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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...
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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...
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Since its inception in the Housing Act of 1937, public housing has faced decades of chronic underfunding and disinvestment. While the last 30 years has brough renewed commitment to new policies and investments in public housing, a cohesive national strategy to...
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...
HUD recently released PIH Notice 2021-33 providing guidance to public housing authorities (PHAs) on the CARES Act Waiver Reporting Tool (CAWRT), HUD’s tool used to report COVID-19 waivers adopted as authorized the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. ...
Recently, the HUD Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) announced the latest release of the new Inventory Management System/PIH Information Center (IMS/PIC). HUD anticipates that the new system will better integrate with public housing authority (PHA) software, streamline the flow of...