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Meeting topics include various updates from CLPHA on HUD policy and programs and the latest developments in Washington, D.C., including FY24 appropriations, green funding opportunities for PHAs and CLPHA’s new green funding clearinghouse, voucher and operating fund shortfalls, tenant accounts...
HUD has published RAD Supplemental Notice 4B, which makes several revisions to the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program. Some revisions to RAD contained in this Notice include:
Treatment of Zero-HAP families: The Notice amends the treatment of families whose total tenant...
Public Housing and Voucher Funding Increased Over FY23 Levels
On July 20, 2023, the U.S Senate Committee on Appropriations held a full committee markup of their version of a Fiscal Year (FY24) Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) appropriations bill...
Today, CLPHA submitted comments on proposed changes to the methodology used for calculating Fair Market Rents (FMRs).
HUD publishes Fair Market Rents (FMRs) annually, which are an estimate of the amount of money that would cover gross rents (rent and utility expenses) on 40 percent of the...
Today, CLPHA submitted comments on a Federal Register notice regarding changes to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. On April 25, HUD issued an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) announcing its intention to update Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973...
Recently, HUD sent an email to Executive Directors notifying them of additional time to comply with Sections 102 (Income Reviews) and 104 (Asset Limits) of the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA). This means that PHAs must bring their programs into compliance...
PHAs Must Apply for Shortfall Funds by August 17
PIH Notice 2023-18 implements a provision from the FY2023 Appropriations Act that makes available $25 million for PHAs experiencing or at risk of financial shortfalls in their Public Housing Operating Funds (OpFunds). The 2023 shortfall...
Sending Funding Measure to Full Committee
On July 12, 2023, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) held a markup on the Fiscal Year 2024 THUD Appropriations...
Feedback Needed by July 18
Recently, HUD published its Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to seek public input on forthcoming changes to Section 504 regulations, which prohibits disability discrimination in programs receiving HUD funds or financial assistance. HUD intends for the...
HUD has published Notice PIH 2023-17, which contains new guidance on the Utility Rate Reduction Incentive (RRI) in public housing. The RRI provides additional Operating Fund grant formula eligibility to a PHA that undertakes a special and significant action to reduce its utility rate. Through the...