    [United States Government Manual]
    [June 01, 2007]
    [Pages 238-243]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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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
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------Director--------------------------
    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.