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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 include various updates from CLPHA on HUD policy and programs and the latest developments in Washington, D.C., including FY24 appropriations, HUD's 30-day eviction notice proposal, the HCV success rate dashboard, new green funding, Small Area FMRs, and more.
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PHAs can apply to EPA’s Community Change Grants Program; funds available for a wide range of purposes
The EPA is accepting applications on a rolling basis for $2 billion in Inflation Reduction Act funding available to support community-driven projects that build capacity for communities to tackle...
PHAs will be able to apply for subgrants in Summer 2024
The U.S. EPA has awarded $600 million to 11 Grantmakers as part of the Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grant Program, which will reduce barriers to federal funds and issue thousands of environmental justice grants over the next...
The U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Department of Energy, and the Internal Revenue Service announced that applications are open for the Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program. These 48e credits can provide a bonus of up to 20 percentage points for any of...
HUD has launched an interactive, dynamic Funding Navigator to help connect PHAs to the numerous climate resiliency programs that are currently available. The Funding Navigator allows users to filter the programs shown to narrow the search for funding to meet the...
CLPHA Leads on PHA Access to DOE Funding
The U.S. Department of Energy’s State and Community Energy Programs (SCEP) office has launched two energy rebate programs that offer a total of $8.5 billion in point-of-sale rebates. Thanks to CLPHA’s advocacy, public housing and buildings...
Key Steps Include Streamlining Financing for Affordable Housing Creation, Offering Green Funding Opportunities, and Repairing and Expanding Affordable Housing Through RAD
Yesterday, the Biden-Harris Administration announced new actions to its Housing Supply Action Plan to lower...
Meeting topics include various updates from CLPHA on HUD policy and programs and the latest developments in Washington, D.C., including FY24 appropriations, green funding opportunities for PHAs and CLPHA’s new green funding clearinghouse, voucher and operating fund shortfalls, tenant accounts...
HUD has published Notice PIH 2023-17, which contains new guidance on the Utility Rate Reduction Incentive (RRI) in public housing. The RRI provides additional Operating Fund grant formula eligibility to a PHA that undertakes a special and significant action to reduce its utility rate. Through the...