Oversees home ownership, low-income housing assistance, fair housing laws, homelessness, aid for distressed neighborhoods, and housing development programs. Site provides details of HUD offices and programs, as well as resources for citizens, communities, contractors, local agencies, and researchers.

The Office of the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) was created in 1998 as part of the HUD 2020 Management Reform Plan to serve as the focal point to reform, streamline and improve procurement operations Departmentwide.

Helps expand homeownership opportunities for all Americans and provides reliable and timely information for homebuyers, mortgage finance professionals, and securities investors.

To be eligible for most programs, your income must be at or below the maximum established for your area. If you want to apply for public housing or Section 8 certificates or vouchers, you must go to your housing authority.

A listing of various events that HUD has sponsored, or events where HUD participates.

Reporting site for instances of discrimination in any HUD funded housing.

HUD information on reporting fraud, waste and abuse in HUD funded programs.

Contains valuable statistics for those interested in financing, developing, or managing affordable housing, including HUD-mandated rent and income levels for assisted housing programs (Low Income Housing Tax Credit, Section 8 and other) and Fair Market Rents.

Through Section 203(h), the Federal Government helps victims in Presidentially designated disaster areas recover by making it easier for them to get mortgage loans and become homeowners or reestablish themselves as homeowners.

Creates equal housing opportunities for all Americans by administering laws that prohibit discrimination in housing on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, and familial status.

Since 1934, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) has provided vital public services contributing to the health and well-being of individuals and communities through its nationally administered program. Now consolidated within the largest program office of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

In December 1991 under Congressional authority, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) created the Office of Lead Hazard Control (formerly named the Office of Lead-Based Paint Abatement and Poisoning Prevention).

Every Federal agency is required to have an OSDBU to ensure that small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses and women-owned businesses are treated fairly and that they have an opportunity to compete and be selected for a fair amount of the agency's contract dollars.

The Special Actions Office is a small staff which serves the Secretary by performing five major roles: Entrepreneurs for Innovation; Facilitators for Secretarial Priorities and Projects; Incubator for New Concepts; Activist/Ombudsman for Customers; Utility Infielder.

HUD's IG is the investigative body assigned to handle investigations of complaints related to HUD's funds.

Helping colleges and universities join with their neighbors in addressing urban problems and in enabling students, faculty, and neighborhood organizations to work together to revitalize their communities.

Guidelines for apartment hunting. How to approach the whole process systematically and know your rights.

State of the Cities 2000 Fast-Look gives access to specific cities' historical census data, current employment statistics, and county business pattern databases.