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The Urban Institute has published a new brief on whether the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Homeownership Program can be used to address the racial homeownership gap. The researchers examined data on program use, rates of uptake, demographics, markets, and interviewed PHA staff and program...
The Federal Reserve Board issued its Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2022 report, which examines the financial lives of U.S. adults and their families. The report found that despite a strong labor market, with one-third of adults receiving a raise or promotion last year, high prices...
HUD has published PIH Notice 2023-12, which extends the period of availability for American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act Adjustment Funding for Calendar Year 2021 (CY21) Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program and Mainstream Vouchers Renewal Funding. This notice extends the deadline originally set by PIH...
HUD announced that it will make available $5 million for new Family Unification Program (FUP) voucher assistance for youth and families who lack safe and adequate housing. Approximately 10 awards will be made from this announcement, and the minimum number of vouchers...
On April 18, 2023, the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) convened their first budget hearing for the fiscal year (FY) 2024 request for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Secretary Marcia...
18 Members Invited to Accept Stability Voucher Awards
Today, HUD announced a second round of CoC grants and Stability Vouchers to communities to address unsheltered homelessness, adding to the first set of grant awards announced in February. The awards include $171.2 million in grants for 115...
On April 10, HUD announced funding for 11,000 new HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) vouchers. In 2022, HUD awarded $25 million in HUD-VASH funding to interested PHAs. This year, HUD is making $94.4 million available in VASH funding under PIH Notice 2023-09. According to the Notice,...
HUD published PIH Notice 2023-07 which implements the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program funding provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY23. HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge announced that $30.3 billion is now available for HCVs in 2023, which is a historic, $2.9 billion (10.5...
HUD has published Renewal Funding Inflation Factors (RFIFs) to adjust Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 renewal funding for the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program. The notice apportions the expected percent change in national Per Unit Cost (PUC) for the HCV program, 9.60%, to each PHA based on the...
CLPHA Spring Meeting Stimulates Racial Equity & Inclusion Conversations, Draws Members of Congress to Discuss Their Visions for Public and Affordable Housing, and Celebrates Members’ Innovations and Accomplishments
CLPHA members gathered in the nation’s capital for our spring meeting to...