The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has released its “Policy Requirements and General Section to HUD’s FY-2010 NOFAs for Discretionary Programs.” The General Section provides potential applicants for HUD’s competitive funding the opportunity to become familiar with the policies and requirements applicable to all of the NOFAs that HUD will publish in FY-2010. The General Section also describes HUD’s 2010 policy priorities to support:
- Job Creation/Employment;
- Sustainability;
- Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing;
- Capacity Building and Knowledge Sharing;
- Using Housing as a Platform for Improving Other Outcomes; and
- Expanding Cross-Cutting Policy Knowledge.