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Yesterday, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) announced that the agency has extended its eviction moratorium through July 31, 2021. The moratorium was scheduled to expire on June 30, 2021, and this is intended to be the final extension of the moratorium.
Yesterday, Wednesday May 19, HUD and the Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) released the first set of FAQs for the Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) program. These FAQs follow-up on the original notice released earlier this month. You can find CLPHA’s...
On Monday, May 17, HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge announced the allocation of $5 billion in American Rescue Plan funds for 70,000 emergency housing vouchers (EHVs) for individuals and families who are experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness.
66 CLPHA members received 28...
HUD has announced they will host COVID-19 webinars focusing on Housing/Health Partnerships, the COVID-19 Vaccine Challenge, and Community Health Workers (CHWs). Please note that capacity is limited and pre-registration is required to attend.
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On Friday May 7, the Biden administration released updates for the Treasury Department Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program. The updates are specific to the second round of funds or ERA2 that provides up to $21.55 billion under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which was enacted on March...
Yesterday, HUD released PIH Notice 2021-15, which outlines the requirements for PHAs to operate the $5 billion for Emergency Housing Vouchers that was included in the American Rescue Plan Act. HUD will be allocating approximately 70,000 vouchers to PHAs and have until May 10 to notify...
From the Center on Budget & Policy Priorities' Get It Back Campaign:
Recognizing the urgent need to reach millions of non-filers, some of whom may be eligible for three rounds of stimulus payments worth up to $3,200, the Get it Back Campaign is launching a new multilingual stimulus outreach...
Prompted by suggestions from CLPHA on the need to provide guidance to PHAs on ensuring access to vaccinations for residents and staff, HUD will host a series of webinars in April focused on vaccine access. The second webinar on April 21 will feature a presentation from the Housing Authority of the...
Next week, CLPHA will be participating in a PIH industry call that will feature a representative from the Department of Treasury to discuss the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP). ERAP received $25 billion in the pandemic relief package enacted in late 2020 and an...
Today, the Biden Administration announced that it was extending the current CDC moratorium on evictions through June 30, 2021. The moratorium had been set to expire on Wednesday, March 31. Rules and requirements for the extension remain the same, though HUD is expected to issue...