Choice Neighborhood Initiative Links Housing, Health and Education
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At a press conference on Friday morning the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced 17 planning grants under HUD’s new Choice Neighborhood Initiative . The awards range from $167,000 to $250,000 and will go to groups composed of local governments, non-profits, for-profit developers and philanthropists. Choice Neighborhoods is designed to provide support for the preservation and rehabilitation of public and HUD-assisted housing by linking housing improvements with a wider variety of public services including schools, public transit and employment opportunities. In addition six finalists have been selected to compete for approximately $61 million in Choice Neighborhood Implementation Grants . HUD received 119 submissions for Planning Grants and 42 submissions for Implementation…(read more)