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CLPHA and the U.S. Department of Energy hosted a webinar to provide PHAs with an overview of climate resiliency funds now available through the Office of State and Community Energy Programs (SCEP). Dr. Henry McKoy joined the webinar and gave details on applying for various environmental...
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...
HUD has extended the comment period for the proposed Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule by two weeks. Comments will now be due on Monday, April 24. This comes after CLPHA and its industry partners NAHRO, PHADA, and the MTW Collaborative sent a letter to HUD ...
CLPHA along with its industry partners NAHRO, PHADA, and the MTW Collaborative have sent a letter to HUD requesting an extension of the comment window for the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) proposed rule. The lengthy 75-page notice touches on matters core to the missions and...
A Housing Mobility Toolkit has been published on the HUD Exchange. The Toolkit contains a Program Manual that describes best practices and emerging practices on how Housing Mobility Program staff should deliver services to participating families, a Program Setup document, and materials...
April 7 | 1:00 p.m. ET
CLPHA will host a member discussion on April 7 at 1:00 p.m. ET via Zoom to gather feedback on the proposed NSPIRE Scoring Methodology. CLPHA will use the feedback gathered during this meeting to guide its comments. Members can view CLPHA’s analysis of the...
CLPHA is requesting feedback from members on specific aspects of the proposed Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule by Tuesday, April 4. Specific items we are looking for feedback on are contained in this memo from CLPHA counsel Reno & Cavanaugh. More detailed analysis of...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is hosting a Buildings UP information session exclusively for HUD stakeholders on March 30 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. ET. This webinar will provide an overview of the Buildings Upgrade prize and its application submission process. Buildings UP will provide more than $...
On March 13, HUD issued Supplemental Guidance on HOTMA Section 103: Limitation on Public Housing Tenancy for Over-Income Families. PIH Notice 2023-23 (HA) provides PHAs with guidance on the new limitations for continued occupancy of over-income families living in public housing. It provides...
Protecting, expanding. and providing affordable housing has never been so important.
The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us that housing instability and homelessness have disastrous effects on our national economic and public health. Public housing authorities (PHAs) are our nation’s most effective...