HUD: $1.2M for Fla. home counseling

WASHINGTON – Oct. 14, 2009 – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has granted $1.2 million to local housing agencies throughout Florida charged with helping Florida families facing foreclosure, seeking affordable rental housing or hoping to buy their first home.

HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan made the announcement during a two-day tour of neighborhoods in Orlando and Miami with U.S. Representatives Alan Grayson and Kendrick Meek.

The funding is part of $60 million in housing counseling grants awarded nationwide. The grants will support housing counseling services through 24 national and regional organizations, five multi-state organizations and 463 state and local agencies. In addition, HUD awarded $5 million to three national organizations to train approximately 4,400 counselors to effectively assist families with their housing needs.
 
HUD awards annual grants under the housing counseling program through a competitive process. Organizations that apply for grants must be HUD-approved and are subject to biennial performance reviews to maintain their HUD-approved status.

The following Florida agencies, listed by city, received grants. In select cases, a single agency received more than one grant if the money was earmarked for different community needs:
           
Bradenton – Manatee Community Action Agency, Inc. (Manatee Opportunity Council, Incorporated) – $25,244
Clearwater – Tampa Bay Community Development Corporation – $49,716; Tampa Bay Community Development Corporation – $9,314
Daytona Beach – Mid-Florida Housing Partnership, Inc. – $21,748
Delray Beach – Consumer Credit Management Services, Inc – $37,480; Consumer Credit Management Services, Inc – $47,671
Ft. Myers – Housing Authority of The City of Ft. Myers – $39,228; Lee County Housing Development Corporation – $40,000
Immokalee – Empowerment Alliance of SW Florida – $35,000
Jacksonville – Habitat For Humanity of Jacksonville – $49,716; Jacksonville Florida Chapter Association of Housing Counselors and Agencies Community Development Corporation – $23,496
Lauderdale Lakes – Broward County Housing Authority – $40,976
Miami Beach – Miami Beach Community Development Corp – $40,976
Naples – Housing Development Corporation of SW Florida, Inc. – $20,000
Ocala – Ocala Housing Authority – $40,976
Opa-Locka – Opa-Locka Community Development Corporation – $25,244
Orlando – Reliable Business Solutions Inc. – $39,228; Reliable Business Solutions Inc. – $5,000
Pembroke Pines – Crisis Housing Solutions, Inc. – $32,236
Pensacola – CCCS of West Fl - Main Office – $37,480; Community Enterprise Investments Incorporated – $32,150
Port Charlotte – The Housing Corporation – $46,220; The Housing Corporation – $10,000; The Housing Corporation – $8,922
Riviera Beach – Housing Partnership, Inc. – $35,732
Rockledge – Family Counseling Center of Brevard Inc – $37,480
Sanford – The Center For Affordable Housing Inc – $20,000
Sarasota – Goodwill Industries Manasota Inc. – $44,472; Goodwill Industries Manasota Inc. – $7,745
Tallahassee – Tallahassee Lenders Consortium Inc. – $51,464; Tallahassee Lenders Consortium Inc. – $6,000; Tallahassee Lenders Consortium Inc. – $5,000
Tampa – City of Tampa Housing and Community Development Division – $35,732; City of Tampa Housing and Community Development Division – $5,000; Solita’s House Inc. – $40,976; Solita’s House Inc. – $6,961; Tampa Housing Authority – $40,976; Tampa Housing Authority – $8,137
West Palm Beach – Credit Card Management Services Inc. – $42,724; Credit Card Management Services Inc. – $30,000; Credit Card Management Services Inc. – $5,000
Winter Park – Center For Independent Living In Central Florida Inc. – $42,724

Detailed individual grant summaries and additional information is available on HUD’s website: http://www.hud.gov/local/fl/news/pr2009-10-13.cfm

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