HUD AWARDS THE CHARLOTTE HOUSING AUTHORITY NEARLY $21 MILLION TO REVITALIZE PUBLIC HOUSING, TRANSFORM SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD

Obama Administration makes early childhood education a priority in HOPE VI award process. CHARLOTTE, NC – June 3, 2010 – (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Assistant Secretary Sandra B. Henriquez was at Boulevard Homes in Charlotte, N.C. today to announce the Charlotte Housing Authority will receive a $20.9 million HUD HOPE VI Revitalization grant to transform the Boulevard Homes public housing development into a mixed-income community. The housing authority developed a highly successful revitalization plan, including effectively incorporating early childhood education programs – a priority for the Obama Administration.


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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is the nation’s housing agency committed to increasing homeownership, particularly among minorities; creating affordable housing opportunities for low-income Americans; and supporting the homeless, elderly, people with disabilities and people living with AIDS. The Department also promotes economic and community development, and enforces the nation’s fair housing laws.

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