HUD Archives: Idaho News Releases

2002 -2004

• HUD Names Liaison for Community and Faith-Based Organizations in Idaho (07/08/2002)
• HUD's Assistant Secretary Carolyn Peoples is Coming to Boise to Celebrate the 36th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act (04/12/2004)
• Bush Administration Announces $604,000 to Stimulate Economic Development and Housing in Pocatello (05/13/2004)
• HUD Secretary Jackson Announces More Than $600,000 in Downpayment Assistance for First-Time Homebuyers in Idaho (06/02/2004)
• Governor Kempthorne Proclaims June Homeownership Month (06/18/2004)
• Bush Administration Awards $530,310 to Boost Economic Development and Job Growth in Rural Idaho (07/12/2004)
• Idaho Will Receive Nearly $18 Million to Stimulate Economic Development and Housing (07/14/2004)
• Bush Administration Announces Over $1.6 Million in Affordable Housing Grants for Fort Hall Housing Authority (08/12/2004)
• HUD Awards Grant to Help Fight Housing Discrimination (10/08/2004)
• HUD Announces $43.7 Million in Housing Counseling Grants for Low-Income Families (11/05/2004)
• Bush Administration Awards $171,160 to Help the Elderly at Bannock Arms in Boise Continue to Live Independently at Home (11/05/2004)
• HUD Announces $1.6 Million Capital Advance to Coeur d'Alene Homes to Help Very Low-Income Elderly With Affordable Housing (11/24/2004)

2005

• HUD Announces Higher FHA Home Loan Limits to Help More Idaho Families Become Homeowners (01/03/2005)
• HUD Announces Record $3,366,504 to Help Thousands of Homeless Individuals and Families in Idaho (01/25/2005)
• HUD Raises Valley County's FHA Mortgage Insurance Limits (05/24/2005)
• Jackson Recognizes Boise, Idaho for Increasing Access to Affordable Housing (07/15/2005)
• HUD Raises Teton County's FHA Mortgage Insurance Limits (09/01/2005)
• HUD Announces Over $3 Million in Grants to House and Serve Thousands of Homeless Individuals and Families in Idaho (12/20/2005)
• HUD Awards Nampa Housing Authority $37,871 to Increase Public Housing Resident Self-Sufficiency (12/22/2005)

2006

• HUD Raises FHA Mortgage Insurance Limits (01/04/2006)
• HUD Awards Over $140,000 to Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society (01/26/2006)
• HUD Awards $4.5 Million in 'Sweat Equity' Grants to Community Frameworks to Help Families Build Their Own Home (03/02/2006)
• HUD Awards the Coeur d'Alene Tribe $500,000 in Grants to Improve Housing and Spur Economic Development (03/27/2006)
• HUD Awards the Coeur d'Alene Tribal Housing Authority Over $1 Million to Improve Housing Conditions for Native Americans (03/28/2006)
• HUD Awards the Nez Perce Tribal Housing Authority Over $1 Million to Improve Housing Conditions for Native Americans (03/28/2006)
• HUD Announces Over $15.3 Million for Affordable Housing and Community Development in Idaho (04/14/2006)
• HUD Announces $515,668 for Affordable Housing and Community Development in Pocatello (04/14/2006)
• HUD Raises FHA Mortgage Insurance Limits in Blaine County (05/01/2006)
• HUD Announces $418,940 for Affordable Housing and Community Development in Idaho Falls (05/04/2006)
• HUD Raises FHA Mortgage Insurance Limits in Teton County (05/25/2006)
• FHA Mortgage Insurance Limits Raised in Ada, Canyon, Gem and Owyhee Counties (07/21/2006)
• HUD Awards $571,639 to Four Idaho Public Housing Authorities to Help Families Get Job-Training and Employment (10/19/2006)
• HUD Raises FHA Mortgage Insurance Limits in Valley and Kootenai Counties (11/13/2006)
• Two Lewiston Apartments Serving the Elderly Win Grants From HUD for Social Service (11/20/2006)

2007 - 2008

• HUD Raises FHA Mortgage Insurance Limits in Kootenai County (01/16/2007)
• HUD Announces Over $3.5 Million in Grants to House and Serve Thousands of Homeless Individuals and Families in Idaho (02/26/2007)
• Coeur d'Alene Tribe "Indian Area" Expansion (05/30/2007)
• Jackson Appeals to Nation's Mayors to Cut Red Tape Choking Workforce Housing (06/25/2007)
• Idaho Housing Authority Receives $1.5 Million to Improve Housing Conditions for Native Americans (08/29/2007)
• Bush Administration Announces $3.8 Million to Support Homeless Programs in Idaho (12/21/2007)
• FHA Mortgages Enjoying "Back to Basics" Bounce in Major Idaho Markets (06/12/2008)
• HUD Awards $1.2 Million to 10 Idaho Housing Authorities to Modernize Public Housing (06/23/2008)
• HUD and Other Idaho Organizations Urging Parents to Test Youngsters for Lead Poisoning (10/22/2008)
• Permanent FHA Mortgage Limits in Most Idaho Markets to Rise 35 Percent on January 1st (12/29/2008)

2009

• HUD Awards $580,000 to Idaho Housing Authorities to Help Low-Income Families Get Job Training and Employment (01/02/2009)
• HUD Awards More Than $3.2 Million in Housing & Community Development Funds to 7 Tribes in Idaho, Oregon & Washington (01/05/2009)
• HUD Okays Idaho's $19.6 Million Neighborhood Stabilization Program (01/13/2009)
• HUD Awards Funds for Elderly Housing in Coeur d'Alene (01/13/2009)
• Idaho Wins $4 Million in HUD Homeless Funds (02/19/2009)
• Idaho Receives $23.4 Million in Recovery Act Funding (02/25/2009)
• Stimulus Package Means Higher 2009 FHA Limits in Idaho (2/26/2009)
• Nampa Wins HUD Job Funds (03/05/2009)
• Idaho Wins $8.8 Million to Jump Start Housing Construction (06/30/2009)
• Secretary Donovan Awards $553,411 in Recovery Act Funding to Prevent Homelessness in Boise (07/09/2009)
• HUD Awards 650 More Vouchers for Homeless Vets in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon & Washington (07/15/2009)
• HUD Awards $18.4 Million for Native American Housing (07/28/2009)
• HUD Okays $20.2 Million in Recovery Act Funds for Community Development in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington (09/23/2009)
• Two Idaho Organizations Win Housing Counseling Grants (10/14/2009)
• HUD Awards $3.4 Million in Homeless Funds to Idaho (12/23/2009)

2010

• HUD Awards Grants to Promote Economic Independence (01/12/2010)
• Idaho Nonprofit Win HUD Fair Housing Grants (01/21/2010)
• Idaho Housing Authorities Win HUD Grant to Promote Jobs (03/30/2010)
• Idaho Housing Authorities Win HUD Grant to Protect Rental Assistance Vouchers (04/16/2010)
• Five Northwest Apartment Complexes Win HUD Grants to Promote Independent Living (05/14/2010)
• Idaho Housing Finance Wins 200 Rental Vouchers for Non-Elderly Disabled (10/01/2010)
• HUD Provides $13.3 Million to Help at Risk Idaho Homeowners (10/05/2010)
• HUD Recovery Act Funds Help 10,000 Northwest Households Avoid Homelessness (12/08/2010)
• HUD Funds Counseling Agencies to Help Northwest Families Hold Onto Homes (12/23/2010)

2011

• HUD Awards $3.5 Million to Support Homeless Organizations in Idaho (01/19/2011)
• HUD Supports Fair Housing Groups in Idaho, Oregon & Washington (03/01/2011)
• Coeur d'Alene Tribal Housing Authority Wins HUD Grant (03/23/2011)
• Idaho Okayed to Offer EHLP Bridge Loans to At-Risk Homeowners (04/01/2011)
• Five Northwest Lenders Selected for FHA PowerSaver Pilot (04/21/2011)
• HUD Awards $1.3 Million to Provide Housing for People With AIDS/HIV in Idaho (04/26/2011)
• HUD Awards More Homeless Funds to Idaho (04/28/2011)
• HUD Makes Disaster Assistance Available for Idaho Storm Victims (05/24/2011)
• Coeur d'Alene Tribal Housing Authority Wins $240,000 In HUD Funds to Promote Jobs & Self-Sufficiency Among Public Housing Residents (06/09/2011)
• HUD Awards $2.2 Million to Three Idaho Tribes to Provide Affordable Housing (06/23/2011)
• HUD Awards Boise $1 Million to Preserve Public Housing (07/14/2011)
• HUD Awards 375 More Vouchers for Homeless Veterans in Northwest (07/14/2011)
• HUD Awards $3.7 Million to Promote Job Opportunities in Northwest (09/14/2011)
• HUD Awards $4.2 Million to 35 Northwest Housing Authorities to Promote Employment & Economic Opportunities (09/22/2011)
• HUD Awards $1.4 Million to Idaho, Oregon & Washington State Organizations to Combat Housing Discrimination (10/06/2011)
• More Self Help Housing Funds for Idaho, Oregon and Washington (10/19/2011)
• Coeur d'Alene Wins HUD Supportive Housing Grant (11/16/2011)
• West Yellowstone Collaboration Wins HUD Sustainable Communities Grant (11/21/2011)
• HUD Awards $3.5 Million to Homeless Providers in Idaho (12/20/2011)

2012

• HUD Awards $2 Million in Indian Housing Block Grants to 3 Idaho Tribes (02/08/2012)
• HUD Awards Almost $900,000 to 10 Housing Authorities in Idaho to Improve, Preserve Their Public Housing Stock (02/10/2012)
• HUD Awards Funds for 28 New Homeless Projects in Northwest (03/13/2012)
• HUD Awards Almost $500,000 to 7 Housing Counseling Agencies in Idaho, Oregon & Washington (03/16/2012)
• 610 More Homeless Vets in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington to Receive HUD Rental Assistance (03/27/2012)
• Coeur d'Alene Tribal Housing Authority Wins $1.4 Million in HUD Indian Community Block Grant Funds (05/01/2012)
• Four Northwest Housing Organizations Win $2.2 Million in HUD Grants to Combat Housing Discrimination (05/09/2012)
• HUD Awards Job Opportunity Grants to Four Idaho Housing Authorities (09/20/2012)
• Lewiston Apartment Complex Wins HUD Grant to Provide Supportive Services (10/09/2012)
• Homeless Census Falls 10.5 Percent in Idaho From 2011 to 2012 (12/10/2012)

2013

• Obama Administration Awards $3.8 Million to Renew Funding to 39 Idaho Projects Helping Homeless Persons and Families Find "Stable Housing" Instead of "Living on the Streets" (03/13/2013)
• Obama Administration Renews Funding for 19 More Homeless Projects in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon & Washington State (05/02/2013)
• National Mortgage Settlement Has Provided $168 Million to Distressed Idaho Homeowners (05/22/2013)
• HUD Awards More Vouchers for Homeless Vets in Northwest (05/29/2013)
• Idaho Housing & Finance Awarded Housing Counseling Funds (06/18/2013)
• HUD Provides Almost $3.7 Million to Support 36 New Projects Serving the Homeless in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington (07/31/2013)
• HUD Awards Housing Authority in Idaho Nearly $900,000 to Improve, Preserve Nation's Public Housing Stock (08/08/2013)
• HUD Awards Total of $1.4 Million to Combat Housing Discrimination in Idaho, Oregon & Washington State (09/25/2013)
• HUD Awards Almost $2.6 Million to 12 Housing Authorities in Alaska, Idaho, and Oregon & Washington State to Promote Self-Sufficiency Among Public Housing Residents (09/27/2013)
• HUD Estimates Almost 24.1 Percent Rise in Idaho Homeless from 2010 to 2013 (11/21/2013)
• HUD & 34 Northwest Housing Authorities Help Section 8 Residents Get Jobs (12/31/2013)

2014

• HUD Awards $909,359 to Improve, Preserve Public Housing in Idaho (03/19/2014)
• Obama Administration Renews Critical Support for 36 Local Homeless Programs in Idaho (04/08/2014)
• HUD Renews Funds to House Families Living with AIDS/HIV in Idaho (04/24/2014)
• HUD Awards Housing Counseling Funds to Idaho (05/22/2014)
• HUD Awards $500,000 More to Idaho Homeless Projects (06/19/2014)
• HUD and VA Team Up to Help 35 Homeless Veterans in Idaho Find Permanent Homes (10/01/2014)
• HUD Awards $9 Million to 21 Tribal Housing Organizations in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon & Washington (10/06/2014)
• Intermountain Fair Housing Council Wins HUD Funds (10/15/2014)
• HUD Reports Homelessness in Idaho is 20.3 Percent below 2010 (10/30/2014)
• Community Frameworks of Spokane Wins HUD "Sweat Equity" Funds (12/03/2014)

2015

• HUD Awards Almost $4.1 Million to Support 45 Projects Serving Homeless Across Idaho (01/26/2015)
• HUD Awards Almost $3.7 Million in Indian Housing Block Grant Funds to Four Idaho Tribes (02/18/2015)
• Nampa Housing Authority Wins HUD Funds to Promote Self Sufficiency (02/26/2015)
• More Than 150 Representatives of Local, State and Federal Agency Partners from Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington State Gather to Chart Progress on Ending Veteran Homelessness (02/27/2015)
• HUD Awards $140,554 to Idaho Housing & Finance Corporation to Support Housing Counseling for Homebuyers and Renters (04/14/2015)
• Homelessness in Idaho Fell 6.6 Percent in 2015 (11/19/2015)

2016

• Ten Idaho Housing Authorities Awarded $1 Million to Preserve & Upgrade "Critical" Public Housing Across State (02/12/2016)
• Coeur d'Alene & Ft. Hall Tribal Housing Authorities Win HUD Funds to Preserve & Expand Housing Stock (02/12/2016)
• HUD Allocates Indian Housing Block Grant Funds to Kootenai, Coeur d'Alene, Nez Perce & Shoshone-Bannock Tribes in Idaho (02/16/2016)
• HUD Awards Over $2 Million for Local Homeless Programs (03/08/2016)
• Donna Batch Named HUD Northwest Regional Administrator (04/11/2016)
• HUD Awards $355 Million for Local Homeless Programs (05/02/2016)
• HUD Allocates $3 Million to the State of Idaho Through New Housing Fund (05/04/2016)
• HUD Increases Housing Counseling Funding in Idaho (06/21/2016)
• Five Idaho Housing Authorities Win HUD Funds to Help Residents "Compete & Succeed in Workplace" (07/18/2016)
• Coeur d'Alene Tribe Wins HUD Funds to Replace Roof on 60 Homes (09/12/2016)
• Intermountain Fair Housing of Boise wins HUD Fair Housing Funds (09/30/2016)
• HUD Awards $3.7 Million More to Support Idaho Homeless Projects (12/20/2016)
• HUD Awards $1.8 Million to Promote Economic Self Sufficiency Among Residents of Assisted Housing in the Northwest and Alaska (12/23/2016)

2017

• Dr. Ben Carson Sworn in as HUD Secretary (03/02/2017)
• Pocatello Wins $1.5 Million to Make Homes Lead Free (06/27/2017)
• Idaho Housing Counseling Network Wins HUD Funds (07/06/2017)
• Nez Perce Tribe Wins HUD Funds to Upgrade Housing (09/14/2017)
• Jeffrey McMorris Named HUD Regional Administrator for Alaska, Idaho, Oregon & Washington State (11/13/2017)
• HUD reports 9.3 percent decline in Idaho homeless (12/06/2017)
• FHA Hikes Mortgage Limits (12/08/2017)
• Idaho Wins HUD Funds to Promote Self-Sufficiency (12/15/2017)
• HUD Renews Funding to Support Housing for People with HIV/AIDS in Idaho (12/22/2017)

2018

• HUD Awards $103.4 Million to Support More Than 350 Projects Serving Homeless in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon & Washington State (01/11/2018)
• HUD Awards $1.9 Million to Support Fair Housing Organizations in Alaska and Northwest (01/23/2018)
• Nampa and Nez Perce Tribal Housing Authorities Win HUD Funds to Promote Economic Self-Sufficiency (02/20/2018)
• HUD Awards 675 More Rental Vouchers for Homeless Vets in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington (04/06/2018)
• HUD Awards More Funds for Self-Help Housing in Northwest (05/16/2018)
• Idaho Awarded $1.5 Million to Upgrade Public Housing (05/22/2018)
• HUD and DOJ Launch Public Awareness Campaign Against Sexual Harassment in Housing (07/23/2018)
• HUD Agrees to Settlement of Fair Housing Act Discrimination Case in Pocatello (07/27/2018)
• Idaho Housing Authorities Win 142 More "Mainstream" Rental Vouchers (09/04/2018)
• Idaho Wins More HUD Vouchers to House Homeless Vets (10/03/2018)
• HUD awards vouchers to protect Idaho Falls families (11/13/2018)
• HUD raises FHA mortgage limits for 2019 in Idaho (12/14/2018)
• Homeless Numbers Basically Unchanged in Idaho from 2017 to 2018 (12/17/2018)
• Pocatello Housing Authority wins HUD funds to promote resident economic self-sufficiency (12/21/2018)

2019

• HUD awards $3.5 million to support for homeless services and housing in Idaho (01/26/2019)
• HUD Awards Funds to Support Resident Self Sufficiency (02/14/2019)
• HUD awards more for "sweat equity" homeownership in Idaho, Oregon and Washington (02/15/2019)
• Trump Administration Proposes 2020 HUD Budget (03/11/2019)
• HUD Names New Idaho State Director (04/01/2019)
• Idaho's Intermountain Fair Housing wins HUD Funds (04/17/2019)
• indieDwell to Feature New Housing Prototype at Innovative Housing Showcase (05/14/2019)
• Idaho Legal Services Awarded HUD Fair Housing Funds (05/30/2019)
• HUD Charges Idaho Landlords with Discriminating Against Families with Children (05/31/2019)
• Nez Perce Tribe and Ft.Hall Win HUD Community Development Funds (06/18/2019)
• HUD settles claims of housing discrimination against Nampa family (09/11/2019)
• Trump Administration Announces Decline in Veteran Homelessness in Idaho (11/12/2019)
• Idaho Wins More Vouchers for Persons with Disabilities (11/20/2019)
• HUD Awards More Self Help Funding for the Northwest (12/04/2019)
• Nearly 500 More Vouchers for Homeless Vets in Alaska & Northwest (12/18/2019)
• Idaho Awarded HUD Self Sufficiency Funds (12/31/2019)

2020

• Idaho Homeless Projects Awarded HUD Funds (01/14/2020)
• Trump Administration Proposes 2021 HUD Budget (02/10/2020)
• 9 Idaho Housing Authorities Awarded HUD Capital Funds (02/14/2020)
• Idaho Tribes Win $3.7 Million in Housing Funds (02/18/2020)
• Idaho Awarded Additional HUD Funds to Prevent Homelessness (03/13/2020)
• Idaho Wins HUD Fair Housing Funds (03/25/2020)
• Idaho Communities Win $13.3 Million to Combat COVID-19 Among Homeless (04/02/2020)
• Idaho Tribes Win $1,1 Million to Address COVID-19 (04/03/2020)
• Idaho Housing Authorities Awarded HUD Funds to Protect Residents from COVID-19 (05/01/2020)
• Idaho Housing Awarded CARES Act Funds to Protect Voucher Holders Against COVID-19 (05/05/2020)
• Idaho Housing Awarded $4.3 Million in CDBG CARES Act Funds to Address COVID-19 (05/11/2020)
• Idaho Awarded CARES Act Funds for More Mainstream Vouchers to Provide Affordable Housing to Non-Elderly Households Living with Disabilities (05/18/2020)
• Coeur d'Alene & Nez Perce Tribes Awarded HUD Community Development Funds (06/04/2020)
• HUD Awards $11.4 Million More to Idaho to Protect Homeless Against COVID-19 (06/09/2020)
• Idaho Housing and Finance Wins HUD Housing Counseling Funds (06/16/2020)
• HUD Renews Support for Idaho Housing and Finance's AIDS/HIV Housing Program (06/17/2020)
• HUD Renews Support Intermountain Fair Housing Councils Fair Housing Program (06/30/2020)
• HUD Awards $21.8 Million to Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington Housing Authorities to Protect Voucher Holders From COVID-19 (08/10/2020)
• FHA Extends Eviction and Foreclosure Moratorium Until Year's End (08/27/2020)
• HUD Awards $75 Million for Rental Assistance in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington (09/11/2020)
• Idaho Wins Supplemental Housing Counseling Funds (10/20/2020)
• Idaho Housing & Finance Association Awarded in CARES Act Funds to Support Mainstream Voucher Holders (11/17/2020)
• FHA Loan Limits Increased Across Idaho (12/02/2020)

2021

• Pocatello Housing Authority Selected for Moving-to-Work Demonstration (01/14/2021)
• HUD Renews Funding for 27 Idaho Projects Serving the Homeless (01/29/2021)
• HUD Extends COVID-19 Home Retention Protections for FHA Borrowers in Idaho (02/16/2021)
• Idaho Housing Authorities Awarded HUD Capital Project Funds (02/23/2021)
• Idaho Communities Awarded $19.9 Million in CDBG Funds (02/25/2021)
• Idaho Tribes Awarded $3.7 Million in Housing Funds (02/26/2021)
• Even before COVID-19 Idaho unsheltered homeless and homeless families were on the rise (03/18/2021)
• American Rescue Plan Awards Almost $2.6 Million in Housing Funds to Idaho Tribes (03/25/2021)
• Idaho Awarded $3.1 Million in National Housing Trust Funds (04/06/2021)
• Nez Perce Tribe Wins Self Sufficiency Funds (04/06/2021)
• HUD Awards $15.9 Million in Indian Housing Block Grants to Alaska, Idaho & Washington (04/12/2021)
• American Rescue Plan Awards Idaho $22.4 Million In HOME Funds to Address Homelessness (04/23/2021)
• Intermountain Fair Housing Council, Inc. in Idaho Receives HUD American Rescue Plan Funds (11/03/2021)
• HUD Awards $1.8 Million to Idaho Organization for Eviction Protection and Diversion (11/23/2021)
• HUD Announces More Than $22 Million to Tribal Communities in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington (12/07/2021)
• HUD, VA Award Over $1.8 Million to Provide Housing Assistance for Veterans in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington (12/20/2021)