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(Washington, D.C.) August 19, 2024 – Sunia Zaterman, executive director of the Council of Large Public Housing Authorities, released the following statement upon the release of Vice President Kamala Harris' and Governor Tim Walz's housing plan at a rallty in North Carolina on...
HUD has published a Request for Information (RFI) seeking public input on the Choice Neighborhoods (CN) grant program's selection process and award implementation. HUD wants to reduce or eliminate barriers to improve the CN application process for all prospective applicants and...
Today, HUD released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Fair Market Rents (FMRs) and outlined the procedures for PHAs to request reevaluations. The notice specifies the implementation date for the revised FMRs and sets the deadline for reevaluation requests as October 1, 2024. PHAs...
From the Chicago Housing Authority's press release:
Nearly 60 schools locally and from across the country were represented Tuesday at the Take Flight College Send-Off – the largest turnout in the event’s 14-year history with 200 incoming freshman being provided a fond farwell at Huntington Bank...
CLPHA Concerned about Impact of Offsets and RFIF Methodology That May Leave PHAs Vulnerable to Shortfall
On August 9, HUD released a notice to inform PHAs that they would be applying a second offset to excess HAP...
From the District of Columbia Housing Authority's website:
More than 100 DC Housing Authority youth residents spent Tuesday at the Washington Commanders Training Camp with franchise legend, Darrell Green.
With the support of the Green Family Foundation, the DCHA youth residents traveled to...
From the Housing Authority of the City of San Bernardino's newsletter:
The City of San Bernardino and HACSB are partnering to bring electric vehicle (EV) charging stations to the next phase of housing development at the Arrowhead Grove housing community in San Bernardino. In July, the project...
On August 1, HUD posted new FAQs on the EHV website which provide guidance on the termination of vouchers and shortfalls, covered in PIH Notice 2023-14. These FAQs also provide guidance on the expanded uses of service fees detailed in PIH Notice 2023-23.
These guidelines...
Today, HUD announced policy changes to the VASH program aimed at improving access to housing opportunities for veterans with service-connected disability benefits. HUD is expanding access to HUD-VASH by requiring PHAs to set initial income eligibility for veterans at 80% of AMI, rather...