Smithfield Choice Neighborhood Implementation Grant

On July 26, 2023, HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge visited Birmingham to announce that the Housing Authority of the Birmingham District and the City of Birmingham were awarded a $50M Choice Neighborhoods Implementation grant focused on the Smithfield-College Hills-Graymont community. Birmingham is the first city in the state of Alabama to receive a Choice Neighborhood Implementation grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. HABD, the City of Birmingham, BCS, UAB, and United Way are working with national and local partners to revitalize the Smithfield Court public housing site and provide high-quality housing options, social services, and case management to public housing families and neighborhood investments totaling over $283M. To learn more about the progress of this project, click the link below.

https://www.smithfieldchoice.org/about

On September 10, 2024, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded the Housing Authority of the Birmingham District a $500,000 Choice Neighborhood Planning Grant. HABD is partnering with Woodlawn United as the planning coordinator, who will lead the comprehensive neighborhood planning process and implementation activities, as well as build the capacity of local entities. This grant will focus on developing a comprehensive neighborhood revitalization strategy to modernize housing and enhance resources for residents in the Woodlawn and Kingston communities. 

Dr. Rev. Morrell Todd Choice Neighborhood Planning Grant Celebration- February 1, 2025

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