This Project Grant award of $391,035.89 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Housing Counseling Training Program (CFDA 14.316) supports Housing Action Illinois, a non-profit organization, in providing comprehensive housing counseling training activities. The funding will enable Housing Action Illinois to deliver both basic and specialized training to housing counselors within the HUD Housing Counseling Program network. Training topics include housing counselor certification, rental housing counseling, mortgage delinquency/default counseling, pre-purchase counseling, and disaster preparation and recovery. The grant also supports Housing Action Illinois in administering a HUD Certified Housing Counselor Workforce Development Program in partnership with institutions of higher education, including Minority Serving Institutions. The expected outcomes of this award include housing counselors gaining an understanding of fair housing, fair lending, accessibility rights, landlord/tenant mitigation, home purchasing, reverse mortgage certification, mortgage default prevention, and disaster recovery assistance. This funding aims to expand housing counseling services and resources through increased partnerships and counselor training scholarships.
Mod # | Description | Reason For Modification | Federal Obligation (Click to sort descending) | Date (Click to sort ascending) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $391.0k | 1/15/25 |