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CLPHA and Reno & Cavanaugh have drafted comments on the notice “30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Project Based Vouchers,” a follow up to a December 2019 notice in which HUD sought comment on changes to a proposed form that would collect...
On Monday October 19, Debbie Burkart, National Vice President of Supportive Housing for the National Equity Fund (NEF) and Scott Zeigler, NEF Fund Manager, conducted a listening session and presentation for CLPHA members on NEF's Homes for the Homeless initiative.This fund is designed to...
On October 16, HUD issued PIH Notice 2020-29, “Guidance for Running an Optimized Housing Choice Voucher Program,” which reviews HUD tools available to PHAs help maximize their HCV funding, particularly amid pandemic uncertainties. In response to a national decrease in...
On October 8, HUD issued a notice in the Federal Register that covers portions of the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization (HOTMA) Act, which was signed into law in July 2016. HOTMA made many significant changes to the HCV and PBV programs in...
CLPHA and its legal counsel Reno & Cavanaugh sent a letter to HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson condemning the department's final rule on the disparate impact standard. Just as in CLPHA's and Reno & Cavanaugh's comments on the proposed rule, the letter notes that the final rule...
TOPIC: the HCV Program & Technology
HUD invites you to participate in a series of webinars on the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program.
The third webinar in this series will walk through the second published chapter of the HCV Landlord Strategies Guidebook. This chapter is focused on ways...
On September 21, HUD issued a notice proposing significant changes to the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program. The changes, included in the 2018 Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, create multiple issues around implementation for which HUD is seeking comment. These...
November 9, 12, 16 & 19
Six months into the pandemic, the novelty of participating in an all-day virtual conference is wearing thin. You are Zooming out.
We hear you.
CLPHA reimagined the Fall Membership Meeting into a series of short virtual sessions on Mondays...
With mere hours left before the deadline expires at midnight tonight, the U.S. Senate passed HR 8337, the “Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act,” by an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 84-10.The bill, continuing funding levels from fiscal year 2020...
Current Bill Maintains Funding for Many Housing Programs from Previous Package
On September 28, House Democrats, led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, unveiled a revised HEROES Act, a 2,152-page COVID-19 economic relief authorizing an ...