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PHAs Could Be Impacted, Compliance Required by January 1, 2025
HUD has published a Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS) final rule in the Federal Register. The final rule...
On Earth Day, the Biden Administration and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $7 billion in awards through the Solar for All grant competition. PHAs are encouraged to apply for the grants. PHAs interested in accessing these funds should...
Meeting topics included various updates from CLPHA on HUD policy and programs and the latest developments in Washington, D.C., including FY25 appropriations, HOTMA, and upcoming CLPHA events. We also heard from Sue Popkin of the Urban Institute about proposed changes to the Census could exclude...
On April 18, 2024, The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a full committee hearing entitled, "Oversight of Federal Housing Regulators.” The hearing primarily focused on what the federal government can do to expand America’s housing supply and lower the cost of housing....
Seattle Housing Authority’s Pioneering Foster Youth Wraparound Services Highlighted
HUD announced $12.7 million will be available to PHAs on a competitive basis through HUD’s Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) Initiative to provide housing assistance to young adults transitioning out...
HUD's Office of Multifamily Housing published a Mortgagee Letter & Housing Notice, revising the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Multifamily property insurance requirements for wind and named storm coverage by increasing the maximum casualty insurance deductible amount for wind or...
HUD has announced Tenant Protection Voucher (TPV) funding awards for fiscal year 2023 (FY23). HUD is awarding $139 million of new budget authority to recipient PHAs for 12,694 Housing Choice Vouchers (HCVs). PHAs were awarded these funds on an as-needed, non-...
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...