Choice Neighborhoods

$60 Million-plus Awarded in Promise Neighborhoods Funding
   More than $60 million in grant funding has been awarded to 17 winners of the 2012 Promise Neighborhoods program.
posted 1/2/13 2:10 PM  read complete story

Choice Neighborhoods Decisions Placed On Hold
   Well-placed sources at the Department of Housing & Urban Development say no decisions have been made on the FY 2013 solicitations for HUD's Choice Neighborhoods Initiative -- a signature program of the Obama administration.
posted 11/28/12 07:05 AM  read complete story

HUD Targets 17 Communities for 'Choice Neighborhoods' Grants
   Most of the selected sites will receive planning grants of $300,000. The grants are awarded to agencies and organizations which have completed a local planning process and are ready to target specific neighborhoods.
posted 10/19/12 12:02 PM  read complete story

HUD Selects 'Choice Neighborhoods' for Planning Grants
   Most of the selected sites were awarded planning grants of $300,000. The grants are awarded to agencies and organizations which have completed a local planning process and are ready to target specific neighborhoods.
posted 10/16/12 12:54 PM  read complete story

Private Developers Invest in Seattle Housing Authority Redevelopment
   Seattle Housing Authority has selected a private developer in the redevelopment of Yesler Terrace. In addition to receiving federal funding to finance the project, the housing authority plans to sell parts of the project to help finance the development, according to reports.
posted 10/4/12 10:54 PM  read complete story

HUD Chooses 'Choice Neighborhoods' Finalists
   Nine applicants remain for awards of up to $30 million in HUD's FY 2012 Choice Neighborhoods Implementation (CNI) Grant program. HUD is scheduling visits to each site and expects to make four or five CNI awards by year's end. HUD used a ranking and rating process to select The Chicago Housing Autho...
posted 8/27/12 3:05 PM  read complete story

HUD Grants to Bring Choice Neighborhoods Data
   HUD makes $500,000 in small research grants to study the Choice Neighborhoods (CN) program, which provides planning and implementation grants viewed as a vital to the department's redevelopment efforts. HUD officials say the research is necessary to help gauge the program's progress and to generate ...
posted 6/13/12 3:55 PM  read complete story

HUD Seeks FY 2013 Hike for Choice Neighborhoods
   The White House wants to increase FY 2013 funding for the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative (CNI) to $150 million, a $30 million increase over FY 2012.   CNI is seen as the successor to the HOPE VI public housing revitalization program. CNI grants fund redevelopment and preservation of distress...
posted 2/21/12 10:12 AM  read complete story

HUD Seeks Applicants for FY 2012 'Choice Neighborhoods' Initiative
       HUD offers $110 million in FY 2012 Choice Neighborhood Initiative (CNI) Implementation Grant funds, with the department expected to make up to five awards. Public housing authorities (PHAs), local governments, nonprofits, tribal entities and for-profit developers applying with a publ...
posted 1/11/12 11:49 AM  read complete story

(HUD) Agency to Research 'Choice Neighborhoods' Impact
       HUD will use discretionary Transformation Initiative funding to research the impact of its Choice Neighborhoods Initiative (CNI). The department is accepting comments on a proposed application for the research program through Dec. 7. CNI is now operating as a demonstration program. ...
posted 11/10/11 11:35 AM  read complete story