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HUD's
Office
for
International
and
Philanthropic
Innovation
(IPI)
recently
returned
from
Habitat
III,
the
United
Nations'
Conference
on
Housing
and
Sustainable
Urban
Development
and
the
last
major
UN
conference
of
the
Obama
Administration.
This
event
–
that
happens
once
every
twenty
years
–
was
an
inspiring
and
thought-provoking
experience,
where
more
than
30,000
people
gathered
in
Quito,
Ecuador
on
October
17th-20th,
2016,
filled
with
enthusiasm
for
taking
action
to
improve
our
cities
and
communities.
HUD
organized
an
official
side
event:
Equity
&
Inclusion:
A
Mayor
and
Minister
Discussion
of
National
to
Local
Policies
to
Combat
Inequality
and
Achieve
Opportunity
for
All.
In
this
session,
Secretary
Castro,
led
a
roundtable
discussion
focused
on
ways
in
which
we
can
achieve
inclusive
growth
and
opportunity
in
our
communities.
By
speaking
to
lessons
of
national-subnational
coordination
and
actionable
solutions
for
cities,
the
participants
focused
on
ways
to
activate
and
implement
the
New
Urban
Agenda.
In
the
U.S.,
we
know
that
this
work
is
already
moving
forward,
but
much
also
remains
to
be
done.
We
at
HUD
are
continuing
to
push
an
inclusive
approach
that
will
draw
upon
the
Habitat
III
Conference
experience
and
further
develop
the
partnerships
we
created
and
strengthened
during
the
Habitat
III
process.
We
look
forward
to
continuing
to
engage
with
all
of
you
in
the
important
work
of
strengthening
our
communities
–
and
to
rely
on
our
collective
roles,
strengths,
and
perspectives
in
tackling
these
challenging
issues.
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The Latest from IPI
SECRETARY CASTRO AT
HABITAT III | Watch Secretary's Castro's address
during
the Plenary Session at Habitat III in Ecuador.
FUNDING FOR
RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS | Have an idea for a
research proposal that aligns with HUD's Research Roadmap?
Approximately $1 million is available for unsolicited research partnerships with
universities, philanthropic organizations, and other federal or state agencies
through noncompetitive cooperative agreements. Proposals may be submitted at any
time and will be evaluated as they are received.
PROSPERITY
PLAYBOOK TOOLKIT |
In partnership with the National League of Cities, the American Planning
Association, Enterprise Community Partners, and the Lincoln Institute of Land
Policy, HUD launched the Prosperity Playbook Toolkit. This website features a
growing collection of case studies and other resources that highlight the work being
done across the country on promoting economic mobility and expanding access to
affordable housing.
PHILANTHROPIC
PARTNERSHIPS | Read an interview with HUD's
Natalie Robles to learn more about best practices for government and philanthropy
partnering together. Natalie Robles, a communications specialist in the Office of
Economic Resilience, led the creation of Scaling Solutions, a
playbook for activating cross-sector partnerships and improving collaboration within
place-based initiatives.
HOMEOWNERSHIP IN GERMANY | For
most Germans, renting a home is nothing unusual. Germany has developed an
affordable, well-functioning rental market and a longstanding reputation as a nation
of renters. In the latest issue of Cityscape, Alexander Reisenbichler of George
Washington University provides insights into why Germany eliminated large-scale
subsidies for homeowners and how that experience compares to the United
States.
INTERNATIONAL HOUSING POLICIES |
Also in the latest Cityscape, Christian A.L. Hilber and Olivier Schöni of the
London School of Economics provide a comparative analysis of the housing market and
current housing policies in the United States, Switzerland, and the United
Kingdom.
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Other News at HUD - In Case You Missed It
INTER-AGENCY COOPERATION: President Obama established a Council on Community
Solutions that creates a structure for Federal agencies to
continue
improving coordination across government and strengthening cross-sector partnerships.
The Council will support federal agencies taking a "bottom up" approach, working closely
with local partners to maximize federal resources and tailor solutions to the needs of
their community.
FAMILY HOMELESSNESS: HUD released the results of an exhaustive study
to identify the most efficient and cost-effective ways to house and serve families
experiencing homelessness. After tracking more than 2,200 families
over a three-year period, HUD found that a long-term subsidy, typically a Housing Choice
Voucher, led to far better outcomes for reducing family homelessness and improving
family well-being.
HOUSING CHOICE: In some metropolitan areas of the country, families
who depend upon the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program have limited choices about
where they can find suitable affordable rental housing. HUD finalized a new method to establish
the Fair Market Rents (FMRs) upon which rental subsidies are based
in a manner that would expand neighborhood options for households living in particularly
challenging housing markets.
HOMELESSNESS: Homelessness continues
to decline in the U.S, specifically among families with children,
Veterans, and individuals with long-term disabling conditions according to the latest
national estimate by HUD.
FOOD INSECURITY: For the first time in its 42-year history, the
American Housing Survey included questions on food security
status, which allowed HUD to assign households a "food security
status" score. Using these categories, about 10.5 million occupied households were
classified as having "low" or "very low" food security, which is commonly known as being
"food insecure."
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