Legislative & Policy
New York City Housing Authority ERA Efforts Take a Step Forward While Other PHAs Concerns Continue Ahead of September 30 Treasury Deadline
9.23.21
As the September 30 deadline quickly approaches for when the U.S. Treasury Department must begin to recapture and reallocate funds from grantees unwilling or unable to spend down from the original Emergency Rental Assistance Program (known as ERA1), the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) is helping unlock ERA funds for its residents. However, several other PHAs continue to encounter obstacles with the program.
National Public Opinion Poll Reveals Strong Bipartisan Support for Action on Housing Affordability
9.22.21
HUD is Updating Flat Rent Requirements
HUD Extends Deadlines for FY21 ROSS NOFO Applicants Located in Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas
9.16.21
For those applicants located in presidentially declared disaster areas, HUD is extending the deadline for the FY21 Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency (ROSS) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to October 1, 2021. Published in July, the FY21 ROSS NOFO deadline 
Summary: House Financial Services Committee Hearing on Reforms to the Emergency Rental Assistance Program
House Committee Approves Major Housing Investments and Speeding ERAP Funds Distribution
House Committee Proposes $80 Billion Investment in Public Housing
9.10.21
With release of the legislative text and details of the spending
CLPHA Works to Speed Emergency Rental Assistance Fund Distribution and Improve Emergency Housing Voucher Program
9.9.21
CLPHA’s Priorities at Top of Congress’s Legislative Agenda as They Return from August Recess
9.9.21
The House and Senate face a jam-packed agenda upon their return from the August recess with President Biden’s biggest ticket items awaiting immediate action. The window to pass this transformative legislation will not remain open for long.