What is 24 CFR Part 570?
24 CFR Part 570 contains the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program Regulations.
What is a HUD formula grant?
Formula Funding Allocations HUD computes an initial HOME allocation amount based on each PJ’s share of need. The 60% entitlement funding is allocated based on the relative need among all potentially eligible metropolitan cities, urban counties and consortia.
What does the Fair Housing law prohibit?
The Fair Housing Act is a federal statute that prohibits discrimination in the sale or rental of housing, as well as in residential real-estate related transactions such as advertising, mortgage lending, homeowner’s insurance and zoning.
What is CPD HUD?
The Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) seeks to develop viable communities by promoting integrated approaches that provide decent housing, a suitable living environment, and expand economic opportunities for low and moderate income persons.
What was added to the Fair Housing Act in 1974?
In 1974, the act was amended to add sex discrimination to the list of prohibited activities. The last major change to the act occurred in 1988 when it was amended to prohibit discrimination on the additional grounds of physical and mental handicap, as well as familial status.
What was added to the Fair Housing Act in 1988?
Like most important pieces of Federal legislation, the Fair Housing Act and the 1988 Amendments Act embody a series of careful compromises crafted by members of Congress. The Act made it illegal to discriminate in the sale or rental of housing on the grounds of race, color, religion, or national origin.
What does HUD stand for in Housing?
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Created as part of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) was established as a Cabinet Department by the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C.