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Nation-leading program participants close escrow on all 94 projects, representing 6,029 units of permanent housing for individuals experiencing homelessness
Homekey acquisition phase finishes on-time and under budget
All 51 awardees have also received at least one Operational Support Grant from...
Yesterday, the House and Senate passed a spending package that includes FY21 funding for HUD programs and additional COVID-19 relief. On December 27 President Trump signed the package. See CLPHA’s summary of the spending package below.
Last night, the House and Senate approved a large package of legislation containing a final FY21 spending agreement and additional emergency economic relief. The agreement now awaits President Trump’s signature. For FY21 spending, the bill includes:
$23.8...
Media Contact:
David Greer, CLPHA
dgreer@clpha.org
(202) 550-1381
For Immediate Release
December 22, 2020
(Washington, D.C.) December 22, 2020 – Sunia Zaterman, executive director of the Council of Large Public Housing Authorities, released the following...
CLPHA has been working with our long-time partner the National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) on out-of-school time (OST) opportunities for PHA residents, with a particular eye to modifications due to COVID-19. We are pleased to share that we are co-hosting a Professional Learning Community...
We are pleased to announce a new COVID-19 grant opportunity for PHAs as well as the release of a new survey to assess PHAs’ needs in 2021.
Member Needs Survey
Throughout 2020, CLPHA has been working with members to address resident and staff needs related to the COVID-19 pandemic...
From the Toledo Blade:
Fueled by what he called an impressive year in running an “over-regulated, underfunded agency,” during a pandemic, the president of Lucas Metropolitan Housing pledged Tuesday to offer more to public-housing residents in 2021 during what will be a “breakthrough” year for...
Unique Housing Project Eases the Path to Re-Entry for Single Parents (King County Housing Authority)
From Next City:
People who are released from incarceration face unique challenges to participating in society. Returning citizens have no job, little money, and no permanent place to live upon their release. They are sometimes barred from receiving public benefits or accessing public housing....
From the St. Paul Public Housng Agency's newsletter:
On November 1, 2020, 39 new PBV units came online at Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis Dorothy Day Residence, with a 20-year subsidy contract (Housing Assistance Payments; HAP) from the PHA. Completed in the Fall of 2019,...