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9.27.23 Case Study
A recent blog post from the Urban Institute’s Housing Matters Initiative examines how housing policy can help address intensifying climate change through the lens of the Washington, D.C. region. Building energy consumption accounts for 74% of all emissions in D.C., while residential energy use...
9.27.23 Report
A new report by the Urban Institute draws a connection between housing policies and inequities in educational outcomes, shares solutions for addressing segregation, and offers guidance and resources that practitioners can use in their communities to improve equity. Policies that promoted...
9.27.23 Research
A new study from the Terner Center and Urban Institute demonstrates how U.S. housing and transportation policy encouraged sprawling, car-dependent housing development that has reinforced social and racial inequity while increasing carbon emissions. The study begins by providing a history of urban...
9.27.23 Members Making News
Last week, HUD and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded $16.1 million in HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) vouchers to 71 PHAs across the country. The HUD-VASH program provides housing and an array of supportive services to veterans experiencing...
9.27.23 Funding Opportunity, CLPHA Member Update
The White House released an  updated technical assistance guide that lists resources to help PHAs access infrastructure and clean energy funding. The White House also maintains a webpage with resources on the Inflation Reduction Act’s “elective pay” tax provisions,...
9.27.23 CLPHA Member Update
This morning, HUD announced that the compliance date for NSPIRE-V will be extended to October 1, 2024, giving PHAs more time to prepare for the new inspection standards in the HCV and PBV programs. PHAs may opt to continue using HQS until October 1, 2024. CLPHA previously reported that HUD plans to...
9.27.23 Members Making News, Membership Spotlight
In advance of CLPHA Board Member and Housing Authority of the City of San Buenaventura CEO Denise Wise’s upcoming, well-deserved retirement, CLPHA interviewed Ms. Wise about her career and her perspective on the public housing industry.  How did you get into the public and affordable housing...
9.26.23 Members Making News
From the Minneapolis Housing Authority's press release: Today, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Great Lakes Regional Administrator, Diane Shelley, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, and Hennepin County Board Chair Irene Fernando joined MPHA staff, residents, and partners to...
9.26.23 Members Making News
From The Columbian: While residents experiencing homelessness and housing leaders recognize the issues preventing the unhoused from accessing health care, some have taken matters into their own hands and made care more accessible. ... The Apple Health and Homes program launched in...
9.26.23 Members Making News
From Opportunity Home San Antonio's press release: The San Antonio City Council voted today to support Opportunity Home San Antonio through an Accessibility and Modernization fund as part of the FY 2024 Annual Operating and Capital Budget. The purpose of the fund is to address the pressing capital...

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