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2.27.24 CLPHA Member Update
Meeting topics included various updates from CLPHA on HUD policy and programs and the latest developments in Washington, D.C., including FY24 appropriations, BABA, HOTMA 2.0, and upcoming CLPHA events.  
2.23.24 CLPHA Member Update
HUD is seeking public feedback to enhance BABA implementation, understand market readiness, and foster domestic supply chains in housing infrastructure development. On February 13, HUD published a Request for Information (RFI) Regarding Iron, Steel, Construction Materials, and Manufactured...
1.22.24 CLPHA Member Update
BABA Will Apply for Some Purchases after February 22, 2024; Will Be Fully Applicable on/after August 23, 2024   HUD released implementation guidance on the Build America, Buy America (BABA) provisions for all PHAs. This notice contains important information for BABA’s impact on all PIH...
11.17.23 CLPHA Member Update
HUD has published Notice CPD-2023-12, which provides initial implementation guidance for Build America, Buy America Act (BABA)’s requirements for HUD Community Planning and Development (CPD) grantees. This guidance applies to roughly eighteen CPD programs, which are defined in Section 3 of the...
4.18.23 CLPHA Advocacy, CLPHA Member Update
On April 13, CLPHA and its industry partners sent a letter to President Biden voicing concern about the potential impact of the guidance on implementing the Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act. The groups are requesting that OMB modify its interpretation of the law’s language and exclude...
3.21.23 CLPHA Member Update
On March 21, HUD published a Federal Register notice providing a waiver and setting forth an updated implementation schedule for the application of the Buy America Domestic Content Procurement Preference “BAP” to all HUD financial assistance used to purchase iron or steel products in...
3.10.23 CLPHA Member Update, CLPHA Comments
CLPHA has submitted comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on Guidance for Grants and Agreements to support the implementation of the Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act. These comments are in addition to comments that CLPHA submitted to HUD on HUD’s Phased Implementation Waiver...
2.16.23 CLPHA Member Update
HUD has released a new waiver delaying the implementation of the Build America, Buy America (BABA) requirements for most HUD programs until 2024. This marks a major victory for CLPHA members after CLPHA tirelessly advocated for an extension to the implementation of BABA. This waiver exempts HOME...
2.9.23 CLPHA Member Update
PHA Construction Costs Could Increase, but “Unreasonable Cost” Waiver Offers Relief Today, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a proposed rule and guidance on implementing the Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act. The notice sets forth definitions...
12.14.22 CLPHA Member Update
Following the 15-day required public comment period, HUD has published three final notices detailing waivers of the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA). As CLPHA previously reported, these waivers are for BABA’s Buy America Domestic Content Procurement Preference (“Buy American Preference,”...

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