Matthew E. Ammon is an American governmental official who serves as director of the Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes in the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

[2] Ammon served an interim capacity until Biden's nominee, Marcia Fudge, was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 10, 2021.

[4][5] After President Biden signed a presidential memorandum in January 2021 titled "Redressing Our Nation’s and the Federal Government’s History of Discriminatory Housing Practices and Policies",[6] Ammon described it as "a vital step" and "meaningful action [towards advancing] racial equity in housing and [expanding] opportunity for all".

[7][8] Under Ammon's leadership, HUD also promised to investigate and prohibit instances of anti-LGBTQ housing discrimination (under the Fair Housing Act)[9] and awarded $2.5 billion of federal funds to renew support for thousands of homeless assistance programs across the United States.

[10][11] This biography of a person who has held a non-elected position in the federal government of the United States is a stub.