In response to the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes, Congress provided about $130 billion in disaster recovery assistance, including assistance for permanent housing. Congress has expressed an interest in how this assistance has been allocated to homeowners and rental property owners, particularly for state-...
Government Accountability Office (GAO). 2010. Federal Assistance for Permanent Housing Primarily Benefited Homeowners; Opportunities Exist To Better Target Rental Needs. Report to Congressional Requesters, GAO-10-17. Washington, DC: Government Accountability Office....
A number of federal housing programs provide assistance, including rent subsidies, mortgage insurance, and loans and grants for the purchase or repair of homes, to low-income renters and homeowners. These programs are administered primarily by HUD or the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). ...
Yes, the CFDA and programs offered through SAM.gov are sponsored by the federal government. However, beware of grant scams that may pose as the CFDA but are trying to defraud you. The government warns that agents claiming to be with the "Community for Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)" or...
FEMA uses the term "safe room" to include storm shelters that meet the agency's criteria in terms of design and construction. Homeowners and builders using the FEMA criteria build shelters that provide "near absolute protection" from severe wind, which FEMA defines as a high probability that th...
The Potential of Downpayment Assistance for Increasing Homeownership Among Minority and Low-Income Households Research has consistently found that a lack of wealth is among the most important factors limiting households from becoming homeowners. In recognition of t... H Pd&R - HUD USER, Economic ...
• Four programs account for 60% of federal spending for low-income people and 10 programs make up more than three-fourths. Medicaid alone accounted for nearly 40% of FY2009 low-income spending; next were the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly food stamps), Supplemental ...
Two block grants—HOME and the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)—target federal assistance toward communities with high rates of poverty and aging housing stock (among other factors) to help meet the housing needs of low-income homeowners, homebuyers, and renters (HOME) and to expand the...
These programs are available only tohomeownersand renters who are U.S. citizens, noncitizen nationals, or qualified aliens affected by the disaster.6 Public Assistance Public Assistance, which targets public entities, funds the repair, restoration, reconstruction, or replacement of a public facility ...
The USDA administers the Rural Housing Repair and Rehabilitation Grants, which aim to assist rural homeowners in making upgrades to their homes and the Housing Preservation Grants, which provides assistance to homeowners who live in historic communities and neighborhoods. ...