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HUD’s Grant Competition Season Begins

HUD seeks applications for several grant competitions that will make millions of dollars in awards for the FY 2016 funding cycle. The majority of grant deadlines are in June.

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More Time For ‘Pay for Success’ Demo

HUD extends the deadline for ideas for its proposed application package for the Pay for Success Demonstration program designed to improve the energy efficiency of government-subsidized apartments. The new deadline is Nov. 4. The original comment period closed on

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HUD Starts FY 2016 Grantmaking

HUD officially starts FY 2016 grantmaking with the release of its General Section, which provides the basic application information for all agency solicitations and lays out the overall strategic plan

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HUD Oversight Breakdown Slammed

A new HUD inspector general investigation shows the department entirely failed to keep an eye on the integrity of the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program with all but one loan studied in violation of residency requirements.

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HUD Preps FY 2015 Grant Process

HUD begins its FY 2015 grant making with the release of its General Section providing the overall strategic plan and basic application information for all agency solicitations.

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HUD Grantmaking Rule Proposed

HUD is gearing up for FY 2015 grant-making by seeking comments through Dec. 8 on a proposed rule for its Supportive Housing for the Elderly (Sec. 202) and Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities (Sec. 811) programs.

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HUD Falters On Elderly Housing Oversight

HUD fails to provide sufficient monitoring to ensure that federal subsidies allocated to the Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program is spent properly and efficiently.

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HUD Clouds Christie Probe

When is a government audit not an investigation? When the HUD inspector general says so. HUD, under fire for approving TV ads giving New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) a personal boost in his 2013 reelection campaign, says it will "audit" the process that lead to the department's approval of the advertising.

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HUD To Mississippi: Negotiate Or Else

More than six years after HUD approved diversion of $600 million of Hurricane Katrina housing recovery money to rebuild the state port next to the Gulfport casinos, HUD wants to apply exacting employment standards to the project.

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Six-Figure HUD Salaries In Thousands

A new search program designed by the National Association of Housing & Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) finds that 4,241 HUD employees are paid $100,000 or more per year. That is base pay, excluding health and other benefits

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