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CLPHA and Reno & Cavanaugh PLLC submitted comments to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Accessibility of Web Information and Services of State and Local Government Entities (“Web Accessibility NPRM”). The proposed...
Letter Asserts Data Sharing Is Crucial to Streamlining Program Access and Administration
CLPHA and the MTW Collaborative have submitted comments on how HUD can improve access to public benefit programs. The letter highlights the importance of data sharing to...
CLPHA Needs to Hear from You on HOTMA 104’s Potential Impacts
HUD recently published guidance titled “Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher Program List of Discretionary Policies to Implement HOTMA,” which requires PHAs that administer the public housing and Housing Choice Voucher (HCV)...
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...
CLPHA and its counsel Reno & Cavanaugh have submitted comments to HUD on a proposed information collection for the Project-Based Voucher (PBV) program. HUD is updating the online data collection form for the PBV program, which CLPHA has previously submitted comments on...
From the ACTION Campaign, of which CLPHA is a steering committee member:
Affordable housing champions in Congress introduced the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act (AHCIA) of 2023 today to strengthen and expand the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (Housing Credit). The bipartisan...
HUD has released the pre-publication copy of the final rule for the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE). The Final Rule contains information on the implementation timeline, the new affirmative standards, the frequency of inspections, addressing and appealing...
Earlier this week, CLPHA, NAHRO, PHADA, and the MTW Collaborative sent a joint letter to HUD urging the agency to defer the implementation of NSPIRE scoring for housing agencies with fiscal years ending March 31, 2023. CLPHA also prepared our own comments this week on HUD's...
CLPHA, Reno & Cavanaugh, and the MTW Collaborative have submitted comments on the proposed Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) Final Rule. CLPHA and Reno underwent a lengthy feedback-gathering process that included several meetings with members to develop...
Recently, CLPHA held a series of listening sessions to hear members’ concerns with HUD’s proposed NSPIRE Scoring Methodology. CLPHA has prepared comments on the proposed rule for members to review. Members are encouraged to use CLPHA’s letter to guide their own comments. Comments are due to...