This federal Project Grant award of $204,795, provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Housing Counseling Assistance Program (CFDA 14.169), supports a network of HUD-approved housing counseling agencies to deliver a comprehensive range of housing counseling services.
The grant funds activities including pre-purchase/home buying counseling, mortgage delinquency/default resolution, and non-delinquency post-purchase counseling. Grantee Mississippi Home Corporation is expected to provide housing counseling assistance to individuals, groups, and families who are renters, homeowners, and home buyers. The organization is required to report on quantifiable outcomes such as the number of households that gained access to housing resources, received information on fair housing and lending, purchased homes, or prevented mortgage defaults.
Mississippi Home Corporation further subgranted $11,197 each to partners Renaissance Community Loan Fund Inc., Mercy Housing And Human Development, and Hancock Resource Center to expand housing counseling services, particularly in underserved and minority communities across Mississippi.