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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...
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...
CLPHA and its counsel Reno & Cavanaugh have prepared our comments on the proposed Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule and are ready to receive members’ feedback. CLPHA and Reno underwent a lengthy feedback-gathering process that included several...
HUD has extended the comment period for the proposed Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule by two weeks. Comments will now be due on Monday, April 24. This comes after CLPHA and its industry partners NAHRO, PHADA, and the MTW Collaborative sent a letter to HUD ...
CLPHA along with its industry partners NAHRO, PHADA, and the MTW Collaborative have sent a letter to HUD requesting an extension of the comment window for the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) proposed rule. The lengthy 75-page notice touches on matters core to the missions and...
CLPHA is requesting feedback from members on specific aspects of the proposed Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule by Tuesday, April 4. Specific items we are looking for feedback on are contained in this memo from CLPHA counsel Reno & Cavanaugh. More detailed analysis of...
Huge Win for PHAs & CLPHA Members
HUD General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing Dominique Blom announced at the CLPHA Spring Meeting that HUD is suspending its efforts to amend the public housing Annual Contributions Contract (ACC).
This is a huge win for...
Protecting, expanding. and providing affordable housing has never been so important.
The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us that housing instability and homelessness have disastrous effects on our national economic and public health. Public housing authorities (PHAs) are our nation’s most effective...
CLPHA, the MTW Collaborative, the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO), and the Public Housing Authorities Directors Association (PHADA) released our joint funding recommendations for the Office of Public and Indian Housing and Office of Housing programs...
On March 9, CLPHA along with its industry partners NAHRO, PHADA and the MTW Collaborative sent a letter to HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge asking for “a renewed partnership between HUD and PHAs in implementing major systems changes.” The letter notes the numerous policy and regulatory changes that are...