Housing Counseling Program
This program supports the delivery of a wide variety of housing counseling services to homebuyers, homeowners, low- to moderate-income renters, and the homeless. The primary objectives of the program are to expand homeownership opportunities and improve access to affordable housing. Counselors provide guidance and advice to help families and individuals improve their housing conditions and meet the responsibilities of tenancy and homeownership. Eligible activities include: 1) Pre-Occupancy Counseling; 2) Homebuyer Education Programs; 3) Post-Purchase/Mortgage Default and Rent Delinquency Counseling; 4) Post-Purchase/Post-Occupancy Counseling; 5) Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Counseling for elderly homeowners (62 years old or older);6) Home Improvement and Rehabilitation Counseling; 7) Displacement and Relocation Counseling; and 8) Marketing and Outreach Initiatives.
Under the Housing Counseling Program, HUD awards grants to qualified public or private nonprofit organizations to provide housing counseling services through four grant categories: (1) Local Housing Counseling Agencies (LHCA); (2) National and Regional Intermediaries; (3) State Housing Finance Agencies (SHFA); and (4) Agencies Serving Colonias. HUD does not require a specific ratio of matching funds. However, applicants are required to demonstrate the commitment of other private and public sources of funding to supplement HUD funding for the applicant’s counseling program. HUD does not intend for its housing counseling grants to cover all costs incurred by an applicant.
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Funding Category: |
Housing Counseling |
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Target Population: |
Renters and owners in need of housing counseling |
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Funding Available: |
For FY 2002, approximately $18.25 million. |
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Application Information: |
HUD SuperNOFA, NOFA Information Center at 1-800-HUD-8929. Applicants for grants from this program must be HUD-approved counseling agencies. To become a HUD-approved counseling agency, contact a HUD Field Office in your area. |
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Contact: |
Local
housing counseling agencies and State housing finance agencies should call
the Homeownership Centers (HOC).
National and regional intermediaries should contact HUD Headquarters,
Program Support Division at (202) 708-0317 (this is not a toll-free number). Persons with hearing or speech
impairments may access any of these numbers via TTY by calling the toll-free
Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339. |
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Links To More Info: |
HUD's
Housing Counseling Clearinghouse |
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Administering Agency: |