The Waste List > Total Value of Government Waste: $57,322,568,479
Housing Assistance (Supports Housing and Other Activities)
The following are 29 duplicative spending programs for Housing Assistance (Supports Housing and Other Activities) across 6 agencies:
AgencyDetailsCost
Federal Home Loan Banks Community Investment Program
Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) Entitlement $1,025,687,000
Department of Housing and Urban Development CDBG States and Small Cities
Department of Housing and Urban Development CDBG Section 108 Loan Guarantee
Department of Housing and Urban Development CDBG Disaster Recovery Assistance
Department of Housing and Urban Development CDBG Section 107
Department of Housing and Urban Development CDBG Insular Areas
Department of Housing and Urban Development HOME Investment Partnerships $1,857,423,000
Department of Housing and Urban Development Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing $34,000,000
Department of Housing and Urban Development Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS $314,220,000
Department of Housing and Urban Development Counseling for Homebuyers, Homeowners, and Tenants (Section 106) $65,168,000
Department of Housing and Urban Development Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards $8,731,000
Department of Housing and Urban Development Dollar Home Sales
Department of Housing and Urban Development Choice Neighborhoods
Department of Housing and Urban Development Indian Community Development Block Grant
Department of Housing and Urban Development Native American Housing Block Grants $761,650,000
Department of Housing and Urban Development Federal Guarantees for Financing for Tribal Housing Activities (Title VI)
Department of Housing and Urban Development Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant Program $13,333,000
Department of Housing and Urban Development Healthy Homes Initiative $19,765,000
Department of Housing and Urban Development Sustainable Communities Initiative $66,000
Department of Housing and Urban Development Lead Hazard Control Grants $66,600,000
Department of Housing and Urban Development Lead Hazard Demonstration Project $48,000,000
Department of Housing and Urban Development Lead Hazard Reduction Technical Studies and Support $4,000,000
Department of Housing and Urban Development Housing Assistance Council $5,000,000
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, also known as “NeighborWorks America” $233,000,000
Department of the Treasury Community Development Financial Institutions Fund
Department of Agriculture Section 525 Technical and Supervisory Assistance Grants
Department of Agriculture Rural Community Development Initiative Grants $6,512,000
Internal Revenue Service Historic preservation tax credit (20 percent)

Source: Table 10, Appendix III, "Opportunities to Reduce Duplication, Overlap and Fragmentation, Achieve Savings, and Enhance Revenue," Government Accountability Office, 2/28/2012