HOPWA Formula Grant Operating Instructions
Information to be used in implementing the HOPWA program
during fiscal year 2004.
more...
| HOPWA
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May,
2004 |
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BEDI is Economic Development for Brownfields
The BEDI program offers specific opportunities for communities,
large and small, to return brownfields to productive use.
more...
| BEDI
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Jackson Unveils Funding Assistance for Public Housing Authorities
HUD to speed resources to cash-strapped voucher programs
more...
| HOME
Program| Homeless
Assistance |
Interagency Council on Homelessness |
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Big Idea Helps A Small Texas Town
What do you get when a city, a state, a private developer,
a Section 8 agency and the federal government team up? In
Woodville, Texas, it adds up to a new opportunity for homeownership.
more...
| State
CDBG Program |
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CPD
Notice 04-04 - May 7, 2004
Instructions for Urban County Qualification for Participation
in the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program
for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2005-2007
PDF
| WORD
| CDBG
|
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CPD Notice 04-03 - May 4, 2004
The purpose of this Notice is to provide guidance to field
offices and grant recipients on closing out HUD Colonias
Initative grants funded by the Fiscal Year 1998 HUD Appropriations
Act
PDF
| WORD
| Colonias |
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The CDBG and HOME Contacts Have Been Updated!
To find a CDBG or HOME program contact, click on the State
in which you are interested then select a City or County.
Contact information includes mailing address, phone, fax
and Email address.
CDBG
Contacts | HOME
Contacts |
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BOSMAC on the Web
The Boston Macro, also known as BOSMAC has been published
on the CPD website. This version was updated on 5/17/04.
This set of Excel and Word tools allows grantees to better
analyze reports downloaded from IDIS.
more...
| IDIS
|
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Introducing the Section 4 Guarantee Recovery Fund Website
Section 4 provides certain nonprofit organizations with
a source of financing to rebuild property damaged or destroyed
by acts of arson or terrorism.
more...
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The Department and the Census Bureau yesterday released
data showing that new home construction in April rose
20.3 percent from April 2003.
Total building permits were also up 11.2 percent from
a year ago.
more...
| HOME
Program
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CDBG Good Stories: Centralia Center
Seniors attain milestone after all "THEIR" years! A multi-use
facility puts in commission a 80,000 square foot vacant
big-box retailer building.
more...
| CDBG
Program |
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2003
Section 108 Project Summaries
Ever wonder what Section 108 might be able to do for you?
The Section 108 Program is a flexible tool that communities
can choose to use to meet a wide variety of needs. This
section describes the various projects that communities
have recently begun, and the types of activities that Section
108 can help your community accomplish.
more...
| Section
108 Program |
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Annual Public Offering of Guaranteed Loans for the Section
108 Loan Guarantee Program
The date for the closing of the actual transaction will
be Wednesday, June 30, 2004. CPD staff are currently contacting
communities with Section 108 commitments or loans financed
through the interim facility regarding participation in
the offering.
more...
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The Business of Building!
Sponsored by area corporations, Habitat for Humanity recently
dedicated six houses, including its 100th, in Hartford's
North End.
more... | SHOP
| Habitat
for Humanity
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Carver Park Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy and Plan
- City of Yuma, AZ
The Carver Park initiative is a shining example of what
can happen to an impoverished neighborhood when government,
residents, faith-based organizations, non-profit organizations
and the private sector work for a common good.
more...
| CDBG
Program |
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ADDI IDIS Instructions Memorandum
Guidance to Field Offices on Reporting American Dream Downpayment
Initiative (ADDI) Activities in IDIS and Documenting Compliance
with the Uniform Relocation Act (URA) Exception.
more...
| HOME
Program | IDIS
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Homeless, Will Travel
In the aftermath of Hurricane Lili in 2002, Chicago native
James Ahlers went to Louisiana to find work, but instead
soon found himself homeless when he spent nearly all his
earnings on lodging.
more...
| Homeless Assistance
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Limited
English Proficiency (LEP) Broadcast
April 23 and 30, 2004
Training Hours: 11:00AM - 1:00PM; 2:00PM - 5:00PM. Non-HUD
staff may view the training with RealOne Player on their
personal computers or request a video copy of the training.
more...
| LEP
Guidance |
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Jackson Announces $94.5 Million in Community Development
and Housing Funds for State of Texas
HUD grants targeted to lower income persons and families
in need
The State of Texas will receive nearly $94.5 million in
funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development
to stimulate local economies, produce affordable housing,
help the homeless, and assist families and individuals with
HIV/AIDS.
Press Release
| CDBG
Program | HOPWA
| ESG
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April,
2004 |
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National Community Development Week April 12-18
Signed into law on August 22, 1974, the Community Development
Block Grant program is the most reliable funding source
for addressing the critical social, economic and environmental
problems facing the nation's cities.
more...
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Saving "Soles" in Shreveport, Louisiana
Using HUD Community Development Block Grant funds, the Shreveport
department of community development helped Ivory Daniels
develop business and marketing plans, and approved a low-interest
CDBG loan.
more...
| CDBG
Program |
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Housing Choice Vouchers Lead to Homeownership for Idaho
Residents
With help from the new Housing Choice Voucher Homeownership
Option, Caldwell resident and single mother Kelly Hynes
is now a proud first-time homeowner.
more...
| SHOP |
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Re-Release of the IDIS Website!
The IDIS Website has been redesigned to make it easier for
grantees to find the information they need about how to
get started, set up activities, and report on grantee data
in IDIS.
more... |
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Version
4 of the Web 390 Plug-In is Available for IDIS
V4 is available for grantees using IDIS with both Windows
XP and Internet Explorer 6.0.
more...
| IDIS |
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Saving Lives in Oklahoma
At Safe Haven, Dillard was able to get back into a treatment
regimen as well as a support group. A counselor put him
in touch with the Social Security Administration so he could
begin receiving disability benefits.
more...
| Homeless Assistance
| Safe
Havens |
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HUD Awards 6.5 Million to Help Provide Permanent Housing to
Help End Chronic Homelessness
Community organizations in 10 States to move homeless persons
away from a life on the streets
Press Release
| Supplemental
Announcement | HOME
Program |
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ADDI Rule
This interim rule establishes regulations for a new downpayment
assistance component under the HOME Investment Partnerships
Program, referred to as the American Dream Downpayment Initiative
(ADDI).
more...
| ADDI Webpage |
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Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Liason
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), an
independent agency that advises the President and Congress
on historic preservation matters is seeking candidates to
perform as its liason to HUD.
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Cedar Village Helps End Chronic Homelessness in South
Dakota
For 21 former homeless individuals in South Dakota,
"home" was often the street. Today they have a new address
at Cedar Village Assisted Living Facility in Yankton, a
20-unit licensed assisted living facility that provides
around-the-clock support for residents.
more...
| Continuum
of Care |
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FirstStep
FirstStep is a tool developed for case managers and outreach
workers to help assist their clients who are homeless access
Federal benefit programs.
more...
| Homeless Assistance |
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HUD Offers to Save Communities Millions in Taxes
April 15th is just around the corner and thousands of
businesses across the country will be paying too much money
to Uncle Sam, unaware of the tax savings that are available
to them. The Department of Housing and Urban Development
is hoping to change that with the release of a series of
tax tips that will help cut the tax burden of businesses
located in certain federally designated areas.
more...
| Press
Release | Community
Renewal |
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March,
2004 |
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ADDI/HOME ROCS! IDIS Implementation is Live
IDIS Release 8.0 consists of redesigned HOME screens and
screen flows. The purpose of these improvements is to ensure
that the entry of HOME data is clean, accurate, and complete.
more... | HOME
Program | ADDI
| IDIS Login |
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Treasury: Community Development Funds Initiative Webcast
- March 17, 2004
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A Chilly Reality for South Dakota Homeless
More than 75 homeless advocates from HUD-supported groups
donned heavy winter jackets, snow boots, mittens and several
layers of clothing and braved a recent 13-degree February
morning in Sioux Falls.
more...
| CDBG
Program | Homeless
Assistance | Pay
It Forward | Heartland
House Program |
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2004 HOME Rent and Income Limits Published
Effective March 15, 2004
Income
Limits | Rent
Limits | HOME
Program |
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Grants.Gov
The new federal grants.gov web page has a service of which
grantees may be interested. It will allow them to receive
email notifications of funding opportunities. Users should
go to the website.
That will take the user to a web page where he or she will
see four options for receiving notifications:
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Register to receive all notices for selected notices
based upon opportunity number. |
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Register to receive all notices from selected agencies
and categories of funding activities. |
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Register to receive all notices from selected interest
and eligibility groups. |
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Register to receive all grants notices. |
Once subscribed, the user will receive an email notification
every evening of what was placed on Grants.gov/FIND that
day. All Federal agencies are now placing their announcements
on the Grants.gov /Find site.
more
from Grants.gov... |
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Seven
Cities Leading Effort to Help Persons Living on the Streets
HUD releases report on reducing chronic street homelessness
Press Release
| Focus
Message
Strategies
for Reducing Chronic Homelessness |
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Methods for Improving Timely Performance for the State
Community Development Block Grant Program
more...
| State Admin CDBG
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CDBG Training Webcast for New Grantees
A brief overview of the Community Development Block Grant
entitlement program for new grantees in 2004.
Morning - Captioned
| Non Captioned
Afternoon - Captioned
| Non Captioned |
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A Home for Michael
Last October, Philadelphia was one of 11 cities to receive
a HUD grant to provide permanent rental housing and intensive
supportive services for the chronically homeless. Philadelphia
used these funds to start their "Home First" program.
more...
| Homeless Assistance
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Interagency Council on Homelessness |
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Continuum of Care 2003 Debriefing, February 3, 2004
This national webcast provides a thorough debriefing on
the 2003 Continuum of Care competition. The debriefing process
is a valuable tool for applicants wishing to improve their
score in future competitions. For the first time, all applicants
will have the opportunity to receive feedback on the competition
together.
Without Captions | With Captions | Slides
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The House That $1,500 Built
What can you build for $1,500 these days? If you ask Johnetta
Gardner of Shreveport, Louisiana, that question, she'll
answer a "new three-bedroom, two-bath home". That's
because Ms. Gardner now owns such a home, thanks to the
help of the Northwest Louisiana Home Builders Association,
which just completed its third Habitat house in Shreveport.
more...
| Habitat
for Humanity | SHOP |
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February,
2004 |
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HUD Awards more than $31 Million to Assist People and Families
Living with HIV/AIDS
Grants fund new and existing programs - contribute $3.6
million for research
Housing and Urban Development Acting Secretary Alphonso
Jackson announced the award of more than $31 million to
help local housing programs across the country to better
serve persons with HIV/AIDS and their families.
more...
| Press
Release | Focus
Message | HOPWA
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Formula Allocations
Formula Allocations are now available online for the CDBG,
HOME, HOPWA and ESG programs.
more...
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"Souper" Bowl Tackles Hunger
While the New England Patriots and Carolina Panthers were
battling it out in Houston, the Northwest Louisiana Food
Bank was holding a "Souper" Bowl of its own in
Shreveport. Area churches were encouraged to help tackle
hunger by sponsoring soup drives on Super Bowl Sunday.
more...
| Continuum
of Care |
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American
Dream Downpayment Initiative (ADDI) Q&As
Questions and Answers concerning ADDI have been updated.
The Q&As are designed to help HUD staff, PJs, and citizens
learn more about this initiative. Topics include general
information, program design, using ADDI and HOME, and PJ
responsibilities.
more
in Word... | more
in PDF... | ADDI
page |
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Houston
Habitat Sets Blitz Record During Super Bowl XXXVIII
Former HUD Secretary Jack Kemp, who once played quarterback
for the National Football League's Buffalo Bills and now
is on Habitat for Humanity International's board of directors,
was in Houston for an NFL-sanctioned Super Bowl event where
he congratulated volunteers and sponsors who were building
homes for Habitat families.
more...
| SHOP
| Habitat
for Humanity |
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Want to know the funding status of a CPD program?
Simply go to the budget section of the website to see programs
broken down individually.
more...
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Consolidated Plan Improvement Initiative
The most recent reports describing the progress of the pilots
has been released and the Library has been refined. Take
a look...
Pilots
| Library
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Announcing
the New and Improved HOME Program website!
The HOME website has been re-deployed with more organized
pages and an improved site navigation for key pages.
more...
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Performance SNAPSHOT for Participating Jurisdictions
as of 12/31/03
Updated HOME SNAPSHOTs, which contain performance information
as of 12/31/03, are now available!
more...
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Department Announces $31.3 Billion Budget for Fiscal Year 2005
Acting Secretary Jackson yesterday released the President's
proposed $31.3 billion for the Department in fiscal year
2005, a proposal that will continue to promote affordable
housing, strengthen communities and increase homeownership
across America.
Press Release
| Focus Message |
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Introducing the New Community Renewal Tour
RC/EZ/EC Communities – your source for maps, contacts, success
stories, and more.
more...
| Community
Renewal |
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Community Partners Make a Difference this Winter in New
Mexico
John and Carolina Guiterrez Arellano and their three small
children of Sunland Park, a New Mexico border colonia, are
thankful to have a home even though it has no gas, electricity,
central air or heat, or an inside bathroom.
more...
| Colonias
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HOPWA Technical Support of Data Collection and Reporting
The Office of HIV/AIDS Housing is pleased to announce the
availability of new support services for performance reporting
by HOPWA grantees and sponsors through the QED Group.
more...
| HOPWA
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2003 Technical Assistance Awards
These awards will enable the selected technical assistance
providers to work with States, local communities, and participating
jurisdictions (PJs) to deliver technical assistance that
improves community development programs and activities under
the HOME, CHDO, McKinney Vento Homeless Assistance, HOPWA,
and PHASES-TA programs.
TA
Awards | HOME
| Homeless Assistance
| HOPWA
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Everyone Counts
They give their names as J T., Elvis or Cowboy. They live
in alleys, under bridges, in barns and on the riverbanks.
Many people avoid them on the streets or drive past them
as they hold up signs asking for money or food. For much
of society, the homeless are out of sight and out of mind.
For much of society, the homeless simply don't count.
more...
| Continuum
of Care |
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Department Awards $5.8 Million in Community Development and Housing
Funds to Pennsylvania County
The Department yesterday announced that Beaver County, Pennsylvania,
will receive $5.8 million in federal assistance to stimulate
local economies, produce affordable housing, help the homeless
and promote community development.
more...
| CDBG
Program | HOME
| ESG
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CoC Debriefing
On February 3, from 1:00 - 4:00 EST, a national satellite
broadcast will provide a thorough debriefing on the 2003
Continuum of Care competition. The debriefing process is
a valuable tool for applicants wishing to improve their
score in future competitions. For the first time, all applicants
will have the opportunity to receive feedback on the competition
together.
In addition to debriefing on the results of the competition
scoring, the broadcast will provide model responses on critical
topic areas required to be addressed in the application
that are taking on increasing importance in the scoring
process. These areas include:
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Developing an effective strategy to end chronic homelessness by
2012 |
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Effective discharge planning |
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Accessing mainstream supportive services programs. |
Continuum of Care | NOFA website |
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New
Homes for Kentucky Elderly
Senior citizens with very low incomes living deep in the
heart of thoroughbred horse country in Lexington now have
another 24 units in which to live, thanks to the recently
dedicated Elm Tree Lane Apartments.
more...
| HOME
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January,
2004 |
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CDBG Accomplishment Data
As part of HUD's continuing effort to provide grantees and
citizens with information on the status of our programs,
the Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) has
developed profiles that display accomplishments for selected
housing, economic development, public improvement, and public
service activities. These profiles contain accomplishments
reported in Program Year 2002 by CDBG entitlement communities
and states having a program year start date of January 1.
Profiles for grantees with start dates after January 1 will
be displayed on this website in the future as they are developed.
more...
| CDBG
Program |
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CPD Notice 03-14
Using CDBG Funds in Addressing the Challenges of Homelessness
more
in Word... - more
in PDF... | CDBG
| Homeless Assistance
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Breathing Life into a Michigan Neighborhood
What began in 1995 as a glimmer of hope for a distressed
Detroit suburb has now become a success story for how smart
revitalization can transform even the worst of neighborhoods.
more...
| CDBG
| HOME
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Service Areas for FY2004 HOPWA Grantees
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Changes to service areas |
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Detailed maps in PDF format |
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A comparison and breakdown of funding for the last three
years (if applicable) as well as the FY 04 Formula Planning
Targets
- This includes a detailed comparison of FY 03 funding
and FY 04 projected funding
more... |
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HUD
Announces $54 Million to Train Young People and Expand Affordable Housing
Thousands of at-risk youth will be trained in construction trades
more...
| Youthbuild
Program |
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24 CFR Part 570 Modification - Change in Metropolitan City Definition
An interim rule was published in the December 12, 2003, Federal
Register which revises the CDBG program regulations. The
rule goes into effect on January 12, 2004, making 56 new
"principal cities" eligible to become CDBG Entitlement grantees
in FY 2004.
more...
| CDBG
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Bush
Administration Announces Record $1.27 Billion to Help Hundreds
of Thousands of Homeless Individuals and Families
HUD grants part of strategy to end chronic homelessness
Thousands of local programs that house and serve the
homeless are being awarded nearly $1.3 billion in grants
announced today by Housing and Urban Development Acting
Secretary Alphonso Jackson. Never before has any federal
agency awarded so much financial assistance to help the
homeless.
Press
Release | State
By State Awards | Focus
Message | HUD's Homeless Programs |
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Bush Signs American Dream Downpayment Act
$200 million program will help tens of thousands of low-income
families to become homeowners
Press Release
| Focus
Message | ADDI
website
Webcast - Non
Captioned | Captioned
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A Respite for Louisiana Homeless
With a light rain falling on a cool autumn day in Northwest
Louisiana, 400 area homeless ventured out to Operation Stand
Down. They came to get flu shots, eye exams, haircuts, showers,
ID cards, food and clothing from the more than 350 community
volunteers, including doctors, nurses, hairdressers, social
workers, counselors and homeless advocates.
more...
| Continuum
of Care |
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