Department of Housing and Urban Development

Henderson, NV Awarded $3.5M HUD Challenge Grant

The largest regional plan in Clark County history, Henderson will be using the funds to more sustainably link transportation, land use, and people. Guy Dawson reports.

23 December 2011 - 1:00pm

The Henderson Press

Federal HOME Program Suffers From Lack of Oversight

West Palm Beach is demanding millions of dollars of one organization to correct greedy actions under HUD's HOME program. Kimberly Miller reports on how this is just the latest incident in an "easy to game" federal program.

16 December 2011 - 5:00am

The Palm Beach Post

HUD Announces Sustainability Grant Winners

The 27 communities and regional planning organizations selected will receive a total $96 million to achieve their economic and environmental goals.

9 December 2011 - 6:00am

Smart Planet

Jess Zimbabwe

A foray by HUD into telling small towns how best to use their land

Sat, 10/01/2011 - 10:06

In April 2009, HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan spoke to the ULI Spring Council Forum in Atlanta; he stated that his administration’s goal was “to put the UD back in HUD,” and explained that HUD’s over-reliance on housing solutions wasn’t helping cities address their complex revitalization needs. Just over two years later, this small new funding program caught my eye on a list of new HUD announcements:

*** HUD HOPE VI – $0.5 million
Application Due: August 22, 2011
Eligible Entities: Local governments

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HUD With an Emphasis on the 'UD'

The federal government is attempting to pay closer attention to urban issues, and its Department of Housing and Urban Development is leading the way.

10 December 2010 - 2:00pm

Next American City

Cities Struggle to Maintain Public Housing

Across the country, federal funding is unable to keep up with repair costs, forcing some municipalities to cut units from their programs.

25 October 2010 - 7:00am

The New York Times

Transportation and Housing Linking Up at Federal Level

The silos are breaking down in the federal government as the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Transportation are embarking on a shared plan to increase interdepartmental collaboration.

21 April 2009 - 5:00am

Citiwire

HUD's Budget Money

This brief from the New York Times outlines how federal budget money will be used by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

28 February 2009 - 5:00am

The New York Times

Obama's Urban Issues Team

Barack Obama has announced the three members of the "urban issues" arm of his incoming cabinet. Grist's Ryan Avent takes a look at Shaun Donovan, Ray LaHood and Adolfo Carrion and what they may mean for urban policy.

17 January 2009 - 9:00am

Grist

The Planetizen News Brief - 12/18/08

4:30 minutes (4.18 MB)

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". Read, download or listen to this week's News Brief, which looks at Detroit's likely future as a smaller city, and Obama's picks for two key urban policy positions in the new administration.

18 December 2008 - 5:00am

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