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Today, HUD released PIH Notice 2020-7, which outlines the allocation process and eligible uses of the $685 million supplemental public housing operating funds made available through the CARES Act.
According to the notice:
The supplemental operating...
CLPHA congratulates our two members who each won $35 million FY19 Choice Neighborhoods Implementation grants, Fort Worth Housing Solutions and the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles!
FWHS and the City of Fort Worth, TX's CNI grant will support the transformation of Fort...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, CLPHA member PHAs are going above and beyond to continue to serve their residents and voucher holders.
Public housing authorities (PHAs) provide shelter to some of the nation's lowest-income and most vulnerable populations. Low-income individuals and...
An updated FAQ is now available from HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing, along with a new online recording from staff providing updates. The recording includes updates from FHA Commissioner & Acting Deputy Secretary Brian Montgomery, Office of...
The legislative proposal by Representative Katherine Clark (D-MA) (see CLPHA Update 4/13/20) to create an exception to the volume cap requirement for private activity bonds used to finance the preservation, improvement, or replacement of certain federally-assisted buildings received a...
Representative Katherine Clark (D-MA), at the urging of the Cambridge Housing Authority, is proposing legislation to provide relief to housing authorities and other assisted housing by creating an exception to the volume cap requirement for private activity bonds used to finance the...
Wednesday, 4/15 at 1:00 p.m. ET
Today, HUD released PIH Notice 2020-05, which outlines waivers the Department is making available to execute its blanket waiver authority granted through the CARES Act. CLPHA is pleased to see that many of the waivers...
While housing authorities are grateful for the infusion of emergency resources under the CARES Act, it is not nearly enough to cover needs for the duration of this crisis. For this reason, CLPHA and other public housing industry groups asked members to sign on to a joint industry letter...
Today, HUD released PIH Notice 2020-05, which outlines waivers the Department is making available to execute its blanket waiver authority granted through the CARES Act. CLPHA is pleased to see that many of the waivers that we urged HUD to make available in...
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing (MFH) has made available a recording featuring MFH staff discussing various issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic Their comments cover some of the issues included in MFH’s COVID-19 FAQ. Staff participating in the recording include Office of...