Year One Recap: HUD’s Wins Ahead of America’s 250th Birthday | HUD.gov / U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Year One Recap:
HUD’s Wins Ahead of America’s 250th Birthday

[President Trump and Secretary Turner]

1. Making Housing Affordable Again

On Day One, President Trump signed an Executive Order to lower the cost and expand the supply of housing. Since then, HUD has helped make housing more affordable for more than one million Americans, including more than half a million first-time homebuyers.

2. Investigating Fraud in Minnesota

HUD sent federal investigators into Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, to ensure HUD-funded programs are not being defrauded. HUD discovered that the Biden administration likely paid out more than $84 million in ineligible assistance to Minnesota, including $496,000 in improper assistance to 509 dead tenants.

3. Kicking Illegals Out of HUD-Funded Housing and Putting Americans First

HUD acted swiftly to ensure illegal aliens are not in public housing or HUD-funded shelters, and to safeguard FHA-backed loans for American citizens ONLY. The American people are no longer taking a back seat to illegal aliens in any HUD-funded programs.

[Supporting Foster Youth]

4. Supporting Foster Youth

HUD supported First Lady Melania Trump in securing $25 million for foster youth housing and served more than 900 foster youth transitioning out of foster care this year through its Foster Youth to Independence program. HUD continues to support the Office of the First Lady in executing on the Fostering the Future for American Children and Families Executive Order.

[Making Public Housing Safe Housing]

5. Making Public Housing Safe Housing

In partnership with the Department of Justice, HUD launched a national crime hotline for Americans living in HUD-funded housing to report gangs, drug activity, illegal aliens, sex offenders, human traffickers, fraud, and threats. Public housing is safe housing.

6. Ending DEI at HUD

DEI is dead at HUD, putting all Americans back on a level playing field. HUD disbanded the Biden administration’s woke PAVE task force and held local leaders accountable for illegal race-based housing plans.

7. Uncovering Waste and Fraud

Immediately upon President Trump taking office, HUD uncovered $1.9 billion in misplaced funds and cut $250 million in wasteful contracts. HUD also exposed more than $5 billion in potential payment errors, out of over $50 billion in total rental assistance for FY 2024, including 200,000 possibly ineligible tenants.

[Uncovering Waste and Fraud]

8. Kicking Off Freedom 250 with HUD’s Innovative Housing Showcase

Themed “The American Home is the American Dream,” HUD’s annual Innovative Housing Showcase commemorated 250 years of American housing and spotlighted private sector innovation driving the American Dream of homeownership.

9. Restoring Biological Truth

HUD restored biological truth to housing policy by recognizing all Americans by their sex at birth—MALE or FEMALE—and halting enforcement of Biden’s Gender Identity Rule.

[Restoring Biological Truth]

10. Cutting Red Tape and Restoring Local Control

HUD cut red tape and restored local control—ending the unaffordability of American homes under the Biden administration. This was achieved by slashing the Obama-Biden Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing zoning tax, along with rescinding 12 additional sub-regulatory policies. Less red tape = more affordable homeownership for American families.

11. Championing Opportunity Zones

Secretary Turner and HUD leadership visited 13 Opportunity Zones and heard stories of community revitalization and economic development from American workers, business owners, and local leaders.

[Championing Opportunity Zones]

12. Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias

HUD eradicated anti-Christian bias throughout the agency as part of President Trump’s Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias and welcomed more than 350,000 faith-based organizations across the country back to the table to combat homelessness and increase self-sufficiency.

13. Bringing Faith Back into the Government

Secretary Turner is bringing faith back into HUD by helping lead President Trump’s America Prays initiative and visiting with more than 16 faith-based organizations across nine states that are addressing housing affordability challenges, serving homeless populations, and helping Americans recover after natural disasters.

14. Making Homes Healthy Again

As one of the leaders of President Trump’s Make America Healthy Again Commission, Secretary Turner announced availability of HUD Healthy Homes funding to make homes in America healthy and secure a safer future for the next generation.

15. Responding to Natural Disasters

HUD visited Californians impacted by wildfires, North Carolinians devastated by Hurricane Helene, and Texans affected by catastrophic floods. HUD is administering $12 billion in disaster recovery to communities across the country.