1. Y O U R C O M M U N I T Y P A R T N E R

2. U.S Dept of HUD Chris Stearns, Field Office Director (x2064) christian.t.stearns@hud.gov 1500 Pinecroft Road, Suite 401 Greensboro, NC 27407 336.547.4000 www.hud.gov

3. Agenda For Today  Transforming HUD  HERA, ARRA and future stimulus funding  New Programs  Program updates  Q&A

4. HUD’s Mission To create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all.

5. HUD’s Strategic Goals 1. Strengthen the Housing Market to Bolster the Economy and Protect Consumers 2. Meet the Need for Quality Affordable Rental Homes 3. Utilize Housing as a Platform for Improving Quality of Life 4. Build Inclusive and Sustainable Communities Free From Discrimination 5. Transform the Way HUD Does Business

6. Recovery Act  Creating Jobs  HUD’s Recovery Act Investment: Helping America’s Hardest Hit Communities  Fostering a New Way of Government  Building a New Economic Foundation

7. Y O U R C O M M U N I T Y P A R T N E R P R O G R A M P R O G R A M highlights

8. Sustainable Housing and Communities (OSHC)

9. OSHC  Obama Administration Interagency Collaboration – Partnership for Sustainable Communities  Fostering a New Way of Government  Developing More Sustainable Housing and Communities  Connecting People, Places and Opportunities  Building a Clean Energy Economy

10. Livability Principles 1. Providing More Transportation Choices 2. Promoting Equitable, Affordable Housing 3. Increasing Economic Competiveness 4. Supporting Existing Communities 5. Leveraging Federal Investment 6. Valuing Communities and Neighborhoods

11. Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO)

12. FHEO  Clarifying “family” status  Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP)  Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH)  Section 3

13. Community Planning and Development (CPD)

14. Homelessness  Ending Homelessness  Shift to Prevention  Increased Assistance

15. Public and Indian Housing (PIH)

16. Choice Neighborhoods  THREE CORE VALUES:  Housing: Transform public and assisted housing into energy, efficient, mixed-income housing.  People: Provide the necessary support systems to facilitate health, education, employment for families in targeted neighborhoods.  Neighborhoods: Transform neighborhoods of poverty into viable, mixed-income neighborhoods.

17. Housing – FHA Multifamily Housing

18. Multifamily Housing  Section 202  Section 811

19. The Preservation, Enhancement and Transformation of Rental Assistance Act (PETRA or TRA)  Simplicity  Choice  Community

20. Housing – FHA Single Family Housing

21. U.S Dept of HUD Dan Rogers, Atlanta Homeownership Center (HOC) Director (678) 732-2389 Dan.RogersIII@hud.gov Atlanta Homeownership Center 40 Marietta St. Atlanta, GA 30303 www.hud.gov

22. ? Questions

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