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This morning, HUD published the long-awaited implementation guidance for Sections 102 and 104 of the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA). As CLPHA previously reported, the HOTMA final rule revised regulations related to income and assets. To comply...
Should Congress fail to pass a Continuing Resolution to continue government funding, the Federal Government will shut down on midnight, Saturday, September 30, 2023. Preparing for a government shutdown can be challenging, but PHAs should take steps to minimize the impact on their operations and the...
From Opportunity Home San Antonio's press release:
Opportunity Home San Antonio hosted a grand reopening today of Victoria Plaza Apartments, a 185-unit public housing community serving senior and disabled residents located south of Hemisfair.
The newly renovated community now...
Earlier this month, staff and resident leaders from the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh visited Washington, D.C. on a leadership retreat. HACP’s team made the rounds on their 3-day visit: they met with Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) and Congresswoman Summer Lee (D-PA) on Capitol Hill,...
CLPHA was proud to sponsor the 9th National Conference on Housing Mobility, held last week in Washington, D.C. Nearly 150 public and affordable housing leaders, researchers, and policymakers gathered to share best practices, innovations, new research, and policy prescriptions for housing mobility...
A recent blog post from the Urban Institute’s Housing Matters Initiative examines how housing policy can help address intensifying climate change through the lens of the Washington, D.C. region. Building energy consumption accounts for 74% of all emissions in D.C., while residential energy use...
A new report by the Urban Institute draws a connection between housing policies and inequities in educational outcomes, shares solutions for addressing segregation, and offers guidance and resources that practitioners can use in their communities to improve equity.
Policies that promoted...
A new study from the Terner Center and Urban Institute demonstrates how U.S. housing and transportation policy encouraged sprawling, car-dependent housing development that has reinforced social and racial inequity while increasing carbon emissions. The study begins by providing a history of urban...
Last week, HUD and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded $16.1 million in HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) vouchers to 71 PHAs across the country. The HUD-VASH program provides housing and an array of supportive services to veterans experiencing...