Transcript U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development
• Created as part of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War
on Poverty
• Established as a Cabinet Department by the
Department of Housing and Urban Development Act
of 1965
• Consolidated a number of older Federal agencies into
one department.
Steve Preston
Secretary
Housing 101: History
• National Housing Act of 1934, U.S. Housing Act
of 1937 & Housing Act of 1949
• Housing Acts of 1961 & 1968
• Housing & Community Development Act of 1974
• Tax Reform Act of 1986
• Steward B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of
1987
• Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing
Act of 1990
• Low-Income Housing Preservation & Residential
Homeownership Act of 1990
• Housing & Economic Recovery Act of 2008
HUD’s Mission:
To increase homeownership, support community
development and increase access to affordable
housing free from discrimination.
To fulfill this mission, HUD will embrace high standards of
ethics, management and accountability and forge new
partnerships – particularly with faith-based and community
organizations – that leverage resources and improve HUD’s
ability to be effective on the community level.
HUD Program Areas
• FHA
– Single Family
– Multifamily
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Community Planning & Development
Public Housing
Fair Housing/Equal Opportunity
Policy Development and Research
State Partner Organizations
Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development
• Secretary, Kevin Dorn
Vermont Dept of Housing and Community Affairs
• Acting Commissioner, Bill Noyes
Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
• Executive Director, Gus Seelig
Vermont Housing Finance Agency
• Executive Director, Sarah Carpenter
Vermont State Housing Authority
• Executive Director, Richard Williams
FHA -- Single Family
• Single Family Endorsements
– (22 Participating Lenders)
– (Average = $99,970 per loan)
FHA – Multifamily
• Rental Units = 5,314
– (4,468 Assisted / 846 Market)
• Health Care Bed/Units = 321
2006 -- 291
2007 -- 360
2008 -- 862
Community Planning and Development
CDBG –
(State)
Burlington
(Entitlement)
FY 2006 = $7,467,324
FY 2007 = 7,517,519
FY 2008 = 7,303,812
FY 2006 = $901,653
FY 2007 = 908,540
FY 2008 = 879,905
Neighborhood Stabilization
Program (State)
FY 2009 = $19.6 million
• Funds VT Department of Housing and Community Affairs (DHCA)
• DHCA Community Dev. Board has 3 funding cycles per year
• Burlington CDBG Advisory Group
Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
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Created by VT State Legislature in 1987
Capitalized with initial $3 M; $20 M in 1988
Received approx. $15 M annually last several years
Affordable housing and community development linked
with land conservation and historic preservation
• 9,100 Affordable Housing units in 21 years
• Lead-Based Paint Abatement
– $16+ M since 1994; 1,900+ Units
– $3,000,000 grant in 2007
HOME Investment Partnerships Program
State of Vermont:
FY 2006 $3,495,143
FY 2007 3,523,457
FY 2008 3,424,467
Burlington
FY 2006
FY 2007
FY 2008
$ 508,966
505,314
489,759
• Funds to Dept of Housing and Community Affairs; pass-thru for
administration by VT Housing & Conservation Board
• VHCB administered $44.8 million in HOME since 1992
• ADDI $183,072 in 2004; $104,391 in 2005; $52,091 in 2006;
$52,091 in 2007; $21,047 in 2008.
Vermont’s Public Housing Authority Units
PHA
St. Albans
Winooski
Burlington
Montpelier
Barre
Hartford
Rutland
Springfield
Bennington
Brattleboro
Barre
Bennington
Brattleboro
Burlington
Hartford
Montpelier
Rutland
St. Albans
Springfield
VT State
Winooski
Total Units
Public H.
Sec 8 Other
371
135
12
195
207
--284
187
--343
1,711
199
--43
--60
122
128
210
70
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--132
61
158
--3,311 4,762*
238
335
145
1,833
6,267 5,404
Grand Total= 13,504
* Includes 1,004 mobile home lots
Homeless Programs (CoC, ESG, HOPWA)
• Continuum of Care (CoC) FY 2006
- State of Vermont
- Chittenden County
FY 2007
$1,204,782 $1,743,018
766,163
765,755
$1,970,945 $2,508,773
• Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG)
- State of Vermont
$360,813
$360,813
• Housing Opportunities for Persons with Aids
- VHCB received FY 2008 grant of $1,430,000
Fair Housing & Equal Opportunity
VT Human Rights Commission
• Substantially equivalent to FH & EO
• Enforce Fair Housing Laws on HUD’s behalf in VT
• HUD-Funded Fair Housing Assist. Program (FHAP)
– $118,640 in FY 2008
Two HUD-Funded Fair Housing Initiatives Programs
FHIP Grantees:
• CVOEO Fair Housing Project -- $100,000 in FY 2008
• Vermont Legal Aid -- $275,000 in FY 2008
Vermont Housing Finance Agency
• Created by VT State Legislature in 1974
• Promotes affordable housing opportunities for
Vermonters
• Financed: 26,000 homeowners
7,400 affordable apartments
• Administers IRS Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
Program
– $26.2 M since 1987 = 4,153 rental units
Vermont Rural Development
Jolinda H. LaClair, State Director
• Direct single-family housing loans for low-income families
• Guaranteed single family housing loans for moderateincome families
• Multifamily housing
• Farm labor housing
• Home improvement loans and grants
• Government-owned property
• Housing Preservation Grants
• Mutual Self-Help Program
U.S. Dept of Housing and
Urban Development
Burlington Field Office
Michael McNamara
Field Office Director
159 Bank Street, Second Floor
Burlington, Vermont 05401
Phone: (802) 951-6290 Fax: 951-6298
Email: [email protected]