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HUD to Hold COCC Listening Session in Los Angeles
NAHRO encourages all PHAs, especially those on the West Coast, to attend the HUD COCC (Central Office Cost Center) listening session on December 7, 2016 in Los Angeles, CA. Previous COCC listening sessions have been held in Alabama, Michigan and the District of Columbia. NAHRO has participated in a HUD COCC listening session and HUD shared substantive … Continue reading HUD to Hold COCC Listening Session in Los Angeles
HUD Posts 2017 Operating Subsidy Projects
On November 10, HUD posted an inventory of 2017 Operating Subsidy projects, which will be used to generate 2017 Operating Subsidy tools (forms 52723 and 52722). The inventory will be used to fund Public Housing projects at the beginning of the year, when HUD will fund PHAs based upon an estimate. PHAs should review the … Continue reading HUD Posts 2017 Operating Subsidy Projects
HUD Publishes Notice on Executive Compensation
On Tuesday, November 8 HUD published Notice: PIH-2016-16 (HA), Guidance on Reporting Public Housing Agency Executive Compensation Information for Calendar Year 2015. The Notice instructs PHA’s on how to submit to HUD calendar year 2015 compensation data collection. PHAs will be required to complete the HUD-52725 form online and submit it between November 14, 2016 and December 9, 2016.
HUD Publishes Notice on the Modernization of the Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Program
Last week, HUD published new guidance (notice CPD-16-17) for Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) grantees explaining the changes to the HOPWA program that resulted from the passing and signing of the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act (HOTMA) on July 29, 2016. The passage of HOTMA was a huge victory for NAHRO and its members because it provided … Continue reading HUD Publishes Notice on the Modernization of the Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Program
HUD Announces Additional MTW Expansion Call
HUD has announced an additional teleconference for the MTW Expansion Research Advisory Committee that will be held on Tuesday, December 13 from 1pm-4pm EST. The call will continue discussions from HUD’s last in-person meeting of the Research Advisory Committee and will discuss policy framework and research methodology for the third MTW Statutory Objective – increasing housing choice. The public is invited to call-in … Continue reading HUD Announces Additional MTW Expansion Call
NAHRO Attends HUD COCC Listening Session
On November 4, NAHRO staff attended a Central Office Cost Center (COCC) Listening Session at HUD Headquarters in Washington, DC. The listening session provided PHAs an opportunity to learn about HUD’s initial thoughts on how they plan to refederalize Section 8 and Section 9 dollars placed into COCCs and how HUD plans to determine fee … Continue reading NAHRO Attends HUD COCC Listening Session
HUD Extends AFH Submission Deadline for Small Local Governments
On October 24, HUD published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the extension of the initial Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH) submission deadlines for small consolidated plan program participants that received a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) of $500,000 or less in Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 or in a subsequent FY; or in the … Continue reading HUD Extends AFH Submission Deadline for Small Local Governments
NAHRO Presents at HUD on the Lead Safe Housing Proposed Rule
On October 6, NAHRO participated in a HUD organized convening on the proposed Lead Safe Housing Rule. NAHRO’s Director of Policy and Program Development, Georgi Banna, along with the National Center for Healthy Housing’s Chief Scientist, Dr. David E. Jacobs and the Green and Healthy Homes Initiative’s Executive Director, Ruth Ann Norton were on a panel … Continue reading NAHRO Presents at HUD on the Lead Safe Housing Proposed Rule
NAHRO Submits Comments on Lead-Based Paint Proposed Rule
On October 26, NAHRO submitted comments (members only) to HUD in response to its Lead-Free Paint Proposed Rule, published in the Federal Register on September 1. The proposed rule would amend HUD’s lead-based paint regulations on reducing blood lead levels in children under age 6 who reside in federally-owned or -assisted housing that was built pre-1978, and would formally … Continue reading NAHRO Submits Comments on Lead-Based Paint Proposed Rule
HUD Family Options Study: HCV Most Effective and Rapid Re-Housing Least Costly
On October 25, HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) released a report titled Family Options Study: Long-Term Impacts of Housing and Services Interventions for Homeless Families, which seeks to identify the most efficient and cost-effective way to house and serve homeless families with children. The report presents the long-term (37 months) outcomes of HUD’s Family Options … Continue reading HUD Family Options Study: HCV Most Effective and Rapid Re-Housing Least Costly