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Planning has officially begun for the redevelopment of two more public housing neighborhoods near Norfolk’s downtown.
Young Terrace and Calvert Square comprise 55 acres of land next to downtown. The two neighborhoods of 1950s-era housing are currently home to more than 2,...
On Tuesday, CLPHA leadership was pleased to participate in a Capitol Hill roundtable convened by the House Appropriations Committee’s Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Subcommittee to help Subcommittee members and staff understand how public housing...
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) released a new report and interactive map on the location and neighborhood characteristics of households using federal rental assistance. The analysis focuses on families and individuals assisted by Housing Choice Vouchers, Project-Based Rental...
During this call, held on January 30, 2025, we shared the latest updates from Washington on the events of this week, discussed how PHAs can prepare for any future actions to pause federal funding, and heard from members about how a future pause would affect their operations and the...
Today CLPHA sent a letter to HUD Acting Secretary Matthew Ammon and OMB Acting Director Matthew Vaeth expressing support for the recission of OMB’s January 27 memorandum titled “Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs,” but also concern about the...
Check Operational Status of Your PHA’s eLOCCS Account
Tomorrow’s CLPHA Member Briefing Still On
Several media outlets are reporting that OMB is rescinding the memo that attempted to freeze all federal financial assistance. We are hearing reports from some members that they are...
CLPHA Hosting Member Briefing on Freeze on January 30
A federal judge has halted OMB’s freeze on federal financial aid until 5:00 p.m. on Monday, February 3, to allow for time for further legal review. CLPHA has been in constant communication with HUD, members of Congress, and member PHAs, and we...
Yesterday, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published a memorandum, which directs all federal agencies to pause all “federal financial assistance” (FFA) "to the extent permissible under applicable law." The temporary pause in funding will become effective on January 28, 2025 at 5:00 p.m....
eLOCCS is Reported to be Closed January 28
Late on January 27, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published a memorandum, which directs all federal agencies to pause all “federal financial assistance” (FFA) "to the extent permissible under applicable law." The temporary pause in...
PHAs in States with Lead Level Thresholds Must Comply by April 17
HUD is modifying the elevated blood lead level (EBLL) threshold under its Lead Safe Housing Rule from 5 to 3.5 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood (µg/dL) for a child under the age of 6. This threshold is consistent...