Wednesday, January 11, 2012

HUD housing counseling grants available

Housing counselors in Washington: Here’s some information about grant opportunities from HUD.

From the HUDle Blog:

In an effort to continue providing quality housing counseling to America’s homeowners, buyers and renters, HUD announced today the availability of $2 million in housing counseling grants. These funds are available to provide training activities that will improve and standardize the quality of counseling provided by HUD-approved housing counseling agencies.

This year, HUD’s Housing Counseling grant program will provide more than $40 million for comprehensive counseling, Reverse Mortgage Counseling, and supplemental funding for Mortgage Modification and Mortgage Scam Assistance.

To learn more about this Notice of Funding Availability, visit Grants.gov. If you would like to sit down with a HUD approved housing counselor, you can visit HUD’s website to find one near you.