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PIH Notice 2021-37 - This Notice provides guidance on the eligibility for Asset Repositioning Funds (ARF) following the approval of public housing units for demolition or disposition.
PHAs that transition projects or entire buildings within a project out of...
Recently, HUD’s Office of Recapitalization (Recap) announced the launch of a new 5-minute video for public housing residents to learn about the RAD program. Recap advises PHAs and property owners to show the video at resident meetings, share it with resident...
Yesterday evening, HUD issued PIH Notice 2021-34 that advises PHAs that they may apply for certain regulatory waivers that were originally offered as part of the CARES Act waivers in Notice PIH 2021-14 to provide continued flexibility during the pandemic and recovery...
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the expansion of a partnership established earlier this year to improve access to affordable, accessible housing and the critical...
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. ...
Last month, HUD announced $20 million in inaugural grants from its Eviction Protection Grant Program, the first of its kind for the Department. These grants will be awarded to legal service providers to assist in providing legal assistance to low-income tenants at risk of or subject to...
On December 1, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Revenue Ruling 2021-20 and Revenue Procedure 2021-43 providing guidance on the application of the permanent minimum 4 percent Housing Credit rate established for bond-financed buildings in the Consolidated Appropriations...
On December 2, the U.S House of Representatives passed H.R. 6119, the “Further Extending Government Act,” on a mostly partisan vote of 221-212. The legislation, a “continuing resolution” (“CR”) of funding levels from fiscal year 2021 (FY21), is the second CR of FY22 to extend funding designed to...
Over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, HUD issued two new PIH notices: PIH Notice 2021-31 Public Housing Operating Subsidy Grant Eligibility Calculations and Processing for Calendar Year (CY) 2022 & PIH Notice 2021-32 Extension of American Rescue Plan Act – Adjustment Funding for Calendar Year...
HUD recently made available on HUD Exchange eight vignette training videos on Energy Performance Contract (EPC) Incentives Management. The training videos developed by HUD’s Energy Branch of the Public Housing Financial Management Division are targeted to public...