| HUD No. 19-148 HUD Public Affairs (202) 708-0685 |
For Release Wednesday October 2, 2019 |
HUD AWARDS NEARLY $43 MILLION IN HOUSING COUNSELING GRANTS
Funding intended to help families find and keep their homes
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded $42.8 million in housing counseling grants to help approximately one million Americans make more informed housing choices, keep their current homes, or receive assistance to help them avoid foreclosure. Nearly half of the state and local counseling agencies awarded HUD grants received preference because they will provide counseling to individuals and families within designated Opportunity Zones (see attached list).
"HUD-approved housing counseling agencies are on the front lines of helping individuals and families to find affordable rental housing or make more informed homeownership choices," said HUD Secretary Ben Carson. "The funding we announce today will help families to realize their dreams-whether it's owning a home, avoiding foreclosure, or finding an affordable place to rent."
These grants will directly support the housing counseling services provided by 207 HUD-approved local housing counseling agencies, national and regional organizations, and state housing finance agencies (SHFAs). Read a comprehensive summary of each housing counseling grant.
Grant recipients will provide services to address a full range of housing counseling needs. This includes assisting homebuyers in evaluating their readiness for a home purchase and navigating through the homebuying process. The organizations also help households find affordable rental housing, offer financial literacy training to individuals and families, and provide foreclosure prevention counseling to help homeowners facing delinquency or default to understand their options for avoiding foreclosure.
In addition to providing counseling to homeowners and renters, these organizations assist homeless persons in finding transitional housing and help seniors determine whether a reverse mortgage makes sense for them.
There are many ways to locate a HUD-approved housing counseling agency. Visit HUD's website or call (800) 569-4287 for our interactive telephone directory. Watch HUD's video (www.youtube.com/watch?v=In_1bZHigJQ) on how housing counseling can help families find (and keep) housing.
Housing Counseling Grants in Opportunity Zones
Created under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Opportunity Zones aim to stimulate long-term investments in low-income communities by offering significant capital gains tax relief to those who invest in these distressed areas. This initiative is anticipated to spur $100 billion in private capital investment in Opportunity Zones. Incentivizing investment in low-income communities fosters economic revitalization, job creation, and promotes sustainable economic growth across the nation, especially in communities HUD serves. Applicants seeking funding under HUD's Housing Counseling grant program receive bonus points to further drive public investment to these areas.
The following is a state-by-state breakdown of the funding announced today:
Fiscal Year 2019 Housing Counseling Grants
| State | Recipient | City | Amount |
| Alabama | Community Action Agency of Northwest Alabama, Inc. | Florence | $26,979 |
| Community Action Partnership of North Alabama, Inc. | Decatur | $28,627 | |
| Community Action Partnership, Huntsville/Madison & Limestone Counties, Inc | Huntsville | $22,585 | |
| Community Service Programs of West Alabama, Inc. | Tuscaloosa | $32,472 | |
| United Way of Central Alabama, Inc. | Birmingham | $450,446 | |
| Alabama Total | $561,109 | ||
| Arkansas | Northwest Regional Housing Authority | Harrison | $16,272 |
| Southern Bancorp Community Partners* | Little Rock | $27,529 | |
| Universal Housing Development Corporation | Russellville | $26,020 | |
| Arkansas Total | $69,821 | ||
| California | Asian Incorporated | San Francisco | $42,491 |
| City of Vacaville Department of Housing Services | Vacaville | $20,666 | |
| Consumer Credit Counseling Services of San Francisco* | Concord | $695,828 | |
| Credit.Org | Riverside | $307,019 | |
| Eden Council for Hope and Opportunity (Echo) | Hayward | $25,000 | |
| Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California | San Rafael | $26,430 | |
| Fair Housing Council of Riverside County, Inc | Riverside | $38,646 | |
| Habitat for Humanity, Stanislaus County | Modesto | $22,724 | |
| National Association of Real Estate Brokers-Investment Division, Inc* | Oakland | $1,129,222 | |
| Pacific Community Services, Inc.* | Pittsburg | $17,166 | |
| Project Sentinel | Milpitas | $67,316 | |
| Rural Community Assistance Corporation* | West Sacramento | $713,236 | |
| San Francisco Housing Development Corporation | San Francisco | $41,392 | |
| California Total | $3,147,136 | ||
| Colorado | Colorado Housing and Finance Authority* | Denver | $532,390 |
| Connecticut | Community Renewal Team, Inc. | Hartford | $19,568 |
| Connecticut Housing Finance Authority* | Rocky Hill | $140,723 | |
| Connecticut Total | $160,291 | ||
| District of Columbia | Housing Counseling Services, Incorporated (HSC, Inc.) * | Washington | $129,364 |
| Marshall Heights Community Development Organization* | Washington | $25,471 | |
| National CAPACD | Washington | $421,199 | |
| National Community Reinvestment Coalition, Inc. | Washington | $988,833 | |
| National Foundation for Credit Counseling, Inc.* | Washington | $876,867 | |
| Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp. dba Neighborworks America* | Washington | $3,000,000 | |
| Unidos US* | Washington | $1,930,487 | |
| D.C. Total | $7,372,221 | ||
| Florida | Adopt A Hurricane Family, Inc. dba Crisis Housing Solutions | Davie | $10,230 |
| Affordable Homeownership Foundation Inc | Fort Myers | $35,487 | |
| Broward County Housing Authority | Lauderdale Lakes | $12,976 | |
| Community Enterprise Investments, Incorporated | Pensacola | $12,427 | |
| Community Housing Initiative, Inc | Melbourne | $22,036 | |
| Comprehensive Housing Resources, Inc. | Port Charlotte | $22,036 | |
| Consolidated Credit Solutions, Inc. | Plantation | $65,471 | |
| Credit Card Mgmt Svcs, Inc dba Reversemortgagehelper.Org and Debthelper.Com | West Palm Beach | $185,814 | |
| Debt Management Credit Counseling Corp.* | Lighthouse Point | $110,594 | |
| Habitat for Humanity of Jacksonville, Inc.* | Jacksonville | $15,583 | |
| Home Ownership Resource Center of Lee County* | Fort Myers | $24,921 | |
| Housing Authority of the City of Ft. Myers* | Fort Myers | $13,936 | |
| Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc. | Jacksonville | $22,929 | |
| Lee County Housing Development Corporation | Fort Myers | $21,626 | |
| Mid-Florida Housing Partnership, Inc. | Daytona Beach | $32,130 | |
| Ocala Housing Authority | Ocala | $48,525 | |
| Opa-Locka Community Development Corporation | Opa Locka | $29,177 | |
| Solita's House Inc | Tampa | $35,629 | |
| St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners | St Augustine | $25,610 | |
| Step Up Suncoast, Inc. F/K/A Manatee Community Action Agency, Inc. | Sarasota | $16,272 | |
| Tallahassee Urban League, Inc | Tallahassee | $18,330 | |
| Tampa Bay Community Development Corporation | Clearwater | $39,334 | |
| The Agriculture and Labor Program, Inc. | Lake Alfred | $12,427 | |
| West Palm Beach Housing Authority | West Palm Beach | $18,775 | |
| Florida Total | $852,275 | ||
| Georgia | Affordable Housing Enterprises, Inc. | Griffin | $16,133 |
| Appalachian Housing and Redevelopment Corporation* | Rome | $19,568 | |
| Area Committee to Improve Opportunities Now, Inc. | Athens | $16,272 | |
| City of Albany, Georgia | Albany | $17,371 | |
| Georgia Housing and Finance Authority* | Atlanta | $721,169 | |
| Operation Hope, Inc* | Atlanta | $412,490 | |
| Refugee Family Assistance Program | Stone Mountain | $25,336 | |
| Summech Community Development Corporation, Inc.* | Atlanta | $17,781 | |
| Georgia Total | $1,246,120 | ||
| Hawaii | Habitat for Humanity Maui, Inc* | Wailuku | $19,568 |
| Legal Aid Society of Hawaii | Honolulu | $22,934 | |
| Hawaii Total | $42,502 | ||
| Idaho | Idaho Housing and Finance Association | Boise | $261,978 |
| Illinois | Housing Action Illinois* | Chicago | $1,200,141 |
| Macoupin County Housing Authority | Carlinville | $20,117 | |
| Smart Money Housing aka Smart Women Smart Money* | Chicago | $45,698 | |
| Springfield Housing Authority | Springfield | $15,174 | |
| Will County Center for Community Concerns | Joliet | $33,739 | |
| Illinois Total | $1,314,869 | ||
| Indiana | City of Bloomington - Housing and Neighborhood Development (HAND)* | Bloomington | $10,000 |
| Hoosier Uplands Economic Development Corporation* | Mitchell | $20,527 | |
| Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority* | Indianapolis | $113,680 | |
| Lincoln Hills Development Corporation* | Tell City | $19,568 | |
| Indiana Total | $163,775 | ||
| Iowa | Center for Siouxland | Sioux City | $40,640 |
| Eastern Iowa Regional Housing Authority | Dubuque | $14,624 | |
| Family Management Financial Solutions, Inc. | Waterloo | $30,824 | |
| Home Opportunities Made Easy, Inc. (Home, Inc.)* | Des Moines | $21,142 | |
| Muscatine Municipal Housing Agency* | Muscatine | $17,166 | |
| Iowa Total | $124,396 | ||
| Kentucky | Campbellsville Housing and Redevelopment Authority* | Campbellsville | $19,019 |
| KCEOC Community Action Partnership, Inc. | Gray | $18,469 | |
| Kentucky Housing Corporation* | Frankfort | $206,107 | |
| Live the Dream Development, Inc* | Bowling Green | $14,075 | |
| Kentucky Total | $257,670 | ||
| Louisiana | Louisiana Housing Corporation | Baton Rouge | $580,206 |
| Maine | Maine State Housing Authority | Augusta | $29,021 |
| Maryland | Allegany County Human Resources Development Commission, Inc* | Cumberland | $22,314 |
| Arundel Community Development Service Inc | Annapolis | $29,587 | |
| Centro De Apoyo Familiar - Center for Assistance Families* | Riverdale | $62,081 | |
| Comprehensive Housing Assistance, Inc | Baltimore | $23,274 | |
| Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Maryland and Delaware, Inc.* | Columbia | $392,706 | |
| Diversified Housing Development, Inc. | Windsor Mill | $26,227 | |
| Frederick Community Action Agency (FCAA) | Frederick | $34,530 | |
| Garwyn Oaks Northwest Housing Resource Center, Inc | Baltimore | $23,620 | |
| Hagerstown Neighborhood Development Partnership, Inc.(HNDP) | Hagerstown | $27,119 | |
| Harford County Housing Agency | Bel Air | $41,390 | |
| Home Partnership, Inc. (HPI) | Joppa | $29,726 | |
| Homefree - U S A* | Riverdale | $1,918,848 | |
| Housing Initiative Partnership, Inc. (HIP)* | Hyattsville | $72,628 | |
| Shore Up!, Inc | Salisbury | $15,174 | |
| Southern Maryland Tri-County Community Action | Hughesville | $29,181 | |
| Washington County Community Action Council (WCCAC)* | Hagerstown | $32,535 | |
| Maryland Total | $2,780,940 | ||
| Massachusetts | Action for Boston Community Development, Inc. | Boston | $23,134 |
| Catholic Social Services - Fall River* | Fall River | $33,432 | |
| Citizens' Housing and Planning Association, Inc.* | Boston | $628,335 | |
| Community Service Network, Inc.* | Stoneham | $26,837 | |
| Neighborhood Stabilization Corporation (NACA Counseling Subsidiary) | Boston | $2,579,917 | |
| Pro-Home, Inc.* | Taunton | $20,527 | |
| Springfield Partners for Community Action, Inc.* | Springfield | $16,821 | |
| The Housing Partnership Network* | Boston | $596,921 | |
| Massachusetts Total | $3,925,924 | ||
| Michigan | Bay Area Housing, Inc D/B/A Community Home Solutions* | Bay City | $27,119 |
| Community Action Agency* | Jackson | $27,668 | |
| Grand Rapids Urban League* | Grand Rapids | $27,389 | |
| Greenpath, Inc.* | Farmington Hills | $2,136,790 | |
| Housing Services Mid-Michigan (Formerly Housing Services for Eaton County)* | Charlotte | $30,824 | |
| Michigan State Housing Development Authority | Lansing | $644,716 | |
| Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency, Inc | Traverse City | $33,981 | |
| Oakland County Housing Counseling | Pontiac | $43,035 | |
| Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency | Pontiac | $22,314 | |
| Michigan Total | $2,993,836 | ||
| Minnesota | Catholic Charities Diocese of St. Cloud* | Saint Cloud | $44,338 |
| Minnesota Homeownership Center* | Saint Paul | $600,696 | |
| Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, Inc.* | Saint Paul | $36,449 | |
| Minnesota Total | $681,483 | ||
| Mississippi | Housing Education and Economic Development, Inc. | Jackson | $30,890 |
| Mississippi Home Corporation* | Jackson | $286,152 | |
| Mississippi Homebuyer Education Center* | Jackson | $294,910 | |
| Mississippi Total | $611,952 | ||
| Missouri | Community Services League of Jackson County* | Independence | $32,194 |
| Housing Options Provided for the Elderly (HOPE)* | University City | $174,988 | |
| Neighborhood Housing Services of Kansas City, Inc | Kansas City | $15,174 | |
| Youth Education and Health in Soulard | Saint Louis | $25,329 | |
| Missouri Total | $247,685 | ||
| Montana | Montana Homeownership Network dba Neighborworks Montana* | Great Falls | $443,184 |
| Nebraska | Blue Valley Community Action Inc.* | Fairbury | $23,823 |
| Credit Advisors Foundation* | Omaha | $127,604 | |
| Family Housing Advisory Services, Inc. | Omaha | $44,000 | |
| High Plains Community Development Corporation | Chadron | $45,092 | |
| Nebraska Total | $240,519 | ||
| New Hampshire | New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority* | Bedford | $176,256 |
| New Jersey | Consumer Credit and Budget Counseling, dba National Foundation for Debt Management* | Marmora | $158,547 |
| Garden State Consumer Credit Counseling, Inc. D/B/A/ Navicore Solutions* | Manalapan | $556,769 | |
| Housing & Community Development Network of New Jersey | Trenton | $288,223 | |
| Housing Authority of the City of Paterson* | Paterson | $16,272 | |
| New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency* | Trenton | $250,530 | |
| North Hudson Community Action Corporation | Union City | $16,272 | |
| Senior Citizens United Community Services of Camden County, Inc. | Audubon | $32,740 | |
| New Jersey Total | $1,319,353 | ||
| New York | Allegany County Community Opportunities and Rural Development (Accord) Corp.* | Belmont | $39,334 |
| Center for New York City Neighborhoods | New York | $34,661 | |
| Greater Sheepshead Bay Development Corporation | Brooklyn | $10,230 | |
| National Urban League* | New York | $871,183 | |
| New York Mortgage Coalition, Inc.* | New York | $370,944 | |
| New York State Housing Finance Agency* | Albany | $953,521 | |
| Niagara Falls Neighborhood Housing Services | Niagara Falls | $17,920 | |
| Pathstone Corporation* | Rochester | $289,495 | |
| Rockaway Development and Revitalization Corporation | Far Rockaway | $15,174 | |
| Strycker's Bay Neighborhood Council, Inc. | New York | $11,878 | |
| New York Total | $2,614,340 | ||
| North Carolina | Chatham County Housing Authority | Siler City | $15,723 |
| Housing Authority of the City of Greensboro* | Greensboro | $28,627 | |
| Housing Authority of the City of High Point | High Point | $17,576 | |
| North Carolina Housing Coalition | Raleigh | $764,695 | |
| Telamon Corporation* | Raleigh | $394,964 | |
| Twin Rivers Opportunities, Inc. | New Bern | $24,921 | |
| Western Piedmont Council of Governments | Hickory | $40,701 | |
| North Carolina Total | $1,287,207 | ||
| Ohio | Community Housing Solutions* | Cleveland | $23,823 |
| Countycorp | Dayton | $37,135 | |
| Fair Housing Contact Service | Akron | $30,682 | |
| Fair Housing Resource Center* | Painesville | $31,234 | |
| West Ohio Community Action Partnership | Lima | $21,626 | |
| Working in Neighborhoods | Cincinnati | $24,372 | |
| Wsos Community Action Commission, Inc. | Fremont | $14,075 | |
| Youngstown Metropolitan Housing Authority | Youngstown | $19,568 | |
| Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. | Youngstown | $25,471 | |
| Ohio Total | $227,986 | ||
| Oklahoma | Community Action Agency of Oklahoma City and Oklahoma/Canadian Counties, Inc. | Oklahoma City | $15,000 |
| Community Development Support Association | Enid | $15,174 | |
| Housing Authority of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma* | Hugo | $44,409 | |
| Housing Partners of Tulsa, Incorporated | Tulsa | $30,275 | |
| Quickcert, Inc. | Tulsa | $128,486 | |
| Oklahoma Total | $233,344 | ||
| Oregon | Community Connection of Northeast Oregon, Inc.* | La Grande | $21,216 |
| Housing Authority of Yamhill County | McMinnville | $23,823 | |
| Open Door Counseling Center* | Hillsboro | $41,736 | |
| Oregon Total | $86,775 | ||
| Pennsylvania | Hispanic Association of Contractors and Enterprises* | Philadelphia | $47,444 |
| Intercommunity Action, Inc. D/B/A Interact, Journey’s Way | Philadelphia | $15,583 | |
| Mon Valley Initiative* | Homestead | $605,606 | |
| Nueva Esperanza, Inc.* | Philadelphia | $633,037 | |
| Pennsylvania Community Real Estate Corp. D/B/A Tenant Union Representative Network (T.U.R.N.) | Philadelphia | $33,815 | |
| Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency* | Harrisburg | $1,622,362 | |
| Westmoreland Community Action | Greensburg | $20,734 | |
| Pennsylvania Total | $2,978,581 | ||
| Rhode Island | Providence Housing Authority* | Providence | $18,469 |
| South Carolina | Charleston Trident Urban League, Inc. | Charleston | $24,372 |
| Greenville County Human Relations Commission* | Greenville | $39,332 | |
| Southeastern Housing Foundation* | Orangeburg | $30,824 | |
| South Carolina Total | $94,528 | ||
| South Dakota | South Dakota Housing Development Authority | Pierre | $213,520 |
| Tennessee | Clinch-Powell Resource Conservation and Development Council, Inc.* | Rutledge | $24,921 |
| Eastern Eight Community Development Corp.* | Johnson City | $31,784 | |
| Tennessee Housing Development Agency | Nashville | $186,978 | |
| West Tennessee Legal Services, Incorporated* | Jackson | $789,130 | |
| Tennessee Total | $1,032,813 | ||
| Texas | Austin Habitat for Humanity | Austin | $22,890 |
| City of San Antonio/Dept of Neighborhood and Housing Services (DNHS) | San Antonio | $26,430 | |
| Easter Seals of Greater Houston, Inc. | Houston | $28,488 | |
| Money Management International Inc. | Sugar Land | $1,118,715 | |
| North & East Lubbock Community Development Corporation | Lubbock | $11,915 | |
| Waco Community Development Corporation | Waco | $23,823 | |
| Texas Total | $1,232,261 | ||
| Utah | Community Action Services* | Provo | $21,216 |
| Utah State University - Family Life Center – HFC* | Logan | $42,630 | |
| Utah Total | $63,846 | ||
| Virginia | Catholic Charities USA* | Alexandria | $936,211 |
| Virginia Housing Development Authority* | Richmond | $1,169,727 | |
| Virginia Total | $2,105,938 | ||
| Virgin Islands | Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority* | St Thomas | $49,964 |
| Vermont | Bennington-Rutland Opportunity Council, Inc. (BROC)* | Rutland | $40,638 |
| Washington | Washington State Housing Finance Commission* | Seattle | $372,314 |
| West Virginia | Housing Authority of Mingo County | Delbarton | $19,226 |
| Wisconsin | Movin' Out, Inc.* | Madison | $33,022 |
| TOTAL | $42,841,684 |
* Grantees received preference points for qualified activities within a designated Opportunity Zone.
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