The Department of Housing and Urban Development has published a new proposed rule to “affirmatively further
“For the first time ever, HUD will provide data for every neighborhood in the country, detailing the access African-American, Latino, Asian and other communities have to local assets, including schools, jobs, transportation and other important neighborhood resources that can play a role in helping people move into the middle class,” said HUD secretary Shaun Donovan in a press release.
“Long-term solutions will involve various strategies, such as helping people gain access to different neighborhoods and channeling investments into underserved areas.”
The catalysts for the proposed rule are a 2010 GAO report and what HUD said have been “numerous requests for more guidance and technical assistance.”
Under the proposed new rule, HUD said it will “provide program participants with more clearly articulated definition of what it means to affirmatively further fair housing; an assessment template that replaces the current, loosely defined analysis of impediments; nationally uniform data and a geospatial tool; and clear guidance and technical assistance.”
During the 60-day period following July 19, comments or questions can be submitted on the proposed rule through Regulations.gov.
