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The Department kicks off the month of June by focusing its attention on the importance of creating and maintaining a healthy home by addressing home-based hazards, including reducing moisture and mold, and maintaining indoor air quality.

HUD has planned a number of events throughout the month, including the launch of the Housing Counseling Awareness Campaign and House Party 2.0, highlighting the benefits of housing counseling and efforts to close the racial homeownership gap.

A new round of HUD funding will strengthen coordination among public housing authorities, public child welfare agencies, and Continuums of Care.

“By providing a pathway for more older adults to stay in their homes, we are helping to improve lives and ensuring the opportunity for seniors to age with dignity,” said HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge.

HUD will introduce rulemaking, establish a process for individualized assessments, and outline guidelines for public housing authorities to remove barriers to safe, affordable housing for people with criminal records.

To further the Biden Administration’s commitment to addressing the nation’s homelessness crisis, HUD has issued $2.8 billion in Continuum of Care Competition Awards for thousands of local homeless service and housing programs across the U.S.

The Department’s Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grants will assist in the redevelopment of severely distressed HUD-assisted properties into mixed-income communities nationwide.

Per President Biden's call to fully enforce the Fair Housing Act, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced the extension of the public comment date for its Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing proposed rule by two weeks.

Approximately 358,000 homes may have sustained damage from hail and/or tornadoes on March 31, according to the latest findings from CoreLogic.

After severe storms destroy hundreds of homes, agency issues temporary moratorium on FHA foreclosures and vows to “help rebuild."