| Message from the Secretary |
| I. A Two-Step Strategy |
| A. Step 1: Close the Competence Gap |
| B. Step 2: Close the Opportunity Gap |
| II. Jobs and Economic Opportunity |
| A. Community Empowerment Fund |
| B. Welfare-to-Work Vouchers |
| C. Empowerment Zones |
| D. Community Development Block Grants |
| E. Regional Connections Initiatives |
| F. Brownfields |
| G. Youthbuild |
| III. Homeownership and Housing |
| A. Continuing the Growth of Homeownership |
| 1. Higher FHA Loan Limits |
| 2. HOME Bank: Leveraging the Home Program |
| 3. Homeownership Zones |
| 4. Homeownership Empowerment Vouchers |
| 5. Housing Counseling |
| 6. Officer Next Door |
| 7. Lead Hazard Reduction |
| 8. Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation |
| 9. Fair Housing |
| B. Affordable Housing |
| 1. Homeless Assistance Grants |
| 2. Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) |
| 3. Section 8 Assistance |
| 4. HUD's Investments in Public Housing |
| 5. Tenant Choice in the Section 8 Program |
| 6. Native American Housing Block Grant |
| 7. Housing for the Elderly and Disabled |
| 8. Low Income Housing Tax Credit |
| IV. Program Reforms and Improvements |
| A. Property Disposition Reform |
| B. Repealing Unnecessary HUD Programs |
| C. Section 8 Savings Proposals |
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