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Today, the final rule on Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations was released by the Federal Reserve, Office of Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The Federal Reserve also released an accompanying fact sheet...
HUD has announced it will require an additional 41 metropolitan areas to use Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs), which will cover over 440,000 housing vouchers. PHAs within the 41 new metropolitan areas will have 15 months to implement the changes. The notice is effective October 1, 2024, and...
The $40 million FY23 Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency Service Coordinator (ROSS-SC) grant program is now open for applications. The FY23 NOFO expands the definition of renewal applicants to include FY 2018, 2019, and 2020 ROSS grantees that were not awarded an FY 2021 or FY...
The U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Department of Energy, and the Internal Revenue Service announced that applications are open for the Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program. These 48e credits can provide a bonus of up to 20 percentage points for any of...
CLPHA and Reno & Cavanaugh PLLC submitted comments to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Accessibility of Web Information and Services of State and Local Government Entities (“Web Accessibility NPRM”). The proposed...
PIH Notice 2023-29 provides a streamlined submission and review process for regulatory waivers for payment standards up to 120 percent of the Fair Market Rent or Small Area Fair Market Rent (SAFMR) through December 31, 2024, as well as for increasing the payment standard during the HAP...
PIH Notice 2023-31 explains the process for a second revocation and reallocation of Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) awards for Calendar Year 2024 for PHAs that have 10 or more available EHVs with less than 75% EHV utilization. HUD’s initial revocation of EHV awards targeted PHAs with...

From K-12 Dive:
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a statement called the final rule “an important step” toward achieving President Joe Biden’s commitment to create a pathway for 9 million more students to receive free school meals by 2032.
“Increasing access to free, healthy...

From The White House:
The more than 391,000 American children and youth living in foster care deserve to grow up in safe and loving homes devoted to their health, happiness, and success. These are often our most vulnerable children, and we have a solemn responsibility as a country to ensure they...