Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

This is an index of frequently requested materials.

• Presidential Transition Briefing Materials
  • 2020-2021 Presidential Transition
    • Briefing Book
    • Supplemental Materials
    • Succession Memo
• Public access to high-value, machine readable data.
• Fair housing information.
• Highest Scoring Funding Grant Applications
• Purchase Charge Cardholders
  • List of purchase card holders January 1, 2019 - January 30, 2020
  • List of purchase card holders January 1, 2020 - December 1, 2020
• FHA Refunds - Does HUD Owe You a Refund?
• FHA Refund Alert about Third Party Tracers
• Third Party Tracer Complaint form
• FHA Approved Lenders
  • Approved HUD Lenders January - December 2020
  • All FHA Title I-II Approved Lender Offices
• FOIA Log Reports
• Homes for Sale
• How to Buy a HUD Home
• How to Apply for Public Housing and Section 8
• Housing for the Elderly
  • American Nursing Home Section 323 Loans January 1, 1958 - November 18, 2004
• Housing for Individuals with Disabilities
• HUD Contracting Home Page
  • Justification Approval Contract Awards for Carrington Mortgage Solutions and Selene Finance
  • Solicitation Documents for Leidos Innovations Corporation Contract
  • Order for Supplies or Services for The Wanamaker Building
  • Request for Proposal (RFP), Statement of Work (SOW) and/or Performance Work Statement (PWS)
• FHA Mortgage Insurance Programs
• HUD Handbooks
• HUD Programs
• HUD Telephone Directory
• HUD Homes Listings
• HUD's Organization
  • Presidential Appointees (PA), Non-Career SES Positions, and Schedule C (SC) positions
• Multifamily Housing Data
  • Greenburgh Housing Authority's Streamlined Voluntary Conversion (SVC) Program Application
• Public Housing Authority (PHA) Contact Information
  • PHA contact information for Bismark-Manden Area, ND and San Francisco-Oakland Area, CA
• Weekly Listing of Multifamily Properties for Sale
• Assistance Listings CFDA Materials
• Grants
  • CoC rewards and CARES Act funding received from Brevard Homeless Coalition FY2020
• Community Planning and Development (CPD) Project
  • Sweetwater Authority, Loveland Reservoir Fishing Improvements Projects
• Departmental Enforcement Center
  • List of Oversight Reports completed by DEC for FY 2020-FY2021
  • Three most recent Oversight Reviews performed by the DEC FY2020-FY2021
• FHA Morgage Lender Loans
  • All Mortgage Lender Loans
• FHA Terminated Lenders
  • FHA Terminated Lenders
• Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC)
  • List of Decertified REAC Contract Inspectors January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2022
  • Physical Inspection Scores | HUD USER
• Chief Financial Officer Reports
• HUD Financial Spending
• Final Report Studies
  • Part 1 EARTH Final Report Study NYHHU0038-17
  • Part 2 EARTH Final Report Study NYHHU0038-17
• Single Family Properties Sold
  • Part 1 Real Estate Owned Single Family Properties August 2021-May 2022
  • Part 2 Real Estate Owned Single Family Properties August 2021-May 2022
• Office of Policy and Development (PD&R)
  • Eviction Protection Grant Program
  • Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
  • Section 108 Data
  • Urban Renewal Handbook: a HUD Handbook
  • Urban Renewal Handbook: Volume II 
• HUD Capital Plan FY 24-28
• Office of Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution Policy Statement
  • EEO Policy Statement

• 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(2)(A) Records - Final opinions and orders made in the adjudication of cases that may be cited, used, or relied upon as precedents in future adjudications

  • Final Opinions and Orders
  • Office of Hearings and Appeals Decisions and Orders
  • Appointment Certificates for HUD Administrative Judges and Administrative Law Judges (the appointment Certificates for Fernandez, Hall, and Jeremiah are under Appointment Certificates)
    • Alexander Fernandez-Pons - Certificate of Appointment
    • Vanessa Hall - Certificate of Appointment
    • J. Jeremiah Mahoney - Certificate of Appointment
  • Departmental Enforcement Center Debarment and Determinations
  • Office of Program Enforcement Final Decision

• 5 U.S.C. 552 (a)(2)(B) Records - Statements of policy and interpretations that have been adopted by the agency and are not published in the Federal Register

  • HUD's Client Information and Policy System (HUDCLIPS)
  • Public & Indian Housing Policy and Regulations
  • Community Planning and Development Policy and Guidance

• 5 U.S.C. § 552 (a)(2)(C) Records - Administrative staff manuals and instructions, or portions thereof, that establish DoD policy or interpretations of policy that affect the public

  • Administrative Staff Manuals

• 5 U.S.C. § 552 (a)(2)(D) Records - Records released to the public, under the FOIA, that are or will likely become the subject of subsequent requests

  • Proactive Disclosures and Frequently Requested Materials
    • SOHUD Memorandum Regarding Criminal Records

There are a several things you should know about making a FOIA request.

First, if the document you want is located in a particular field office, please submit your request directly to the appropriate FOIA Requester Service Center.

Second, you must be fairly specific in what you request. Remember, FOIA only provides documents. It doesn't answer questions.

Third, you must agree to pay fees for various costs related to providing the requested records.

Please take a minute to search the home page to see if the information you seek already is available.

Can't find what you're looking for? Then Submit a FOIA request or send an email to FOIA@hud.gov. Remember, by submitting a FOIA request you are agreeing to pay the necessary fees. Be sure to fill out the form including your daytime telephone number, mailing address and email address.

HUD processes requests using multi-track processing, which allows the Department to process requests on a first-in/first-out basis, within each track.

HUD may expedite your request or appeal if we determine that you have a compelling need for the records or in other cases as determined by the Department. If HUD grants your request for expedited processing, HUD will give your request or appeal priority and will process it as soon as practical.

Check Status of Online FOIA Request

This is an index of reference materials.

• Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552
• DOJ Guide to the Freedom of Information Act & OIP guidance
• FOIA regulations, revised May 10, 2017 (full text)
• FOIA Proactive Disclosure Policy - 1400.1 January 2023

You may submit an appeal of HUD’s response to your FOIA request via email to HUDFOIAappeals@hud.gov or in writing (by mail, facsimile, messenger, or delivery service). The HUD response will provide instructions and a specific address to submit a written FOIA appeal of the decision.

If you submit your appeal via mail, your FOIA appeal must be postmarked within 90 calendar days of the date of HUD response to your FOIA request.

If you submit your appeal via email or other means (ie, facsimile, messenger, or delivery service), it must be received in the appropriate office by the close of business on the 90th calendar day after the date of HUD’s response to your FOIA request.

When submitting an appeal of a denial of your request for information, your appeal must contain the following information:

(1) A copy of your original request;

(2) A copy of the written denial of your request; and

(3) Your statement of the facts and legal arguments supporting disclosure.

When submitting an appeal for a denial of a fee waiver, the appeal must contain the following information:

(1) The address of the office that made the fee determination from which you are appealing;

(2) The fee that office charged;

(3) The fee, if any, you believe should have been charged;

(4) The reason(s) you believe that your fee should be lower than the fee charged or should have been waived; and

(5) A copy of the initial fee determination and copies of any correspondence concerning the fee.

When submitting an appeal for a denial of expedited processing, the appeal must contain the following information:

(1) A copy of your original request;

(2) A copy of the written denial of your request; and

(3) Your statement of the facts and legal arguments supporting expedited processing.

HUD will decide your appeal of a denial of expedited processing within 10 business days after its receipt. For any other type of appeal, HUD will decide your appeal within 20 business days after its receipt. HUD may have an additional 10 business days to make a decision if unusual circumstances require.

For further information regarding HUD’s FOIA Appeal process, visit HUD's FOIA Regulations,
24 CFR 15.109-110.

This page contains FOIA Annual Reports to Congress and Chief FOIA Officer Reports to the Department of Justice.

HUD FOIA Annual Reports

• 2024 Annual Report (Word) (XML)
• 2023 Annual Report (Word) (XML)
• 2022 Annual Report (Word) (XML)
• 2021 Annual Report (Word) (XML)
• 2020 Annual Report (Word) (XML)
• 2019 Annual Report (Word) (XML)
• 2018 Annual Report (Word) (XML)
• 2017 Annual Report (Word) (XML)
• 2016 Annual Report (Word) (XML)
• 2015 Annual Report (Word) (XML)

HUD’s Raw Data Annual Report

• Raw Data Report 2024 (XLS)
• Raw Data Report 2023 (XLS)
• Raw Data Report 2022 (XLS)
• Raw Data Report 2021 (XLS)
• Combined Data Report (XML)
• Raw Data Report 2019 (XLS)
• Raw Data Report 2018 (XLS)
• Raw Data Report 2017 (XLS)

Chief FOIA Officer Annual Reports

• March 2025 (PDF)
• March 2024 (PDF)
• March 2023 (PDF)
• March 2022 (PDF)
• March 2021 (PDF)
• March 2020 (PDF)
• March 2019 (PDF)
• March 2018 (PDF)
• March 2017 (PDF)
• March 2016 (PDF)
• March 2015 (PDF)

Note: previous years' reports can be found on our Archives website.

If a requester is not happy with the service they have received from their FOIA Requester Service Center or the FOIA Public Liaison for their geographical region they may contact the Office of Government Information Services.

The Office of Government Information Services

The Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) is a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) resource for the public and the government. OGIS was established under the OPEN Government Act of 2007, codified at 5 U.S.C. 552(h). the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS), reviews Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) activities government-wide and helps to resolve FOIA disputes between Federal agencies and requesters.

Visit OGIS's website

Submit a FOIA request to the appropriate FOIA Requester Service Center or send email to FOIA@hud.gov.

If a requester is not happy with the service they have received from their FOIA Requester Service Center, they may contact the FOIA Public Liaison for their geographical Region as listed below:

HUD Headquarters

Sandra J. Wright
HUD FOIA Office
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
451 7th St., S.W., Room 10139
Washington, D.C. 20410
(202) 402-5510

Contact Us: Questions about FOIA? Call the FOIA Office at (202) 708-3866 or send email.

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