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Below is a letter from HUD Office of Public & Indian Housing Assistant Secretary Hunter Kurtz to PHA executive directors on HUD's latest COVID waiver notice:
Thank you for your continued efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide affordable, safe housing to assisted families...
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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 HUD PIH Assistant Secretary Hunter Kurtz:
On September 29, 2020, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a Final Rule entitled “Enhancing and Streamlining the Implementation of Section 3 Requirements for Creating Economic Opportunities for Low- and Very...
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As you may know, CLPHA hosts regular standing conference calls every other Monday at 1:00 p.m. ET for members and stakeholders to discuss PHAs' efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic and other topics important to public housing professionals. These calls are opportunities for PHAs to share their...
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From HUD and the FDIC:
Please save the date for an upcoming webinar co-sponsored between HUD and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) which will focus on how Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency (ROSS) grantees can help the youth we serve successfully connect to financial...
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CLPHA is asking our members to review a draft of our comments on the proposed rule changes to the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program to be submitted to HUD by end of day tomorrow, November 20. While we will be submitting these comments independently, CLPHA has also signed on to joint...
NEW DATE: Tuesday, December 1 | 2:00 p.m. ET
HUD's Office of Public & Indian Housing will hold a web conference on Tuesday, December 1 at 2:00 p.m. ET regarding an update on extending CARES Act Waivers and the CDC Eviction Moratorium.
The conference begins at 2:00 p.m. ET and...
In a letter to executive directors, HUD PIH Assistant Secretary Hunter Kurtz announced today that HUD is extending the deadline for eligible PHAs to apply for the supplemental HAP funds made available through the CARES Act under the Extraordinary Circumstances category. ...
In a letter to executive directors, HUD PIH Assistant Secretary Hunter Kurtz announced today that HUD is extending the deadline for eligible PHAs to apply for the supplemental HAP funds made available through the CARES Act under the Extraordinary Circumstances category. ...
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CLPHA and Reno & Cavanaugh have drafted comments on the notice “30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Project Based Vouchers,” a follow up to a December 2019 notice in which HUD sought comment on changes to a proposed form that would collect...