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From the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles' website:
On Thursday, December 8, 2022, the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) joined Mayor Eric Garcetti, Councilmember Mike Bonin and Thomas Safran & Associates (TSA) to celebrate the groundbreaking of Thatcher Yard in...
From CBS Baltimore:
The Housing Authority of Baltimore City said it helped nearly 1,700 residents find new homes this year through the Housing Choice Voucher Program. That's a 30 percent increase from 2021, according to Baltimore City.
There are more than 13,000 residents currently enrolled in...
From the Sacramento Housing & Redevelopment Agency's newsletter:
The Sacramento City Council recently voted to approve funding that would invest millions into the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency’s Marina Vista and Alder Grove public housing communities.
According to an...
President Biden signed the FY23 funding bill, HR 2167, into law after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023,” on December 23, 2022. The bill’s adoption finalized weeks of tense negotiations during the lame duck session of Congress after the mid-term...
There is still space available at the remaining NSPIRE Get Ready Sessions. Registration is still open for the remaining sessions that are not yet at capacity. The NSPIRE Get Ready sessions are opportunities for PHAs to learn about the changes that NSPIRE will bring, prepare for implementation, as...
CLPHA Members Receive One-Fourth of All Awards
HUD announced the award of $24.7 million to 98 PHAs for providing non-elderly persons with disabilities with permanent affordable housing. The assistance will be provided through the Section 811 Mainstream Housing Choice Voucher Program, and...
The U.S. Senate passed the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Omnibus moments ago on Thursday, December 23 by a large margin of 68 to 20. The bill now heads to the House, where it is expected to pass and be signed by President Biden before Friday’s deadline. The Omnibus provides HUD with $72 billion for its...
On Monday evening, Congress released its $1.7 trillion spending bill for 2023, which included $72 billion in funding for for HUD, a $6.4 billion increase over FY22.
According to HUD, in FY23 housing authorities are experiencing or are at-risk of experiencing significant financial shortfalls in...
The Biden-Harris Administration released a strategic plan to reduce homelessness by 25% by 2025 on the same day that HUD released its 2022 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) Part 1 to Congress. The AHAR report found that from 2020 to 2022 the number of...
HUD recently hosted a briefing with U.S. Treasury representatives on using State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) and Emergency Rental Assistance for affordable housing development and preservation. SLFRF can be layered with other sources of capital, and can finance...