Britt introduces bill to expand access to housing assistance for disabled veterans
The new legislation aims to increase access to housing support for disabled veterans in Alabama and across the country.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Gov. Ivey awards $17M in grants for infrastructure in 41 Alabama communities
These grants address a range of community needs, from upgrading water and sewer systems to building fire stations.
November 11, 2024
Alabama receiving nearly $312 million to aid hurricane recovery
A majority of the funds are designated by HUD for the areas most impacted by the hurricanes, which include all of Mobile and Baldwin counties.
March 21, 2022
Governor awards COVID-19 recovery funds to six Alabama counties
The funds were made available to the state by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
June 21, 2021
Governor awards COVID block grants to Calhoun, Mobile and Montgomery Counties
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded $1.6 million to assist Calhoun, Mobile and Montgomery counties.
May 28, 2021
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Decatur Housing Authority employees admitted to the segregation practices, in which they routinely bypassed Black applicants on the waiting lists.
Jones urges Trump Administration to address unsafe radon levels in public housing
On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Doug Jones, D-Alabama, joined a growing number of federal lawmakers in urging the Trump administration to address reports of hazardous levels of radon in public housing in Huntsville. Jones sent a letter to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson, citing an investigation conducted by AL.com and … Continued
Alabama Arise criticizes proposed rule requiring citizenship documentation for public housing
Non-profit group Alabama Arise recently spoke out against a proposed rule by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that would prevent thousands of mixed-status immigrant families from living in public housing and Section 8 programs, saying the rule would increase homelessness. The rule would affect children who are U.S. citizens who live with … Continued
New residential construction is up from October
Privately-owned housing starts in November 2018 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,256,000. This is a 3.2 percent increase above the revised October 2018 estimate of 1,217,000. The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly made the announcement following the release of new residential construction statistics for … Continued