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Today, the Biden Administration released its budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25). For the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Budget requests $72.6 billion in discretionary budget authority for FY25, a $2.531 billion increase or 3.6 percent increase from the FY24 enacted...
Policies Would Bring Housing Stability to Nearly 1 Million Low-Income Americans
(Washington, D.C.) March 7, 2024 — The Council of Large Public Housing Authorities (CLPHA) applauds President Joe Biden for his call to expand the...
MTW Contracts Extended, RAD Sunset Date Extended, Public Housing Fund Increased Over FY23 Levels
On March 8, 2024, after four continuing resolutions to keep the federal government funded, the U.S. Congress, in overwhelming bipartisan votes in both the House and Senate, passed H.R...
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has published final regulations for the Direct Pay of tax credits. Under the direct pay provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act, tax-exempt and governmental entities that do not owe Federal income taxes will be able to receive a payment equal to the full value...
On March 5, the U.S. Department of the Treasury updated the Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) FAQs to clarify that grantees may use their ERA2 award funds to cover expenses for the acquisition of real property and predevelopment activities to enable construction, rehabilitation, or preservation of...
On Sunday evening, March 3, 2024, House and Senate appropriators released the first set of fiscal year 2024 (FY24) appropriations bills, which includes Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD). The bipartisan set of six appropriations bills are expected to be voted...
HUD Programs Will Be Funded Throughout March
Last night, the House and Senate passed H.R.7463, the “Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024.” This is the fourth continuing resolution (CR) Congress has passed to continue funding the government as they work to pass...
Today, HUD is releasing new resources clarifying HUD policies and laws that prohibit certain non-rent fees in its Multifamily, Public Housing, and Housing Choice Voucher/Project Based Voucher programs. These new resources make clear that certain fees, such as...
PHAs Can Apply Through Non-Profit Arms or Government Partnerships
HUD has opened a new funding opportunity which offers $225 million in competitive grant funding for the preservation and revitalization of manufactured housing and eligible manufactured...
Meeting topics included various updates from CLPHA on HUD policy and programs and the latest developments in Washington, D.C., including FY24 appropriations, BABA, HOTMA 2.0, and upcoming CLPHA events.