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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.

On Tuesday, CLPHA sent to the Agency Review Team our recommendations for public and affordable housing for the Biden-Harris administration. Our recommendations are based on what we have heard from our members about the challenges they face, and solutions they offer. The document begins...
From Tap Into Jersey City:
The more than 75 year old Holland Gardens public housing project will be transformed into a regional model of what innovative public housing can accomplish, Mayor Steven Fulup and Jersey City Housing Authority officials announced Wednesday.
Fulop said that the city the...
From the Los Angeles Times:
Nearly 9,000 residents of public housing in Los Angeles will receive free broadband internet access for the rest of the 2020-21 school year as part of a new partnership between the city, Microsoft and the start-up internet service provider Starry.
Starting in early...

On Monday October 19, Debbie Burkart, National Vice President of Supportive Housing for the National Equity Fund (NEF) and Scott Zeigler, NEF Fund Manager, conducted a listening session and presentation for CLPHA members on NEF's Homes for the Homeless initiative.This fund is designed to...

Monday October 19 | 1:00 p.m. ET
CLPHA is hosting a listening session on the Homes for the Homeless initiative. The session will include a presentation on the Homes for the Homeless initiative, a mission-driven fund with the intent of investing in the acquisition and redevelopment of...
Notice PIH-2020-24: Housing and Housing Choice Voucher Funds, Guidance on CARES Act Financial Reporting Requirements (FDS and Quarterly Reporting), and Other CARES Act Provisions
On September 14, HUD released a much anticipated notice, the “FDS CARES Act Reporting...

Tuesday, September 22 | 3:00 p.m. ET
From the Better Buildings Challenge:
The Better Buildings Challenge will be holding the Innovative Energy Efficiency Financing in Public Housing webinar on Tuesday, September 22 from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. ET.
Energy and water efficiency...
HUD to Host Webinar on REAC Inspections on Thursday, August 13
In an August 6 call with industry groups, PIH staff shared a plan to resume REAC inspections beginning on October 5, 2020. REAC will prioritize Multifamily priorities with a history of low scores and will...

Press Release from the New York City Housing Authority
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 28, 2020
CONTACT: media@nycha.nyc.gov
NYCHA PRESENTS A BLUEPRINT FOR CHANGE AT NEW YORK HOUSING CONFERENCE’S 2020 SUMMER SERIES
Long-term Strategy Includes Establishing a Public Housing...