Department of Housing and Urban Development

American  

noun

1. the department of the U.S. federal government that institutes and administers all federal programs dealing with better housing, urban renewal, and metropolitan planning. HUD

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Department of Housing and Urban Development Cultural  

1. A department of the federal executive branch responsible for home finance, promoting civil rights in housing, urban renewal (see also urban renewal), and the development of new communities.

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Example Sentences

The Department of Housing and Urban Development would award at least 25 grants, from $250,000 to $10 million, annually through 2031.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Department of Housing and Urban Development considers households that spend more than 30% of their incomes on housing to be “cost burdened.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

The Department of Housing and Urban Development doles out some $60 billion each year to states and localities to subsidize rent for low-income households.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Department of Housing and Urban Development that insures home loans for lenders.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025

A week after that meeting, Ann and a small group of other Durham blacks traveled to Washington, D.C., to air their grievances before officials at the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson