The broad purpose of this interagency agreement is to build a sustainable, collaborative partnership between HUD and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to leverage opportunities and resources in support of shared agency goals and priorities related to aging in place. One shared priority is to provide evidence informed approaches for affordable senior housing programs that coordinate health, wellness, and supportive services to help older adults remain healthy, age in their community, and reduce their use of costly health care services. Additionally, long-standing systemic health and social inequities have put many racial and ethnic minority groups at increased risk of getting sick and dying from COVID-19. Therefore, this collaboration takes on special importance as the nation responds to the COVID-19 pandemic. CDC is the Nation's leading science-based, data-driven, service organization that protects the public's health. HUD administers programs that provide housing and community development assistance, and in this role houses millions of the nation's most vulnerable populations. This collaboration provides a unique opportunity to pilot evidence-informed policies and practices supported by CDC subject-matter experts in HUD-assisted housing.

Note: The status of this project is complete.