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HUD has released a new notice on Voucher Management System (VMS) reporting requirements for MTW agencies, which makes reporting into VMS on obligations and commitments mandatory for all MTW agencies.
Per the PIH 2024-11 notice, which is effective on June 30, 2024, MTW agencies...
HUD is making available $20 million in additional administrative fees for PHAs administering HUD-VASH vouchers. HUD will make this funding available to PHAs administering HUD-VASH vouchers based on the total number of HUD-VASH vouchers currently administered and the number of...
Urge Your Members of Congress to Support Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act of 2024 That Would Save the Program
The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is winding down—the ACP stopped accepting new applications and enrollments on February 7, 2024. The last fully funded month of the...
New Methodology Proposed for Annual Inflationary Adjustments to Income Calculations for HUD Programs
CLPHA Expresses Concern about Negative Impacts if Renewal Funding Amounts Are Too Low
HUD is seeking comments on a newly proposed methodology for deriving an inflation factor that will be used to...
CLPHA has submitted comments on the Build America, Buy America (BABA) Request for Information Regarding Iron, Steel, Construction Materials, and Manufactured Products. Chief among CLPHA’s concerns is the general lack of market readiness to meet the demand for...
From the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC):
Lack of affordable housing is a barrier for many in America and has left many community college students facing homelessness.
More than a quarter (26.6%) of all public community colleges have on-campus housing. And in the...
From the Fairfax County and Redevelopment Authority's press release:
The Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority (FCRHA) plans to implement a major increase in the rental assistance to individuals with serious mental illness.
During their March 14, 2024 meeting, the FCRHA’s...
On April 8, 2024, PIH issued Notice 2024-09, which will extend the adjustment to the Tenant Accounts Receivable (TAR) sub-indicator from the Management Assessment Subsystem (MASS) indicator for the FY 2023 Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS) assessment cycle initially...
In February, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 7024, The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024, which received overwhelming bipartisan support. The bill includes two Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) provisions that would restore the 12.5%...