HUD Office of Community Planning and Development

Today, we proudly announced the award of $225 million in competitive grant funding for 17 awardees with proposed projects across 26 states through the Preservation and Reinvestment Initiative for Community Enhancement (PRICE) program. PRICE is a first-of-its kind grant program – providing funding to preserve and revitalize manufactured housing and manufactured housing communities (MHCs) across the country, including rural, suburban, urban, tribal, and disaster impacted areas. Funding announced today will support low- and-moderate income homeowners and residents in manufactured units and MHCs with critical investments such as repairs and rehabilitation of existing homes, accessibility upgrades, infrastructure improvements, mitigation strategies to increase resilience, resident services including eviction prevention and housing counseling, and support with transitioning existing MHCs to resident-managed communities. Click through to learn more!

Yesterday, we announced $12 million in capacity-building grants to five national and regional non-profit organizations through our Rural Capacity Building program. These exemplary organizations will provide training, technical assistance, and financial support to local leaders, helping them serve hundreds of low-income or low- and moderate-income families and individuals in rural areas. To view the winners and learn more about the program, click here: https://ow.ly/Uw5550UuatT. Congrats, Housing Assistance Council, National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders, Minnesota Housing Partnership, Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC) & Rebuilding Together!

In honor of World AIDS Day, HUD’s Office of HIV/AIDS Housing (OHH) released an In Focus message to HOPWA grantees, project sponsors, and other key stakeholders. Read more about how OHH will sustain and accelerate HIV progress through the HOPWA program and our federal partnerships: https://ow.ly/3Vsy50Uoz5l

HUD marks #WorldAIDSDay each year by displaying the Red Ribbon at our DC HQ to show support for people with HIV and honor those lost to AIDS-related illness. Throughout December, HUD is raising awareness and working collectively with federal partners to advance progress in ending the HIV epidemic. We’re also celebrating important victories including the recent $54 million investment to bolster local housing programs through HOPWA competitive funding opportunities. #EndHIV #HOPWA #HUD (Marion Mollegen McFadden)

CDBG 50th Anniversary community engagement continues from coast to coast! Our grantees have been celebrating in their communities with street activations, movie screenings, garden tours, and more! Check out some of the festivities. #CDBG50 #PoweringWhatsPossible (Marion Mollegen McFadden)

#DYK the Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) Program administered by HUD’s office of Native American programs provides grants for Tribal communities across the U.S.? Projects can include housing rehabilitation, community building and infrastructure construction, and workforce development. #PoweringWhatsPossible #CDBG50 (Marion Mollegen McFadden)

Job training can change lives. #DYK CDBG funds can be used for job-skill training programs that leads to employment opportunities? For example, in Florida, CDBG funds supported a construction trades program. Now that’s innovation! #PoweringWhatsPossible #CDBG50 (Marion Mollegen McFadden)

VISIT 2 - Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Development Reggie Harris and Director of Budget Thomas Herndon visited Eartha Farms and Market, a HUD Section 4 funded program launched by the Clara White Mission, in Jacksonville, FL. The most recent grant of $50,000 in fiscal year 2021, allocated to LISC Jacksonville, will support staff and program expenses at Eartha Farms, a 10.5-acre urban farm in Historic Moncrief Springs. Formerly White Harvest Farms, Eartha Farms is fighting to eliminate food deserts & promote food sustainability in communities of color. Specifically, HUD’s Section 4 funding is building the CDC’s capacity to expand the Farm’s community outreach and to design and implement experimental learnings and trainings focused on urban agricultural practices, environmental sciences, agricultural job opportunities and sustainability. The grant will help the Clara White Mission reach 500 people through field trips, workshops, and other events.

VISIT 1 - Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Economic Development Reggie Harris, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) for Economic Development Brooke Bohnet, and Director of Budget Thomas Herndon visited the HUD Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP) funded Beaches Habitat for Humanity properties in Jacksonville, FL. Funded through $4.17 million in our SHOP grants, Beaches Habitat for Humanity has developed 274 affordable homes in the area, with more on the way. DAS Harris and ADAS Bohnet viewed both completed and upcoming projects at OceanGate and Coastal Haven properties, both of which provide affordable housing to families and Veterans. Follow along for their next visit!

Follow along Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Economic Development Reggie Harris' trip to Jacksonville, Florida to visit different CPD funded projects!