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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
451 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20410
Phone, 202-708-1422. Internet, www.hud.gov.
SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Alphonso R. Jackson
Deputy Secretary Roy A. Bernardi
Assistant Deputy Secretary for Field Aronetta J. Baylor
Policy and Management
Director, Office of Small and (vacancy)
Disadvantaged Business
Utilization
Director, Office of Hearings and (vacancy)
Appeals
Assistant Secretary for Administration Keith A. Nelson
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Pamela H. Patenaude
Development
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Office of Robert M. Couch,
General Counsel Acting
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for L. Carter Cornick
Congressional and Intergovernmental
Relations
Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Kim Kendrick
Opportunity
Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing Brian D. Montgomery
Commissioner
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Darlene F. Williams
Research
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Jennifer Nordquist
Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Orlando J. Cabrera
Housing
Director, Office of Departmental Equal (vacancy)
Employment Opportunity
Chief Financial Officer John W. Cox
Director, Office of Departmental Operations and Inez Banks-Dubose
Coordination
Director, Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Mike Hill, Acting
Hazard Control
Director, Center for Faith-Based and Community (vacancy)
Initiatives
Inspector General Kenneth M. Donahue,
Sr.
President, Government National Mortgage Robert M. Couch
Association
Chief Information Officer Lisa Schlosser
Chief Procurement Officer Joseph A. Neurauter
Director, Office of Federal Housing Enterprise (vacancy)
Oversight
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development is the principal Federal
agency responsible for programs concerned with the Nation's housing
needs, fair housing opportunities, and improvement and development of
the Nation's communities.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) was established in
1965 by the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C.
3532-3537). It was created to:
--administer the principal programs that provide assistance for
housing and for the development of the Nation's communities;
--encourage the solution of housing and community development
problems through States and localities; and
--encourage the maximum contributions that may be made by vigorous
private homebuilding and mortgage lending industries, both primary and
secondary, to housing, community development, and the national economy.
Although HUD administers many programs, its major functions may be
grouped into six categories:
--insuring mortgages for single-family and multi-family dwellings,
and extending loans for home improvement and for purchasing mobile
homes;
--channeling funds from investors into the mortgage industry through
the Government National Mortgage Association;
--making direct loans for construction or rehabilitation of housing
projects for the elderly and the handicapped;
--providing Federal housing subsidies for low- and moderate-income
families;
--providing grants to States and communities for community
development activities; and
--promoting and enforcing fair housing and equal housing
opportunity.
Secretary The Secretary formulates recommendations for basic policies
in the fields of housing and community development; encourages private
enterprise participation in housing and community development; promotes
the growth of cities and States and the efficient and effective use of
housing and community and economic development resources by stimulating
private sector initiatives, public/private sector partnerships, and
public entrepreneurship; ensures equal access to housing and
affirmatively prevents discrimination in housing; and provides general
oversight for the Federal National Mortgage Association.
Federal Housing Finance Board An independent agency in the executive
branch, the Board oversees the Federal Home Loan Banks to ensure that
they carry out their housing finance mission, remain adequately
capitalized, and operate in a safe and sound manner.
Program Areas
Community Planning and Development The Office administers grant
programs to help communities plan and finance their growth and
development, increase their capacity to govern, and provide shelter and
services for homeless people. The Office is responsible for implementing
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) programs for entitlement
communities; State- and HUD-administered small cities programs;
community development loan guarantees; special purpose grants for
insular areas and historically black colleges and universities;
Appalachian Regional Commission grants; Home Investment in Affordable
Housing, which provides Federal assistance for housing rehabilitation,
tenant-based assistance, assistance to first-time homebuyers, and new
construction when a jurisdiction is determined to need new rental
housing; the Department's programs to address homelessness; the John
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Neighborhood Development Program; community outreach partnerships; the
joint community development plan, assisting institutions of higher
education working in concert with State and local governments to
undertake activities under the CDBG program; community adjustment and
economic diversification planning grants; the YouthBuild Program, which
provides opportunities and assistance to very low income high school
dropouts, ages 16-24; empowerment zones and enterprise communities;
efforts to improve the environment; and community planning and
development efforts with other departments and agencies, public and
private organizations, private industry, financial markets, and
international organizations.
For further information, contact the Office of Community Planning and
Development. Phone, 202-708-2690.
Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity The Office administers fair housing
laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination in public and private
housing; equal opportunity laws and regulations prohibiting
discrimination in HUD-assisted housing and community development
programs; the fair housing assistance grants program to provide
financial and technical assistance to State and local government
agencies to implement local fair housing laws and ordinances; and the
Community Housing Resources Boards program to provide grants for fair
housing activities such as outreach and education, identification of
institutional barriers to fair housing, and complaint telephone
hotlines.
For further information, contact the Office of Fair Housing and Equal
Opportunity. Phone, 202-708-4252.
Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight The Office oversees the financial
safety and soundness of the Federal National Mortgage Association
(Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie
Mac) to ensure that they are adequately capitalized and operating
safely.
For further information, contact the Office of Federal Housing
Enterprise Oversight. Phone, 202-414-3800.
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) The mission of this
Government corporation, also known as Ginnie Mae, is to support expanded
affordable housing by providing an efficient Government-guaranteed
secondary market vehicle to link the capital markets with Federal
housing markets. Ginnie Mae guarantees mortgage-backed securities
composed of FHA-insured or VA-guaranteed mortgage loans that are issued
by private lenders and guaranteed by GNMA with the full faith and credit
of the United States. Through these programs, Ginnie Mae increases the
overall supply of credit available for housing by providing a vehicle
for channeling funds from the securities market into the mortgage
market.
For further information, contact the Government National Mortgage
Association. Phone, 202-708-0926.
Housing The Office of Housing is responsible for the Department's
housing functions and oversees aid for construction and financing of new
and rehabilitated housing and for preservation of existing housing. The
Office underwrites single-family, multi-family, property improvement,
and manufactured home loans; administers special purpose programs
designed specifically for the elderly, the handicapped, and the
chronically mentally ill; administers assisted housing programs for low-
income families who are experiencing difficulties affording standard
housing; administers grants to fund resident ownership of multi-family
house properties; and protects consumers against fraudulent practices of
land developers and promoters.
For further information, contact the Office of Housing. Phone, 202-708-
3600.
Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control This Office is responsible for
lead hazard control policy development,
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abatement, training, regulations, and research. Activities of the Office
include increasing public and building industry awareness of the dangers
of lead-based paint poisoning and the options for detection, risk
reduction, and abatement; encouraging the development of safer, more
effective, and less costly methods for detection, risk reduction, and
abatement; and encouraging State and local governments to develop lead-
based paint programs covering contractor certification, hazard
reduction, financing, enforcement, and primary prevention, including
public education.
For further information, contact the Office of Healthy Homes and Lead
Hazard Control. Phone, 202-755-1785.
Public and Indian Housing The Office administers public and Indian
housing programs; provides technical and financial assistance in
planning, developing, and managing low-income projects; provides
operating subsidies for public housing agencies (PHAs) and Indian
housing authorities (IHAs), including procedures for reviewing the
management of public housing agencies; administers the comprehensive
improvement assistance and comprehensive grant programs for
modernization of low-income housing projects to upgrade living
conditions, correct physical deficiencies, and achieve operating
efficiency and economy; administers program for resident participation,
resident management, homeownership, economic development and supportive
services, and drug-free neighborhood programs; protects tenants from the
hazards of lead-based paint poisoning by requiring PHAs and IHAs to
comply with HUD regulations for the testing and removal of lead-based
paint from low-income housing units; implements and monitors program
requirements related to program eligibility and admission of families to
public and assisted housing, and tenant income and rent requirements
pertaining to continued occupancy; administers the HOPE VI and vacancy
reduction programs; administers voucher and certificate programs and the
Moderate Rehabilitation Program; coordinates all departmental housing
and community development programs for Indian and Alaskan Natives; and
awards grants to PHAs and IHAs for the construction, acquisition, and
operation of public and Indian housing projects, giving priority to
projects for larger families and acquisition of existing units.
For further information, contact the Office of Public and Indian
Housing. Phone, 202-708-0950.
Regional Offices--Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Region Address Regional Telephone
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I Rm. 301, 10 Causeway St., Boston, MA Taylor Caswell 617-994-8223
02222-1092
II 26 Federal Plz., New York, NY 10278-0068 Sean Moss 212-264-8000
III 100 Penn Sq., Philadelphia, PA 19107-3380 Brenda LaRoche 215-656-0500
IV Five Points Plaza, 40 Marietta St., Robert Young 404-331-4111
Atlanta, GA 30303-2806
V 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604- Joseph Galvan 312-353-5680
3507
VI P.O. Box 2905, 801 Cherry St., Fort A. Cynthia Leon 817-978-5965
Worth, TX 76102-2905
VII Rm. 200, 400 State Ave., Kansas City, KS Macie Houston 913-551-5462
66101-2406
VIII 23d Fl., 1670 Broadway, Denver, CO 80202- John Carson 303-672-5440
4801
IX 3d Fl., 600 Harrison St., San Francisco, Richard K. Rainey 415-489-6400
CA 94107-1300
X Suite 200, 909 1st Ave., Seattle, WA John Meyers 206-220-5101
98104-1000
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Sources of
Information
Inquiries on the following subjects should be directed to the nearest
regional office or to the specified headquarters office, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC
20410. Phone, 202-708-0614. TDD, 202-708-1455.
Contracts Contact the Contracting Division. Phone, 202-708-1290.
Directory Locator Phone, 202-708-0614. TDD, 202-708-1455.
Employment Inquiries and applications should be directed to the
headquarters Office of Human Resources (phone, 202-708-0408); or the
Personnel Division at the nearest HUD regional office.
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Requests Persons interested in
inspecting documents or records under the Freedom of Information Act
should contact the Freedom of Information Officer. Phone, 202-708-3054.
Written requests should be directed to the Director, Executive
Secretariat, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Room 10139,
451 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20410.
HUD Hotline The Hotline is maintained by the Office of the Inspector
General as a means for individuals to report activities involving fraud,
waste, or mismanagement. Phone, 202-708-4200, or 800-347-3735 (toll
free). TDD, 202-708-2451.
Program Information Center The Center provides viewing facilities for
information regarding departmental activities, functions, and
publications and other literature to headquarters visitors. Phone, 202-
708-1420.
Property Disposition For single-family properties, contact the Property
Disposition Division (phone, 202-708-0614); or the Chief Property
Officer at the nearest HUD regional office. For multifamily properties,
contact the Property Disposition Division (phone, 202-708-0614); or the
Regional Housing Director at the nearest HUD regional office.
For further information, contact the Office of Public Affairs,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20410. Phone, 202-708-0980. Internet, www.hud.gov.