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CLPHA is pleased to share our 2024 policy priorities.
The convergence of a global pandemic, a worldwide climate crisis, and growing economic inequality will have a lasting impact on the actions we take to protect lives, reduce disparities, meet energy needs, and prepare for disasters. These events...

On July 22, CLPHA attended a listening session at HUD headquarters where HUD staff and PHA industry stakeholders discussed ways to ensure affordable housing can benefit from Opportunity Zone investments. The listening session follows a notice in which HUD asked for input on a variety of issues...
July 22, 2:00 PM ET – Call-In Number Will Be Available
The Office of Public and Indian Housing has extended the following invitation to a listening session on HUD’s Opportunity Zones:
The Office of Public and Indian Housing, together with our partners in the Office of Housing, would like...
From the Milwaukee Business Journal:
Seeking approvals for a 32-story tower offering apartments priced for low-income and luxury renters, a Milwaukee Housing Authority official said this may be the first mixed-income development of its kind for the community, but won’t be the last.
“When it...

On June 17, 2019, CLPHA submitted comments on HUD's notice seeking information on a review of HUD policy in opportunity zones.
View CLPHA's Comments
From the Milwaukee Business Journal:
An up to $150 million tower with 350 apartments would bring new affordable housing to downtown Milwaukee under a plan by the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee.
The 32-story proposal, first unveiled Wednesday, would be built at Milwaukee and Knapp...

The Department of Education (ED) listed applications for new awards for the Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPS) Program in the Federal Register on April 16, 2019. The CCAMPS program application is open to postsecondary institutions who are interested in providing campus-based...

On April 17, HUD published a notice in the Federal Register seeking input on several major issues related to Opportunity Zones. The notice from HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) provides information on the intersection of Opportunity Zones and affordable housing nationally...

At the CLPHA Fall Meeting earlier this month, Bruce Katz, former Centennial Scholar at the Brookings Institution and founding Director of the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program,discussed how housing authorities, cities, and other stakeholders can seize the opportunity of the new Opportunity...