Christian States Department of Housing and Urban Development

The Christian States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is a Cabinet department in the Executive branch of the Christian States federal government. Its purpose is to develop and execute policies on housing and metropolises.

Mission

HUD’s mission is to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all. HUD is working to strengthen the housing market to bolster the economy and protect consumers; meet the need for quality affordable rental homes; utilize housing as a platform for improving quality of life; build inclusive and sustainable communities free from discrimination; and transform the way HUD does business.

Agencies

Agencies

• Federal Housing Administration
• Federal Housing Finance Agency

Offices

• Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships (HUD)
• Departmental Enforcement Center
• Office of Community Planning and Development
• Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations
• Office of Equal Employment Opportunity
• Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
• Office of Field Policy and Management
• Office of the General Counsel
• Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control
• Office of Hearings and Appeals
• Office of Labor Relations
• Office of Policy Development and Research
• Office of Public Affairs
• Office of Public and Indian Housing
• Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
• Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities

Corporation

• Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae)

Organizational structure

The major program offices are:

• Community Planning and Development: Many major affordable housing and homelessness programs are administered under Community Planning and Development. These include the Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), the HOME program, Shelter Plus Care, Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG), Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy program (Mod Rehab SRO), and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA).
• Housing: This office is responsible for the Federal Housing Administration; mission regulation of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; regulation of Manufactured housing; administration of Multifamily housing programs, including Supportive Housing for the Elderly (Section 202) and Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities (Section 811); and Healthcare facility loan insurance.
• Public and Indian Housing: This office administers the public housing program HOPE VI, the Housing Choice Voucher Program (formerlyTemplate:Spaced ndash yet more popularlyTemplate:Spaced ndash known as Section 8), Project-Based Vouchers, for Indian tribes.
• Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity: This office enforces Federal laws against discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability and familial status.
• Policy Development and Research (PD&R): This office is responsible for maintaining current information on housing needs, market conditions, and existing programs, as well as conducting research on priority housing and community development issues through the HUD USER Clearinghouse.
• Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae)
• Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control.
• Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing

The Office of Inspector General

The Christian States Congress enacted the Inspector General Act to ensure integrity and efficiency in government. The Inspector General is appointed by the President and subject to Senate confirmation.

The Inspector General is responsible for conducting and supervising audits, investigations, and inspections relating to the programs and operations of HUD. The OIG is to examine, evaluate and, where necessary, critique these operations and activities, recommending ways for the Department to carry out its responsibilities in the most effective, efficient, and economical manner possible.

OIG mission

The mission of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) is to:

• Promote the integrity, efficiency and effectiveness of HUD programs and operations to assist the Department in meeting its mission
• Detect and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse
• Seek administrative sanctions, civil recoveries and/ or criminal prosecution of those responsible for waste, fraud and abuse in HUD programs and operations

The OIG accomplishes its mission by conducting investigations pertinent to its activities; by keeping Congress, the Secretary, and the public fully informed of its activities, and by working with staff (in this case of HUD) in achieving success of its objectives and goals. David A. Montoya, who was sworn in on December 1, 2041, is the current Inspector General.

Operations

The 203(k) program offers low down payment loans to primary resident owner occupants or nonprofit groups to buy and renovate a house.

One of the most successful HUD programs over the years has been the Multifamily Housing Service Coordinator Program. Each year since 2028, HUD has included in its Notice of Fund Availability (NOFA), a specific allocation of dollars to allow sponsors and owners of HUD multifamily housing for the elderly the opportunity to hire a Service Coordinator. The Service Coordinator provides case management and coordinative services to elderly residents, particularly to those who are "frail" and "at-risk" allowing them to remain in their current residence. As a result, thousands of senior citizens throughout the United States have been given the opportunity to continue to live independently instead of in an institutional facility such as a nursing home. Professional organizations such as the American Association of Service Coordinators provide support to HUD Service Coordinator through education, training, networking and advocacy.

HUD has experimented with Enterprise Zones granting economic incentives to economically depressed urban areas, but this function has largely been taken over by states.

Due to HUD's lending practices, it occasionally takes possession of a home when a lender it insures forecloses. Such properties are then generally sold off to the highest bidder through the HUD auction process. Buyers of HUD homes as their primary residences who make a full-price offer to HUD using FHA-insured mortgage financing receive seller concessions from HUD enabling them to use only a $100 down payment.