American Communities is the Information Center of HUD's Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD). Formerly the HOME Information Center, American Communities (AMCOM) has been expanded to serve as a resource for all CPD programs and initiatives, including the Community Development Block Grant program; HOME Investment Partnership; homeless and Special Needs Assistance Programs; Economic Development programs including Empowerment Zones/Enterprise Communities; the Consolidated Plan (formerly the Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy); and Environment and Energy. AMCOM serves nonprofit housing and community development organizations, State and local government agencies, public interest groups, and HUD staff. The AMCOM gopher disseminates notices of funding announcement (NOFAs), grant applications, CPD's newsletter for community and economic development professionals, case studies and success stories of effective public and private strategies for affordable housing production.