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    "ocrText": "USDA has provided $2.2 billion in loans under its Single-Family Housing Loan Program to 43,000 Delta\nhouseholds to buy or improve their homes. For rental housing, USDA provided more that $254 million in\nlow interest loans for more than 10,000 rental units in rural areas of the Delta.\nAt the Delta Vision, Delta Voices: Mississippi Delta Beyond 2000 Conference, President Clinton and\nVice President Gore unveiled a $224,320 award to be given by USDA for home-building assistance in\nLee County, Arkansas.\nMay 2, 2000\nA White House press release entitled \"A Blueprint for the Future\" highlighted the Administration's FY\n2001 budget and legislative priorities for teenagers and their families. Initiatives included $75 million in\nfunding for the Youthbuild program. The program targets 16-24 year old high school dropouts, and\nprovides disadvantaged young adults with education and employment skills through rehabilitating and\nbuilding housing for low-income and homeless people.\nApril 18, 2000\nAt the COMDEX Conference, President Clinton announced the HUD expansion of Neighborhood\nNetwork Centers to 1,000 over the next two years. These centers are computer-training facilities located\nin or near HUD-assisted housing developments that offer computer access, staff assistance, and a range of\ntraining resource to housing residents.\nMarch 7, 2000\nIn an Executive Memorandum, the President called upon HUD, OMB and DPC to prepare\nrecommendations on how newly available funds could be used to further strengthen Federal housing\nprograms and to develop a plan to enhance comprehensive affordable housing opportunities.\nFebruary 25, 2000\nThe Administration's FY 2001 budget provided $650 million in block grants for the Indian Housing\nBlock Grant program at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, an increase of $30 million\nover FY 2000. Within BIA, $32 million, a doubling of the 2000 level, would be used to repair or replace\ndilapidated homes across Indian Country.\nFebruary 7, 2000\nPresident Clinton and Vice President Gore's FY 2001 Native American commitments proposes\npermission through HUD's Indian Housing Block Grant, for tribes or tribally-designated housing entities\nto provide housing or housing assistance for qualified law enforcement officers.\nThe budget proposed to set aside $5 million within the Indian Housing Block Grant to create non-profit\nhomeownership intermediaries in Indian Country. They would serve as a catalyst for the creation of a\nprivate homeownership market ion Indian Country and would support local capacity-building\nintermediaries or \"one-stop mortgage centers.\"\nThe budget proposed to set-aside $5 million with the HUD Community Development Block Grant\nprogram for competitive grants awarded to tribal colleges to assist their communities with neighborhood\nrevitalization, housing, and economic development.\nJanuary 27, 2000\nThe President's FY2001 Budget included the following proposals to advance housing initiatives:\n$690 million for 120,000 new housing vouchers for America's hard-pressed working families\n$25 million in funding for Second Chance Homes for teen mothers\n3"
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