The Department of Housing and Urban Development was established in 1965 by President Lyndon B. Johnson to create affordable housing and sustainable communities free from discrimination. It administers major affordable housing and homelessness programs, works to strengthen the housing market and improve quality of living, and enforces laws against discrimination in housing. In 2010, HUD awarded over $68 million jointly with the Department of Transportation to support livable communities with housing, jobs, and transportation access.

1. The cabinet was established on The Department of
September 9, 1965, when President Housing & Urban
Lyndon B. Johnson signed the
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Secretary Shaun
Donovan
Development Act into law. “To create strong, sustainable,
inclusive communities and quality
Many major affordable housing affordable homes for all people.”
and homelessness programs are
administered under Community • Works on strengthening the housing market
Planning and Development. to raise the economy and protect buyers.
• Use housing for improving quality of living.
The Fair Housing and Equal • build broad and supportable communities
Opportunity enforces Federal laws free from discrimination
against discrimination against
lesser households, families with October 21, 2010, The Department of Housing
children, and people with & Urban living and The Department of
disabilities. Transportation both jointly awarded $68
million dollars to help a new generation of
Policy Development and Research livable communities that have housing,
office is responsible for employment and economic development with
maintaining current information transportation, and $1.5 million of that was
on housing needs, market given to the Spokane Indian Tribe.
conditions, etc.