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On January 31, 2024, The Senate Committee on the Budget held a full committee hearing entitled, “A Blueprint for Prosperity: Expanding Housing Affordability.” The hearing primarily focused on how investing in housing can expand affordability and economic growth.
Chairman of the U.S. Senate Budget...
Provides Financing for More Than 200,000 Additional Affordable Rental Homes
On February 1, 2024, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 7024, The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024. H.R. 7024 passed in the House by an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 357-70. The bicameral...
CLPHA and Reno & Cavanaugh, PLLC submitted joint comments on the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) proposed rule titled " 30-Day Notification Requirement Prior to Termination of Lease for Nonpayment of Rent" to address key concerns and...
Meeting topics include various updates from CLPHA on HUD policy and programs and the latest developments in Washington, D.C., including FY24 appropriations, HUD's 30-day eviction notice proposal, the HCV success rate dashboard, new green funding, Small Area FMRs, and more.
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BABA Will Apply for Some Purchases after February 22, 2024; Will Be Fully Applicable on/after August 23, 2024
HUD released implementation guidance on the Build America, Buy America (BABA) provisions for all PHAs. This notice contains important information for BABA’s impact on all PIH...
HUD Funded Through March 1
On January 18, 2024, the United States Senate and the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2872, the “Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act.” This is the third continuing resolution (CR) Congress has passed to continue funding the...
Legislation Introduced to Save the Program; Urge Your Members of Congress to Support This Bill
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced it will stop accepting new applications for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) after February...
Funding for Housing Programs Still to Be Determined
On Sunday January 7, Congressional negotiators revealed agreement on overall funding amounts for the 2024 Fiscal Year (FY) budget, which includes $772.7 billion for non-defense spending and $886 billion for defense programs for a total of $1.66...
Details will be discussed at the February 6 EHV Working Group Meeting
HUD recently published new guidance advising PHAs that administer the Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) program.
Cash Management Requirements
Like the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program, HUD controls the...
PHAs can apply to EPA’s Community Change Grants Program; funds available for a wide range of purposes
The EPA is accepting applications on a rolling basis for $2 billion in Inflation Reduction Act funding available to support community-driven projects that build capacity for communities to tackle...