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CLPHA will continue to facilitate opportunities for our members and stakeholders to discuss public housing authorities' efforts to address the growing COVID-19 pandemic. With regular conference calls, our members only resource page clpha.org/covid19, and frequent email updates, CLPHA is...
On Thursday, March 19, CLPHA sent letters to Congressional leaders and U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson formally requesting $5 billion for the public housing program and $3.5 billion for the housing choice voucher program in emergency supplemental...
On March 12, CLPHA hosted a conference call featuring guests from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to discuss ways PHAs can prepare for, and respond to, potential COVID-19 outbreaks in their communities, including examples from member PHAs facing more advanced local situations....
As part of our legislative response to COVID-19, CLPHA is seeking input on what forms of relief would be most beneficial to PHAs as they respond to the virus. Forms of relief might include, but are not limited to, suspension of REAC inspections, extension of reporting requirement deadlines,...
CLPHA Members –
PIH is planning to put together and distribute an FAQ for PHA executive directors and residents regarding COVID-19.They have asked CLPHA to share PHAs' questions. Please submit your questions to CLPHA Sr. Research and Policy Analyst Emily Warren at ewarren@clpha.org...
CLPHA Requests Full Funding for Public Housing, Including $70 B to Meet Capital Needs Backlog
CLPHA’s goal is to ensure the preservation and improvement of federally assisted housing through adequate funding for the Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher Programs. These investments are critical...
Today, HUD’s proposed rule on Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) was published in the Federal Register. The new rule comes after HUD sought comment on amendments to AFFH regulations through its Streamlining and Enhancements Notice in late 2018.
In our comments on the 2018...
Today, HUD issued a press release to announce its new proposed rule on Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH). The rule, which has not yet been published in the Federal Register, comes after HUD suspended the PHA tool in early 2018 that was designed to help PHAs meet their obligation to...
Next week, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) will re-introduce the Affordable Housing for Educational Achievement Demonstration Act of 2019 (the AHEAD Act).
You may remember from our previous work on this important legislation that the AHEAD Act would provide funding to incentivize partnerships...
On November 8, HUD published a notice for proposed revised forms of the Public Housing Authority Annual Contributions Contract (“ACC”) and Mixed Finance Amendment to the ACC (“MFACC Amendment”) for public review and comment. A summary of the proposed changes is available in CLPHA’s November 8...