In Case You Missed It: HUD Awards $370 Million in Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant Awards

WASHINGTON - On Wednesday, July 26, 2023, HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge traveled to Birmingham, Alabama to announce HUD's $370 million in Choice Implementation Grant Awards, set to go to eight cities across the country. The news has earned 47 mentions so far.

Over the coming days, leadership from HUD will visit the communities receiving the awards to elevate HUD's commitment to community investment.

• Deputy Secretary Adrianne Todman will visit Wilmington, DE on August 1.
• Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing Richard Monocchio will visit Tuscon, AZ on August 2, Pittsburgh, PA on August 3, and Philadelphia, PA on August 4.
• General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing Dominique Blom will visit Atlanta, GA on August 3.
• Regional Administrator Candace Valenzuela will visit Lake Charles, LA on August 3.
• Assistant Deputy Secretary for Field Policy and Management Michele Perez will visit Miami, FL on August 2.

See below for highlights from news clips and the response from national leaders and local stakeholders alike:

Birmingham City Council: HUD Awards $370 Million in Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant Awards (www.birminghamal.gov/2023/07/26/hud-awards-370-million-in-choice-neighborhoods-implementation-grant-awards/)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge announced today the awarding of Choice Neighborhoods Implementation (CNI) Grants totaling $370 million to eight communities throughout the country. These awards support communities that have undergone a comprehensive local planning process and are ready to implement their "Transformation Plan" to redevelop the neighborhood.

WRBC 6: U.S. HUD Sec. announcing major investment in Birmingham (www.wbrc.com/video/2023/07/27/us-hud-sec-announcing-major-investment-birmingham/)

ABC News: $50 million grant announced for revitalization project in west Birmingham (https://abc3340.com/newsletter-daily/50-million-grant-announced-for-revitalization-project-in-west-birmingham-smithfield-college-hills-graymont-hud-housing-neighborhoods-affordable-housing-units-randall-woodfin-terri-sewell-marcia-fudge)

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Wednesday a grant has been awarded to the city of Birmingham to aid in the revitalization of three neighborhoods on the west side of the city.

The $50 million grant is a part of the HUD Choice Neighborhoods Implementation (CNI) Grant program and will be used to revitalize the Smithfield, College Hills, and Graymont neighborhoods. HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge was joined by Rep. Terri Sewell, Mayor Randall Woodfin, and other community members at a press conference.

AL.com: HUD awards Birmingham $50 million federal grant to revitalize Smithfield (www.al.com/news/2023/07/hud-awards-birmingham-50-million-federal-grant-to-revitalize-smithfield.html)
Greg Garrison

HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge announced this morning that Birmingham had received a $50 million federal grant that the city plans to use to kickstart a $294 million investment in the Graymont, Smithfield and College Hills neighborhoods, providing 1,000 subsidized, affordable and market-value homes to replace the 900 units of the aging Smithfield Court.

"This investment represents HUD's commitment to creating new housing for Birmingham residents and communities across the country," Fudge said.

Pennsylvania Capital-Star: Pittsburgh receives $50 million HUD grant for Hill District revitalization (www.penncapital-star.com/blog/pittsburgh-receives-50-million-hud-grant-for-hill-district-revitalization/)
Kim Lyons

PITTSBURGH — The Bedford Dwellings Housing Complex in the city's Hill District neighborhood has received a $50 million neighborhood revitalization grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, D-12th District, made the announcement Friday along with U.S. Sens. Bob Casey and John Fetterman.

The funds from the Choice Neighborhood Implementation Grant will be used to rehabilitate affordable housing at Bedford Dwellings, and make investments into the low-income neighborhood.

CBS News Pittsburgh: $50 million plan announced to revitalize Hill District and Bedford Dwellings (www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/50-million-plan-announced-to-revitalize-hill-district-and-bedford-dwellings/)

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) announced $50 million to revitalize the Hill District and Bedford Dwellings.

It's a revitalization grant that will be used to restore affordable housing in Bedford Dwellings and make investments to create a neighborhood that is well-connected to public transportation.

Public Source: $50 million federal infusion coming to Pittsburgh housing authority's Hill District revamp (www.publicsource.org/federal-hud-choice-neighborhoods-grant-pittsburgh-housing-affordable-hill-district/)
Eric Jankiewicz

Pittsburgh's oldest public housing community will be demolished to make room for a new vision of affordable housing, after the Housing Authority of City of Pittsburgh won a coveted federal grant, according to three Congress members representing Pennsylvania.

The federal government awarded $50 million to Pittsburgh's housing authority, allowing plans to proceed on completely rebuilding the Hill District's Bedford Dwellings into a mixed-income community.

American Press: LC awarded $40 million for Lloyd Oaks-Dixy Drive revitalization (www.americanpress.com/2023/07/26/lc-awarded-40-million-for-lloyd-oaks-dixy-drive-revitalization/)
Crystal Stevenson

The Lake Charles Housing Authority will be named the recipient today of $40 million in Choice Neighborhood Implementation grant money from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The federal funding will go towards the redevelopment of the Lloyd Oaks-Dixy Drive public housing family site in the mid-city neighborhood. It will fund people-focused programs, housing construction and neighborhood projects to improve and redevelop the 37-acre area — which includes Barbe Elementary School, the Lloyd Oaks public housing community, and residential properties by Dixie Drive and Creole, Lake and West 18th streets.

The Birmingham Times: $50 Million Federal Grant to Transform Birmingham's Smithfield Community (www.birminghamtimes.com/2023/07/50-million-federal-grant-to-transform-birminghams-smithfield-community/)
Ryan Michaels

Marcia Fudge, secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, on Wednesday announced that Housing Authority of the Birmingham District (HABD) will receive a $50 million grant to help revitalize the Smithfield community.

"The emotions I feel are indescribable," said HABD CEO Dontrelle Young-Foster. "It is official. It is real, Birmingham. It is real, Smithfield. The first email I opened this morning was a congratulations letter from HUD, and now, we're here today to hear that we are awarded for this great event."

Birmingham Business Journal: Birmingham named HUD Choice Neighborhoods grant recipient (www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/news/2023/07/26/city-selected-for-choice-neighborhood-grant-funds.html)
Illyshia Parker

The grant is expected to create 1,100 affordable housing units across Smithfield, Graymont and College Hills communities.

6 WRBC: Smithfield neighborhood awarded Choice Neighborhood Grant, bringing in $50M for revitalization (https://www.coons.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senators-coons-carper-rep-blunt-rochester-celebrate-50-million-in-hud-funding-for-wilmington)
Gillian Brooks

On Wednesday, July 26, the United State Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary, Marcia Fudge, traveled to Birmingham to announce an investment in affordable housing.

The Smithfield neighborhood will be receiving $50 million to build nearly 1,000 affordable homes and revitalize the community.

WVTM 13: City of Birmingham awarded $50 million to build affordable housing in Smithfield (https://www.coons.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senators-coons-carper-rep-blunt-rochester-celebrate-50-million-in-hud-funding-for-wilmington)
Ayron Lewallen

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is giving $50 million to revitalize the Smithfield neighborhood.

HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge was excited to announce the recipients of the Choice Neighborhood Grants Wednesday in the Magic City.

Alabama Today: HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge to visit Birmingham today (https://altoday.com/archives/52830-hud-secretary-marcia-fudge-to-visit-birmingham-today)
Brandon Moseley

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge will visit Birmingham today to make a major announcement. She will be joined by Congresswoman Terri Sewell and Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin.

Sec. Fudge is expected to announce a major federal investment in affordable housing and community development.

Delaware Business Now: HUD awards $50 million housing grant to Wilmington Housing Authority, City of Wilmington (www.delawarebusinessnow.com/archives/hud-awards-50-million-housing-grant-to-wilmington-housing-authority-city-of-wilmington/article_9f313711-0c21-532a-bdb9-e2593048b3ea.html)

The U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded the Wilmington Housing Authority (WHA) and the City of Wilmington with the $50 million Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant Award (CHOICE).

The grant will support the eight-year community revitalization plan for Northeast Wilmington in collaboration with the City of Wilmington, the Housing Authority of Wilmington, REACH Riverside Development Corporation (REACH), Kingswood Community Center and Pennrose LLC.

KPLC: HUD provides $40 million for Lake Charles public housing redevelopment (www.kplctv.com/2023/07/26/hud-provides-40-million-lake-charles-public-housing-redevelopment/)
Patrick Deaville

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will be providing the Lake Charles Housing Authority with $40 million in grant funding, according to U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D.

The funding was made through the Choice Neighborhood Implementation grant program and has been earmarked for the redevelopment of the Lloyd Oaks-Dixy Drive public housing family site in the Mid-City Neighborhood of Lake Charles.

AtlantaGA.gov: $40 Million Federal Grant Delivered to Revitalize Atlanta's Bowen Homes Neighborhood (www.atlantaga.gov/Home/Components/News/News/14752/672?backlist=%2F)
Mayor's Office of Communications

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced an award of $40 million in federal grant dollars for the revitalization of Atlanta's Bowen Choice Neighborhood program—the site of the former Bowen Homes neighborhood and surrounding areas. Atlanta Housing and the Dickens Administration—with the support of U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock and Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05)—formally applied for HUD's Choice Neighborhoods (CN) Implementation Grant in January of this year to rebuild the site and surrounding community, which also includes the neighborhoods of Carey Park and a portion of Almond Park, along with the neighborhood-related segments of the Donald Lee Hollowell and James Jackson parkways.

KVOA News 4 Tucson: $50 million awarded to development of Tucson housing (www.kvoa.com/news/50-million-awarded-to-development-of-tucson-housing/article_bd3608fc-2beb-11ee-a83f-0f60eb2c9173.html)
Zachary Jackson

Arizona senators announce that Tucson will receive some much needed funds for the city. A $50 million grant has been awarded to the City of Tucson to improve housing throughout the city. Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly announced the award this morning. The grant is awarded through the Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant Awards.

"Arizonans deserve a safe, accessible, and affordable place to call home. Today's funds will help transform neighborhoods across Tucson into communities where everyday Arizonans can thrive and build better lives for their families and futures," said Sinema, a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee.

Bham Now: Smithfield Community awarded $50M transformational grant
Pat Byington

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge made the announcement today in front of a packed crowd on the grounds of the Smithfield Community Center which is west of I-65 about a mile from downtown Birmingham.

"Your community has come together and put together one of the greatest grant proposals we have ever seen," Fudge told the residents.

Spot on Alabama: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge will visit Birmingham today (https://spotonalabama.com/al-metropolitan/1036969/hud-secretary-marcia-fudge-to-visit.html)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge will visit Birmingham today to make a major announcement. She will be joined by Congresswoman Terri Sewell and Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin. Sec. Fudge is expected to announce a major federal investment...

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge will visit Birmingham today to make a major announcement. She will be joined by Congresswoman Terri Sewell and Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin. Sec. Fudge is expected to announce a major federal investment...

Affordable Housing Finance: HUD Awards $370 Million in Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grants (www.housingfinance.com/finance/hud-awards-370-million-in-choice-neighborhoods-implementation-grants_o)

Eight communities have been chosen to receive a total of $370 million in Choice Neighborhoods lmplementation (CNI) grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) this year.

HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge made the announcement in Birmingham, Alabama, which is receiving a $50 million grant.

Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA): Casey, Fetterman, Scanlon Announce $50 Million to Revitalize Bartram Village Neighborhood (www.casey.senate.gov/news/releases/casey-fetterman-scanlon-announce-50-million-to-revitalize-bartram-village-neighborhood)

Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) and U.S. Representative Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5) announced $50,000,000 for a neighborhood revitalization grant for Bartram Village in Southwest Philadelphia. The grant will be used to rehabilitate and transform affordable housing at Bartram Village, as well as make investments to create a neighborhood that is vibrant, well-connected to services and public transportation, and is safe and welcoming for Philadelphians. The revitalization plan, Blossom at Bartram, is a culmination of two years of intensive engagement and collaborative work between the City of Philadelphia, neighborhood residents, local organizations, development partners, and other community stakeholders. The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Choice Neighborhood Implementation Grant Program and will be awarded through the Philadelphia Housing Authority.

90.5 WESA: After years of planning, $50 million grant awarded for overhaul of Pittsburgh's Bedford Dwellings (www.wesa.fm/development-transportation/2023-07-26/bedford-dwellings-overhal-pittsburgh)
Kate Giammarise

Pittsburgh's housing authority has received a highly competitive and long-sought $50 million federal grant to overhaul Bedford Dwellings, its oldest public housing property.

The funding means the Hill District site's 411 public housing units will be replaced and hundreds of other homes will be added nearby, both market-rate and affordable housing.

KPLC News: HUD provides $40 million for Lake Charles public housing redevelopment (www.kplctv.com/2023/07/26/hud-provides-40-million-lake-charles-public-housing-redevelopment/)
Patrick Deaville

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will be providing the Lake Charles Housing Authority with $40 million in grant funding, according to U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D.

The funding was made through the Choice Neighborhood Implementation grant program and has been earmarked for the redevelopment of the Lloyd Oaks-Dixy Drive public housing family site in the Mid-City Neighborhood of Lake Charles.

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