Kin-Specific Foster Care Licensing: Implementation Progress
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HUD Funding to Develop Housing for Grandfamilies
January 9, 2024
On February 21, 2024, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly, a program that includes $35 million in funding to support the development of intergenerational housing for caregivers aged 62+ who are raising children.
The Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network hosted a webinar on January 9, 2024 with representatives from HUD to discuss this funding opportunity. Please listen to the webinar recording above to learn more!
Our presenters & panelists:
- Belinda Koros, Director, Assisted Housing Oversight Division, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Asset Management and Portfolio Oversight
- Katina Washington, Branch Chief, Office of Multifamily Housing, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Asset Management and Portfolio Oversight
- Shalonda M. Kelly, Program Analyst, Grants and New Funding, Assisted Housing Oversight Division, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Asset Management and Portfolio Oversight
- Karyne Jones,President and Chief Executive Officer, National Caucus and Center on Black Aging (NCBA)
- Dwight Mayes, Director of Housing, National Caucus and Center on Black Aging (NCBA)
- Ana Beltran, Director, Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network: A National Technical Assistance Center at Generations United
Moderated by: Alison Harte, Housing Fellow, Generations United
Notice of Funding Availability – applications due June 20, 2024 by 11:59 PM ET
Visit this Network resource for a list of existing grandfamilies housing developments, including Roseland Village in Chicago, Illinois and Fiddler’s Annex in Smithville, Tennessee, both of which previously received this HUD funding.
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