Elizabeth De Leon Bhargava Sworn In as HUD Assistant Secretary for Administration

Elizabeth De Leon Bhargava Sworn In as HUD Assistant Secretary for Administration | site |



Information contained in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development press release dated: May 13, 2022

Washington - - On Thursday, Elizabeth de León Bhargava was sworn in as the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Assistant Secretary for Administration.

HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge issued the oath of office to Assistant Secretary Bhargava during a ceremony at HUD’s headquarters. Assistant Secretary Bhargava was confirmed by the Senate on May 3, 2022.

“I’m pleased to swear in Elizabeth de León Bhargava as HUD’s Assistant Secretary for Administration,” said Secretary Fudge. “Elizabeth is an

exceptional public servant with a distinguished track record of growing diverse, inclusive, and talented workforces in the...

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Announces Over $1.4 Million in Housing Assistance for Foster Youth During National Foster Care Month | site |



Information contained in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development press release dated: May 12, 2022 Washington - - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced over $1.4 million in housing assistance through the Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) initiative for youth transitioning out of foster care who are experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness. May marks National Foster Care Month, a time to renew the commitment to ensuring all young people who are or have been in foster care have the support and resources they need to thrive. “The Foster Youth to Independence initiative fills a longstanding gap in support for young people who are transitioning out of foster care,” said Secretary Marcia L. Fudge. “I am proud of the award-winning Foster Youth to Indepen...

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development takes Action to Expand Broadband to Low-Income Households, as Part of Administration's Whole-of-Government Outreach on Affordable Connectivity Program | site |



Secretary Fudge reiterates commitment to expanding equitable access to affordable broadband coverage in rural, urban, and suburban communities


Information contained in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development press release dated: May 9, 2022 Washington - - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today informed more than 4 million HUD-assisted families that receiving benefits from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) does not count as income for determining family rent or impact their eligibility for HUD assistance. HUD’s announcement comes as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s announcement of a “whole-of-government outreach effort” to ...

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Expands Eviction Protection and Diversion Program with Additional $20 Million | site |



Information contained in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development press release dated: May 9, 2022

Washington - - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Monday announced $20 million in new grants for its Eviction Protection Grant Program, doubling the amount originally allocated for the launch of the Program in November 2021.

HUD has offered grants to 11 organizations, in addition to the 10 organizations selected in November, to help non-profits and governmental entities provide legal assistance to low-income tenants at risk of or subject to eviction. Legal services are integral in helping individuals and families, especially people of color who are disproportionately represented among those evicted, people with limited English proficiency and people with disabilities,...

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs publishes "Statement from Secretaries Fudge, McDonough, Vilsack and Yellen on continued Efforts to Connect Homeowners to Pandemic Relief" | site |



Information contained in U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) press release dated: May 6, 2022

Washington - - The Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development Marcia L. Fudge, Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough, Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Treasury Janet L. Yellen are calling on servicers of federally backed mortgages to make every effort to ensure no individual or family unduly experiences unnecessary hardship or foreclosure while assistance is available under the Homeowner Assistance Fund.

The pandemic’s economic and public health impacts put millions of homeowners at risk of losing their homes. For this reason, President Biden’s American Rescue Plan established HAF to provide close to $10 billion...

On One-Year Anniversary of Innovative "Faircloth-to-RAD" Initiative, HUD on Track to Create nearly 1,850 new Affordable Housing Units | site |


Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) unlocks the creation of deeply affordable housing in support of Administration objectives to increase rental housing supply for some of the nation’s most vulnerable populations



Information contained in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development press release dated: May 3, 2022 Washington - - This week, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) commemorated the first anniversary of the creation of the “Faircloth-to-RAD” initiative, a new pathway that allows Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) to leverage their “Faircloth Authority” to create new deeply affordable rent-assisted housing through the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD). “This Administration is using every tool available to address the shortage of affordable housing acro...

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Charges Developers of St. Louis Apartment Complex with Disability Discrimination for allegedly Failure to design and Construct Accessible Dwellings | site |




Information contained in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development press release dated: April 29, 2022

Washington - - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it is charging LJLD, LLC, d/b/a Debrecht Properties or Debrecht Property (LJLD), and Westminster Properties, LLC (Westminster), the developers and original owners of the Bridgewater Residences, an 84-unit apartment complex in St. Louis, Missouri, with failure to design and construct the complex’s covered dwellings and public and common use areas so that they are accessible to people with disabilities, in violation of the Fair Housing Act. HUD’s charge also names the current owner, Bridgewater Apartments V, LLC, as a necessary party...

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issues new Civil Rights Guidance on Marketing and Application Requirement for Subsidized Multifamily Properties | site |


Guidance designed to inform inclusive marketing and application practices of multifamily housing


Information contained in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development press release dated: April 21, 2022

Washington - - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) today released new guidance to reinforce requirements that HUD-subsidized multifamily housing’s marketing and application processes be designed to be inclusive of persons of all races and national origins.

The two new guidance pieces, titled “Guidance on Compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act in Marketing and Application Processing at Subsidized Multifamily Properties” and “Implementation Sheet for HUD’s Title VI G...

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Fudge Delivers Remarks at Fair Housing Month Virtual Ceremony| site |


Information contained in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) press release dated: April 6, 2022

Washington - - Secretary Marcia L. Fudge on Tuesday delivered virtual remarks at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity annual Fair Housing Month Ceremony.

View the recording of Tuesday’s Fair Housing Month Ceremony here.

Remarks as delivered by Secretary Fudge:

I am thrilled to join you to commemorate the 54th anniversary of a law that guarantees one of our most basic rights—the right to be free from housing discrimination. On April 11, 1968, 54 years ago, at the height of the Civil Rights Movement, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Fair Housing Act into law. The Fair Housing Act recognized what generations have k...

HUD Secretary Travels to Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands to Observe Recovery Efforts, Discuss Housing Challenges, Strengthen existing Relationships | site |




Information contained in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development press release dated: April 1, 2022 Washington - - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge traveled to Puerto Rico on Tuesday, March 29 and to the U.S. Virgin Islands on Friday, April 1 to tour the islands’ disaster recovery efforts, meet with residents, local leaders, and elected officials about housing challenges and their experiences during reconstruction, and strengthen existing relationships to ensure ongoing collaboration and an equitable recovery. The Secretary traveled to San Juan, Ponce, and Loiza while in Puerto Rico. In San Juan, Secretary Fudge joined Governor Pedro Pierluisi to meet with recovery agencies and discuss Puerto Rico’s recovery process since Hurricane...