What Are HUD Grants?                                                                     << Back

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD for short, is a government agency set up to help Americans in home ownership.

HUD's mission is to increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination. To fulfill this mission, HUD will embrace high standards of ethics, management and accountability and forge new partnerships--particularly with faith-based and community organizations--that leverage resources and improve HUD's ability to be effective on the community level.

Programs of HUD describes major mortgage, grant, other assistance and regulatory programs of the Department. It is through these programs that the Department offers new opportunities for families and individuals to lift themselves towards self-sufficiency and achieve the American dream; offers new opportunities for communities nationwide to generate renewal; and strive to ensure equal housing opportunity for all Americans regardless of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, disability or familial status.

HUD grants vary a lot. Most recent grant funds totalled some $40 million to young people with disabilities to get affordable housing. The rental assistance HUD grants will be used as vouchers to help disabled young people pay no more than 30% of their income to rent with HUD paying the remaining amount.

To get HUD sponsored housing vouchers, contact a Public Housing Agency in your city.

HUD grants were recently allocated to investigate housing discrimination and support affordable housing to the elderly.

HUD grants are also committed to help citizens living on public housing join the work force. Through various workshops, job trainings and college preparatory classes, the families and seniors in public housing are assisted to become self-sufficient.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is dedicated to providing funds and grants to assist homeownership for low income families, the elderly, the homeless, people with disabilities, and people with AIDS.