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3.20.20
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) will host a conference call at 3:30 p.m. ET on Friday, March 20, to answer PHAs’ questions about how to best serve residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.  PIH Assistant Secretary Hunter...
3.20.20 CLPHA Advocacy
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...
3.17.20 CLPHA Member Update, CLPHA Comments
CLPHA and counsel Reno & Cavanaugh submitted joint comments yesterday in opposition to HUD’s Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Proposed Rule. Under the AFFH Proposed Rule, HUD seeks to incentivize AFFH by creating a metrics system in order to evaluate and rank jurisdictions and, based on...
3.12.20 CLPHA Member Update
On March 11, HUD Secretary Ben Carson appeared before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies (THUD) to defend the Administration’s FY 2021 budget proposal for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Echoing his...
3.9.20 CLPHA Member Update
On March 4, 2020, Secretary Ben Carson appeared before the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies (THUD) of the Committee on Appropriations to defend the Administration’s fiscal year 2021 (FY21) budget proposal for the Department...
3.9.20 CLPHA Member Update
On January 13, HUD published a proposed AFFH rule that includes major changes to AFFH, including the definition of AFFH, requirements for certifying AFFH compliance, and the process used by HUD to evaluate compliance. For additional background, please see this summary of the AFFH rule from Reno...
3.6.20 CLPHA Member Update
Contact your Members of Congress and encourage them to sign onto a letter to House appropriators requesting robust funding levels for key HUD rental assistance programs. Deadline: COB March 11, 2021 House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters and Subcommittee Chairman William...
3.4.20
On March 24 at 10:00 a.m. ET, the full House Financial Services Committee will convene for a hearing entitled, “An Examination of Secretary Carson’s Efforts to Undermine Affordable Housing in America.” The hearing will be broadcast live on the Committee’s website at https://financialservices.house....
2.28.20 CLPHA Advocacy, CLPHA Member Update
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...
2.27.20 CLPHA Comments
On February 24, CLPHA submitted comments with counsel Reno & Cavanaugh responding to HUD’s Paperwork Reduction Act notice seeking comment on proposed data elements for a new Project-Based Voucher (PBV) online form. CLPHA held a call with members on February 19, where we received helpful...

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