HUD Archives: Florida News Releases

Blueprint for The American Dream (08/22/2003)
HUD Delivers $33.7 Million in Community Development and Housing Funds for Communities in North/Central
Florida (10/02/2003)
HUD Delivers $22 Million in Community Development, Loan Guarantee, and Housing Funds for South Florida (10/02/2003)
Martinez Announces $147 Million to Protect Children and Families from Dangerous Lead and Other Home Health and Safety Hazards (10/02/2003)
HUD Awards $7.4 Million in Community Development Grants to 14 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (10/07/2003)
HUD Awards $200,000 Grant to the Jacksonville Housing Authority to Enhance the Brentwood Park Public Housing Community Computer Center (10/07/2003)
HUD Awards $400,000 in Grants to the Orlando Housing Authority and the Daytona Beach Housing Authority
to Create Community Computer Centers (10/07/2003)
HUD Delivers $1.8 Million in Community Development Funds for Davie and Coral Springs, Florida (10/09/2003)
HUD Delivers $58 Million in Community Development and Housing Funds for South Florida (10/16/2003)
Bush Administration Announces More Than $37 Million in Grants to Promote Homeownership and Housing for
Low-Income Families (11/13/2003)
Bush Administration Announces More Than $740 Million to Help Very Low-Income Elderly and People With Disabilities (11/20/2003)
HUD Awards Over $30 Million to Help the Elderly and People With Disabilities Continue to Live Independently
at Home (12/03/2003)
Bush Administration Announces Record $1.27 Billion to Help Hundreds of Thousands of Homeless Individuals
and Families (12/19/2003)
Bush Administration Announces Record $1.27 Billion to Help Hundreds of Thousands of Homeless Individuals
and Families (12/19/2003)
Bush Administration Awards $17.6 Million in Fair Housing Grants to Continue Fight against Housing Bias (01/12/2004)
HUD Awards More Than $31 Million to Assist People and Families Living With HIV/AIDS (02/17/2004)
HUD Presents $4,084,445 to Help Homeless in Hillsborough (02/23/2004)
U.S. HUD Conducts Free Faith-Based Community Organization Conference (03/04/2004)
St. Johns County Homeless Coalition to Receive Second Homeless Grant (03/15/2004)
HUD Housing Counseling Agencies and FHA Mortgage Lenders Conduct Training to Reduce Florida Loan
Defaults (03/17/2004)
HUD Offers to Save Communities Millions in Taxes (03/23/2004)
HUD Presents $13 Million Loan Guarantee Check to Help Revitalize Tommytown Neighborhood of Pasco County (03/23/2004)
HUD Offers to Save Communities Millions in Taxes (03/24/2004)
HUD Announces Urban Scholars Fellowship Recipients (05/06/2004)
Bush Administration Announces More Than $32 Million to Stimulate Economic Development and Housing in
Miami-Dade (05/06/2004)
HUD and Local Partners Host Regional Small Business & Economic Development Conference (05/19/2004)
HUD Secretary Jackson Announces More Than $8 Million in Downpayment Assistance for First-Time
Homebuyers in Florida (06/02/2004)
HUD Awards $4,415,787 in Hope VI Grants to Four Florida Communities to Demolish Distressed Public Housing (06/03/2004)
HUD Awards $7.6 Million Hope VI Grant to Daytona Beach, Florida to Transform Public Housing, Help Residents (06/03/2004)
Bernardi Announces New "Homewise" Program at Miami Homeownership Expo - One Lucky Family to Become Homeowner (06/26/2004)
Federal and Local Partners Sign Agreement in Tampa to Increase Minority Homeownership (06/26/2004)
Bush Administration Awards $773,186 to Boost Economic Development and Job Growth in Rural Florida (07/08/2004)
Bush Administration Announces $1.4 Million to Stimulate Economic Development and Housing in Lakeland (07/15/2004)
State & Federal Government Partner With Private Sector to Provide Affordable Rental Units in Jacksonville (07/28/2004)
HUD Announces Disaster Assistance for Floridians (08/17/2004)
Bush Administration Announces $3,743,957 Million to Stimulate Economic Development and Housing in Collier County, Florida (08/17/2004)
HUD Awards Grant to Florida State University to Prepare Low-Income Graduate Students for Careers in Community Development (08/19/2004)
HUD Recognizes 14 Local Communities for Outstanding Achievement in Community Development (09/14/2004)
Jackson Announces $3 Million to Protect Miami Children and Families from Dangerous Lead and Other Home Hazards (09/27/2004)
HUD and Civil Rights Partners Continue Fight against Housing Discrimination Amidst Recent Natural Disasters (10/06/2004)
HUD Awards $17.6 Million in Grants to Help Fight Housing Discrimination (11/29/2004)
HUD's Youthbuild Program Delivers $54 Million for Skills and Leadership Training (12/13/2004)
HUD Hosts Lead-Safe Housing Summit – Local Health and Housing Officials Gather in Race to End Childhood
Lead Poisoning by 2010 (01/24/2005)
Bush Administration Announces Record $1.4 Billion to Help Hundreds of Thousands of Homeless Individuals and Families (01/25/2005)
Bush Administration Announces Record $1.4 Billion to Help Hundreds of Thousands of Homeless Individuals and Families Central Florida Receives $8,500,594 (01/25/2005)
Bush Administration Announces $4.1 Million to Help Jacksonville's Homeless Individuals and Families
(01/27/2005)
HUD Celebrates "Superbuild" Event - Habitat Homes to Help 39 Low-Income Working Families Become Homeowners (02/02/2005)
HP and Magic Johnson Foundation Team Up to Address Digital Divide in Jacksonville, Florida (03/31/2005)
Local Residents Attend Return to Home (05/06/2005)
Bush Administration Increases Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Loan Limits in Okaloosa County (07/08/2005)
Workshop Highlights Resources to Increase Local Homeownership Opportunities (07/18/2005)
HUD Awards $900,000 to Help Provide Permanent Housing for Persons Experiencing Chronic Homelessness in Jacksonville (08/10/2005)
HUD Awards Nearly $24 Million for Affordable Housing and Economic Development in America's Heartland (09/06/2005)
HUD Okays 31 Percent Increase in FHA Mortgage Limits in Lee County Cape Coral – Ft. Myers Area
(09/15/2005)
HUD Approves $24,000 Increase in FHA Mortgage Limits in Palm Beach, Ft. Lauderdale and Miami (10/20/2005)
HUD Announces $18.7 Million to Support Housing and Service Programs for Persons and Families With HIV/AIDS (11/30/2005)
Bush Administration Announces $4 Milliion in Grants to House and Serve Homeless Individuals and Families in Jacksonville Area (01/13/2006)
Bush Administration Announces $195,115 in Grants to House and Serve Homeless Individuals and Families in
St. Johns County (01/19/2006)
HUD Approves Increase in FHA Mortgage Limits in Martin and St. Lucie Counties (01/26/2006)
Bush Administration Increases Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Loan Limits in Flagler County (01/26/2006)
Miami-Dade County Receives Over $23 Million in Grants to House and Serve Homeless Individuals and Families (01/27/2006)
Bush Administration Announces $577,107 in Grants to House and Serve Homeless in Okaloosa/Walton Counties (02/06/2006)
Bush Administration Announces $1,025,531 in Grants to House and Serve Homeless in Escambia/Santa Rosa Counties (02/07/2006)
HUD Deputy Chief of Staff Discusses Medicare Plan With Area Seniors (04/14/2006)
HUD Assistant Secretary Brian D. Montgomery Keynotes Savannah Mortgage Fraud Symposium (06/22/2006)
HUD Awards $47 Million in Grants to Help Families Across the U.S. Get Job Training and Employment (10/18/2006)
Fair Housing Continuum, Inc of Cocoa, Florida Awarded $275,000 Grant to Help Fight Housing Discrimination (10/21/2006)
HUD Awards Nearly $14 Million in Grants to Public Housing Authorities to Create, Improve Computer Centers
for Residents (01/10/2007)
HUD Awards Nearly $14 Million in Grants to Public Housing Authorities to Create, Improve Computer Centers
for Residents (01/10/2007)
HUD Awards Nearly $14 Million in Grants to Public Housing Authorities to Create, Improve Computer Centers
for Residents (01/12/2007)
HUD Awards Nearly $14 Million in Grants to Public Housing Authorities to Create, Improve Computer Centers
for Residents (01/15/2007)
FY08 Budget Seeks to Increase Minority Homeownership, Strengthen Communites (02/05/2007)
FY08 Budget Will Boost Native American Housing (02/05/2007)
Jackson and Martinez Announce More Than $63 Million to Support Homeless Programs Throughout Florida (02/20/2007)
HUD Awards $150,000 in Funding to Promote Self-Sufficiency (02/21/2007)
Jackson and Martinez Announce More Than $63 Million to Support Homeless Programs Throughout Florida (02/22/2007)
HUD Releases Landmark Homeless Study (02/28/2007)
HUD Secretary and Mayor Peyton Announce $4.2 Million to Support Jacksonville's Local Homeless Programs (03/02/2007)
"Healthy Homes for Healthy Kids" Joins Duval County Poision Prevention Week Fair to Protect Citizens from Poison Hazards (03/19/2007)
Bush Administration Announces Nearly $1.4 Billion to Support a Record Number of Local Homeless Programs Nationwide (03/27/2007)
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Celebrates Small Business Week in the Atlanta
Region (04/26/2007)
Statewide Conference in Tampa on Building Better Communities Teaches Organizations How to Reach Federal Funds (05/08/2007)
Jackson Appeals to Nation's Mayors to Cut Red Tape Choking Workforce Housing (06/25/2007)
HUD Awards $300,000 for Affordable Housing and Economic Development in Rural Florida (09/10/2007)
HUD Announces More Than $18 Million to Help Develop Housing for Very Low-Income Elderly (09/18/2007)
Bush Administration Announces $44.1 Million in Housing Counseling Grants to Nearly 400 National, State and Local Agencies (10/04/2007)
HUD Announces $32 Million in HIV/AIDS Housing Aid to Help 31 AIDS Programs Nationwide (10/10/2007)
HUD Announces $17 Million to Help Fight Housing Discrimination (10/11/2007)
Bay Area Legal Services Awarded $235,000 Grant to Help Fight Housing Discrimination (10/12/2007)
Bush Administration Announces $69,701,017 to Support Homeless Programs in Florida (12/21/2007)
HUD to Conduct Free Homebuyer and Foreclosure Prevention Expo (01/07/2008)
Florida Fair Housing Groups Awarded HUD Grants to Help Fight Housing Discrimination (01/18/2008)
HUD Awards Nearly $500,000 to Aid Bradenton (04/23/2008)
Clara White Mission's Program Receives HUD Secretary's Award for Excellence (05/16/2008)
St. Johns County Housing Partnerhip Receives Regional Energy Award for Its Housing Program (05/23/2008)
HUD Continues to Provide Immediate Help to Homeowners in West Central Florida (08/27/2008)
HUD Awards $16.9 Million for Affordable Housing and Economic Development in Rural America (09/04/2008)
HUD Continues to Provide Immediate Help to Homeowners in Florida (09/04/2008)
HUD Continues to Provide Immediate Help to Homeowners in South Florida (09/04/2008)
Tampa Field Office Announces Winners of 2008 Annual Community Partner Best Practice Awards (10/01/2008)
Bush Administration Announces $50 Million in Housing Counseling Grants to Nearly 400 National, State and
Local Agencies (10/09/2008)
HUD Approves $28 Million in Neighborhood Stabilization Plans for Three Florida Communities Hard-Hit by Foreclosure (12/29/2008)
HUD Awards $600,000 in Grants to Help South Florida Low-Income Families Get Job Training and Employment (01/09/2009)
HUD Awards $49 Million in Grants to Help Low-Income Families Get Job Training and Employment (01/09/2009)
Bush Administration Announces More Than $650 Million to Help Very Low-Income Elderly and People With Disabilities (01/14/2009)
Bush Administration Announces More Than $650 Million to Help Very Low-Income Elderly and People With Disabilities (01/14/2009)
HUD Awards $49 Million in Grants to Help Low-Income Families Get Job Training and Employment (01/15/2009)
HUD Approves $369 Million in Neighborhood Stabilization Plans for 34 Florida Communities Hard-Hit by
Foreclosure (01/15/2009)
HUD Approves Neighborhood Stabilization Plans in Florida (02/02/2009)
Obama Administration Awards $74 Million in Homeless Grants to More Than 300 Local Housing and Service Programs in Florida (02/19/2009)
HUD Awards Almost $600,000 to the Public Housing Authorities in Florida to Bring Jobs, Economic
Independence to Public Housing Residents (03/05/2009)
HUD Approves Almost $24 Million in Neighborhood Stabilization Plans for Five Florida Communities Hard-Hit by Foreclosure (03/19/2009)
HUD Awards $174,000 in Funding to Florida's Lee County Housing Authority to Promote Self-Sufficiency (04/14/2009)
Donovan Announces $64 Million in Disaster Assistance to Florida (06/10/2009)
Secretary Donovan Awards Almost $5 Million in Recovery Act Funding to Prevent Homelessness in Central
Florida (07/09/2009)
Secretary Donovan Awards $9.6 Million in Recovery Act Funding to Prevent Homelessness in West Central
Florida (07/09/2009)
Secretary Donovan Awards $22 Million in Recovery Act Funding to Prevent Homelessness in South Florida (07/09/2009)
Secretary Donovan Approves Recovery Act Plans for 45 Florida Communities to Revitalize Neighborhoods and Create Jobs (07/16/2009)
Donovan Awards $101 Million to Jump-Start Affordable Housing Construction in Florida (07/28/2009)
HUD Announces $3 Million for Affordable Housing and Community Development in Collier County (08/06/2009)
HUD Announces $25.8 Million for Affordable Housing and Community Development in Miami-Dade County (08/06/2009)
HUD Awards $600,000 for Affordable Housing and Economic Development in Rural Florida (09/02/2009)
HUD Announces $23.6 Million in Recovery Act Grants to Add Affordable Rental Housing, "Green" Existing Public Housing in Florida (09/23/2009)
Donovan Awards $20.9 Million in Recovery Act Grants to Support Community Development and Job Growth in Florida (09/25/2009)
Donovan Announces $22 Million Dollars in Recovery Act Funding to Prevent Homelessness in Florida
(09/25/2009)
Secretary Donovan Announces Over $1.2 Million in Housing Counseling Grants to 42 Housing Counseling Organizations in Florida (10/13/2009)
HUD Announces $69 Million for Affordable Housing and Community Development in South Florida (10/16/2009)
HUD Announces $125 Million for Affordable Housing and Community Development in Florida (10/29/2009)
Obama Administration Awards $67,713,926 in Homeless Grants throughout Florida (12/23/2009)
HUD Awards $530,000 to Florida Housing Authorities to Help Public Housing Residents Obtain Jobs, Economic Independence (01/12/2010)
HUD Awards $348.3 Million in Recovery Act Grants to Stabilize Neighborhoods, Rebuild Economies in Florida (01/14/2010)
HUD Awards $1.3 Million to Florida to Fight Housing Discrimination (01/21/2010)
Recovery Act Funds at Work For Economic and Community Development in Jacksonville (02/18/2010)
Public Housing Authorities in Florida Create 345 Jobs, Rehab 2844 Housing Units for Low-Income Families (03/24/2010)
Florida Receives $2.1 Million in Job Training Grants to Help Low-Income Families (03/30/2010)
HUD Awards $6.1 Million to Public Housing Agencies in Florida to Protect Rental Assistance Vouchers (04/16/2010)
HUD Announces $27.3 Million in Community Development and Affordable Housing in Miami-Dade (05/06/2010)
HUD Awards $1.9 Million to Public Housing Agencies in Florida to Promote Jobs, Self-Sufficiency (05/12/2010)
HUD to Provide Permanent Housing to Homeless Veterans in Florida (06/03/2010)
HUD Awards Almost $65 Million to Public Housing Authorities in Florida to Improve, Preserve Public Housing Across the State (06/17/2010)
HUD to Help 285 Homeless Veterans in Florida Find Permanent Homes (06/18/2010)
HUD Awards $2.6 Million to Two Florida HIV-AIDS Housing Programs (06/29/2010)
HUD Announces $6.1 Million in Homeless Aid to Florida (07/07/2010)
Edward Jennings, Jr. Sworn in as HUD's Southeast Regional Administrator (07/09/2010)
Florida Will Receive More Than $22 Million in Housing Assistance for Senior Citizens and Persons With
Disabilities (07/12/2010)
HUD and VA Launch $15 Million Demonstration Program to Prevent Veteran Homelessness (07/22/2010)
Lee County Housing Authority Receives $136,632 for Rental Assistance Vouchers to Help Families Stay
Together (08/05/2010)
Collier County to Receive $3.3 Million to Support Community Development and Produce more Affordable
Housing (08/09/2010)
HUD Awards $26.6 Million to Help Florida Reduce Damages from Future Disasters (08/26/2010)
Obama Administration Awards Additional $208.4 Million to Stabilize Florida Neighborhoods Hard-Hit by
Foreclosure (09/08/2010)
Over $45 Million Awarded to Tampa Bay and West Florida to Stabilize Neighborhoods Hard-Hit by Foreclosure (09/09/2010)
HUD Awards $5.6 Million to Promote Smarter and Sustainable Planning for Jobs and Economic Growth in
Central and South Florida (10/15/2010)
HUD and DOT Award $1,181,250 to Create Sustainable Livable Communities in the Tampa Bay Area
(10/21/2010)
HUD Southeast Regional Administrator Ed Jennings Jr., Names Elaine Spencer as HUD's Jacksonville, FL, Field Office Director (11/02/2010)
Obama Administration Announces $1.6 Million in Counseling Grants to Help Florida Families Find and Keep
Housing (12/23/2010)