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On April 13, CLPHA and its industry partners sent a letter to President Biden voicing concern about the potential impact of the guidance on implementing the Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act. The groups are requesting that OMB modify its interpretation of the law’s language and exclude...
Protecting, expanding. and providing affordable housing has never been so important.
The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us that housing instability and homelessness have disastrous effects on our national economic and public health. Public housing authorities (PHAs) are our nation’s most effective...
On March 21, HUD published a Federal Register notice providing a waiver and setting forth an updated implementation schedule for the application of the Buy America Domestic Content Procurement Preference “BAP” to all HUD financial assistance used to purchase iron or steel products in...
CLPHA has submitted comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on Guidance for Grants and Agreements to support the implementation of the Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act. These comments are in addition to comments that CLPHA submitted to HUD on HUD’s Phased Implementation Waiver...
HUD has released a new waiver delaying the implementation of the Build America, Buy America (BABA) requirements for most HUD programs until 2024. This marks a major victory for CLPHA members after CLPHA tirelessly advocated for an extension to the implementation of BABA.
This waiver exempts HOME...
PHA Construction Costs Could Increase, but “Unreasonable Cost” Waiver Offers Relief
Today, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a proposed rule and guidance on implementing the Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act. The notice sets forth definitions...
Following the 15-day required public comment period, HUD has published three final notices detailing waivers of the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA). As CLPHA previously reported, these waivers are for BABA’s Buy America Domestic Content Procurement Preference (“Buy American Preference,”...
CLPHA has submitted comments on three proposed waivers on the Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act. These waivers are for BABA’s Buy America Domestic Content Procurement Preference (“Buy American Preference”, or “BAP”). The first waiver pertains to the public interest de minimis, small grants,...
CLPHA has submitted a comment letter to HUD on the impacts of the Build America, Buy America Act (“BABA”). While CLPHA is supportive of efforts to strengthen domestic supply chains, BABA ultimately undermines PHAs’ ability to provide safe, decent, affordable quality housing to serve vulnerable...
This week, HUD published a Request for Information Notice in the Federal Register on the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA). CLPHA previously reported that on April 29, HUD published a proposed six-month waiver of BABA that will temporarily waive the general applicability of the Act. The...