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July 19, 2024
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For Immediate Release – July 19, 2024
Media Contact: David Castillo at David.Castillo@tsu.edu
Bullard Center Congratulates Houston Housing Authority, Cuney Homes, and Third Ward Community on $50 Million HUD Implementation Award
HOUSTON, TX – The Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice at Texas Southern University proudly congratulates the Houston Housing Authority (HHA), Cuney Homes, and the Third Ward community on securing a $50 million Implementation Award grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)through the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative, a Justice40-eligible program. This transformative grant is a testament to the collective efforts of local leaders, residents, and stakeholders in driving forward strategies for comprehensive neighborhood revitalization.
The Choice Neighborhoods program is designed to leverage significant public and private investments to address struggling neighborhoods with distressed public or HUD-assisted housing through an integrated approach to community transformation. This grant will support the revitalization of the Cuney Homes public housing development and the surrounding Third Ward neighborhood, making substantial improvements to housing, businesses, services, and schools.
The Bullard Center and Texas Southern University (TSU) students and staff have been an integral part of the planning phase from the beginning. Our commitment to housing, economic, and energy justice is firmly aligned with the objectives outlined in the Third Ward-Cuney Homes Transformation Plan proposed by HHA and its partners. We are dedicated to supporting the People Plan by implementing complementary initiatives such as the development of an Affordable Housing Dashboard, expansion of the Environmental Career Worker Training Program, and the implementation of community solar and microgrid technologies. These efforts aim to enhance the lives of residents in Cuney Homes and the broader Third Ward community by addressing housing inequality, providing economic opportunities, and fostering sustainable energy solutions.
In April 2024, the Bullard Center hosted an Affordable Housing and Economic Opportunity Workshop in partnership with the University of Houston Community Design Resource Center and Friends of Columbia Tap. At this event, we launched the city’s first-ever Affordable Housing Dashboard, developed with the GIS Labat the University of Texas School of Public Health. This innovative tool assists residents and advocates in tracking affordable housing properties, including those owned and operated by the Houston Housing Authority.
The comprehensive Transformation Plan, now backed by the $50 million Implementation Award, includes the construction of 1,115 mixed-income, transit-oriented units and extensive community improvements. In total, HHA and the City leveraged $538.5 million in public and private sources to support the Transformation Plan. This includes $166.7 million for the Neighborhood Plan, $311.4 million for the Housing Plan, and $60.4 million for the People Plan. These investments will create vibrant destinations, improve neighborhood safety, ensure residents of all ages thrive, and honor the rich history and culture of the Third Ward.
We extend our heartfelt congratulations to the Houston Housing Authority, Cuney Homes, and the Third Ward community for this significant achievement. The Bullard Center remains committed to supporting the Third Ward-Cuney Homes Transformation Plan, fostering a sustainable, inclusive, and equitable future for all residents.
About the Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice
The Robert D. Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice at Texas Southern University was launched in 2021 to address long standing issues of systemic inequality and structural racism that cause disproportionate pain, suffering and death in Black and other people of color communities. The Bullard Center works to promote environmental, climate, economic, energy, transportation, food and water and health justice. Texas Southern University is a student-centered comprehensive doctoral university committed to ensuring equality, offering innovative programs that are responsive to its urban setting, and transforming diverse students into lifelong learners, engaged citizens, and creative leaders in their local, national, and global communities.
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