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Editor’s Note: This article is the first in a series on how Build Back Better Act funds will help public housing authorities better serve their residents and communities.
For the Housing Authority of Baltimore City (HABC), the Build Back Better Act (BBB), which passed the House of Representatives...
Recently, HUD released two new resources for the Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) program on its website: EHV FAQs v.7 and the EHV Data Dashboard.
EHV FAQs
HUD’s seventh release of FAQs for EHVs answered many of CLPHA member questions...
On September 9, 2021, President Biden signed two Executive Orders in support of his COVID-19 Action Plan. The first Executive Order required the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force to issue guidance mandating certain COVID-19 safety protocols for federal contractors and subcontractors....
Recently HUD issued a series of guidance documents to provide public housing agencies (PHAs) instructions on how to prepare for the expiration of certain waivers and administrative flexibilities authorized by HUD through the CARES Act to provide relief to PHAs, Indian tribes, and tribally...
(Washington, D.C.) November 19, 2021 -- Council of Large Public Housing Authorities (CLPHA) Executive Director Sunia Zaterman released the following statement after the House passage of the Build Back Better Act...
Recently, HUD’s Office of Policy Development & Research (PD&R) published a congressional report on the percentage of HUD funds allocated to communities with persistent poverty counties and high-poverty areas. The report analyzes 13 HUD programs, including the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV...
Recently, HUD’s Office of Policy Development & Research (PD&R) published a congressional report on the percentage of HUD funds allocated to communities with persistent poverty counties and high-poverty areas. The report analyzes 13 HUD programs, including the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV...
In a joint letter sent today, CLPHA and the MTW Collaborative strongly urged President Joe Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to maintain investments in the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program as part of the ...
On October 28, after an appeal from President Biden to the House Democratic Caucus to support and pass the Administration’s social and domestic agenda for the reconciliation bill, the House Rules Committee posted the revised text and funding priorities for HR 5376, the Build Back Better Act. The...
Recently, the HUD Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) announced the latest release of the new Inventory Management System/PIH Information Center (IMS/PIC). HUD anticipates that the new system will better integrate with public housing authority (PHA) software, streamline the flow of...