Obama Proposes Increase in HUD Budget, Eliminates HOPE VI

President Obama released details of his administration’s 2010 budget which includes increases for key housing and community development programs, replaces the HOPE VI programs and suggests legislative language will be offered to more deeply target Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds.Highlights of the proposed 2010 budget for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) include:1. A total budget of $43.7 billion, a $3 billion increase above the FY 2009 enacted figure of $40.7 billion.2. A slight increase in funding for the Public Housing Operating Fund. The administration proposes an increase to $4.455 billion and claims it will fund operating expenses at 100 percent.3. The budget reduces funding for the Public Housing Capital Fund to $2.244 billion which is slightly...

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HUD Budget Briefing today at 2

The Obama Administration will hold a conference call today at 2:00 EST to brief the public on its budget proposal for housing and homeless programs. The call in number is 877-209-0397. The call will last 45 minutes to an ho...

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Former HUD Secretary Kemp Dies

Aviewfromdc hopes advocates for affordable housing will take a moment to celebrate the contributions Jack Kemp, former secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), made to the field. Kemp died May 2 from cancer in his home in Bethesda, MD.An original sponsor of legislation creating enterprise zones, Kemp was the first high-profile Republican to challenge his party to promote policies which would truly benefit the poor and, in particular, minorities. This did not sit well with his conservative brethren and cost him any hope of winning the party’s nomination which eventually went to George H. Bush.After senior Bush’s election to the presidency, the senior Bush named Kemp secretary of HUD which was reeling from various scandals under the watch of Samuel R. Pierce Jr. Kemp reinvigorated HUD...

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