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HUD issued updated guidance clarifying how PHAs can use program funds to meet their obligations regarding meaningful access for individuals with Limited English Proficiency (LEP).
PHAs must conduct a four-factor analysis to assess LEP needs and develop a Language Access Plan (LAP) outlining...
HUD announced a registration of interest for special administrative fees for the development of a Housing Mobility-Related Services Plan (HMRP) in PIH Notice 2024-05. HUD anticipates making approximately $1.5 million in HMRP special administrative fee awards, with an estimated award size of...
From Health Affairs:
This article presents early findings on the causal effects of a housing voucher on family stress, which plays an important role in children’s healthy development. Using the Housing and Children’s Healthy Development study, which is the only randomized controlled...
Bill Will Also Help an Additional 3 Million Low-Income Children
The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 (H.R. 7024) that passed in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday, January 31 includes a $33 billion expansion of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) for the next three...
From the Kitsap Sun:
A Warren Avenue property near downtown Bremerton, across from Kitsap Community Resources' home and once the site of three abandoned houses and a small commercial building, is now the site of an apartment building soon to become a Bremerton Housing Authority-owned housing...
From the Chicago Housing Authority's press release:
Chicago Housing Authority residents who participated in the “LevelUp” wealth-building program received their certificates of completion and celebrated economic power Saturday at a ceremony at the Charles A. Hayes Family Investment Center.
CHA’s...
HUD recently obligated Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Public Housing Operating Subsidy grants (PH OpFund) through the first three weeks of April 2024. This alert highlights key details and resources to help PHAs manage their funding effectively.
Funding for January through April (three weeks...
Opportunity Home San Antonio Affiliate Secures Grant for Development Near South Texas Medical Center
From Opportunity Home San Antonio's press release:
The San Antonio Housing Facility Corporation, an Opportunity Home affiliate, was awarded a $50,000 grant from the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation, a fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation, to ensure completion of the Snowden Senior...
July 19, 1952 to January 30, 2024
CLPHA was deeply saddened to learn of Tony Pérez’s passing earlier this week. As CLPHA Executive Director Sunia Zaterman said last year upon his retirement, Tony was a committed and compassionate leader of the Housing Authority of the City Milwaukee, on...
On February 1, 2024, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 7024, The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 which includes two Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) provisions that were also included in the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act (H.R....