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Y O U R C O M M U N I T Y P A R T N E R. U.S Dept of HUD. Chris Stearns, Field Office Director (x2064) christian.t.stearns@hud.gov 1500 Pinecroft Road, Suite 401 Greensboro, NC 27407 336.547.4000 www.hud.gov. Agenda For Today. Transforming HUD HERA , ARRA and future stimulus funding
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U.S Dept of HUD Chris Stearns, Field Office Director (x2064) christian.t.stearns@hud.gov 1500 Pinecroft Road, Suite 401 Greensboro, NC 27407 336.547.4000 www.hud.gov
Agenda For Today • Transforming HUD • HERA , ARRA and future stimulus funding • New Programs • Program updates • Q&A
HUD’s Mission To create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all.
HUD’s Strategic Goals • Strengthen the Housing Market to Bolster the Economy and Protect Consumers • Meet the Need for Quality Affordable Rental Homes • Utilize Housing as a Platform for Improving Quality of Life • Build Inclusive and Sustainable Communities Free From Discrimination • Transform the Way HUD Does Business
Recovery Act • Creating Jobs • HUD’s Recovery Act Investment: Helping America’s Hardest Hit Communities • Fostering a New Way of Government • Building a New Economic Foundation
Y O U R C O M M U N I T Y P A R T N E R P R O G R A M highlights
OSHC • Obama Administration Interagency Collaboration – Partnership for Sustainable Communities • Fostering a New Way of Government • Developing More Sustainable Housing and Communities • Connecting People, Places and Opportunities • Building a Clean Energy Economy
Livability Principles • Providing More Transportation Choices • Promoting Equitable, Affordable Housing • Increasing Economic Competiveness • Supporting Existing Communities • Leveraging Federal Investment • Valuing Communities and Neighborhoods
FHEO • Clarifying “family” status • Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) • Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) • Section 3
Homelessness • Ending Homelessness • Shift to Prevention • Increased Assistance
Choice Neighborhoods • THREE CORE VALUES: • Housing: Transform public and assisted housing into energy, efficient, mixed-income housing. • People: Provide the necessary support systems to facilitate health, education, employment for families in targeted neighborhoods. • Neighborhoods: Transform neighborhoods of poverty into viable, mixed-income neighborhoods.
Multifamily Housing • Section 202 • Section 811
The Preservation, Enhancement and Transformation of Rental Assistance Act (PETRA or TRA) • Simplicity • Choice • Community
U.S Dept of HUD Dan Rogers, Atlanta Homeownership Center (HOC) Director (678) 732-2389 Dan.RogersIII@hud.gov Atlanta Homeownership Center 40 Marietta St. Atlanta, GA 30303 www.hud.gov
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