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HUD-VASH Registration of Interest Notice Made Public
In an email to Executive Directors, HUD attached the HUD-VASH Registration of Interest Notice (PIH 2021-21). The notice provides $49 million for new HUD-VASH assistance. The 2021 Appropriations Act provides $40 million, while the additional $9 million is from prior appropriations. HUD estimates that this funding has the potential to fund 6,000 new vouchers. Awards … Continue reading HUD-VASH Registration of Interest Notice Made Public
HUD Updates Emergency Housing Vouchers FAQ to Version 4
HUD has updated the Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHVs) frequently asked questions (FAQ) to version 4. The document covers questions on eligibility; partnerships and collaborations; voucher administration; administrative and service fees; portability; reporting requirements; EHV voucher allocation; EHV voucher acceptance/rejection process; Moving to Work (MTW); and Housing location and landlord resources. Version 4 of the document … Continue reading HUD Updates Emergency Housing Vouchers FAQ to Version 4
CY 2021 Interim Operating Fund Grant Eligibility
HUD has updated the Public Housing Operating Fund Grant interim eligibility for calendar year 2021. PHAs can find their interim eligibility in the Operating Fund Web Portal in the PHA Form 52723/52722 module. PHAs have until August 16, 2021 to request revisions to their Operating Fund eligibility by email to their Field Office. Reasons that … Continue reading CY 2021 Interim Operating Fund Grant Eligibility
Join Us!! NAHRO Summer Symposium is Tomorrow!
Please join National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) for our 2021 Summer Symposium on universal vouchers and expansion of the housing voucher program tomorrow, July 13, 2021. There is no cost to attend the NAHRO Summer Symposium! Register at https://www.nahro.org/events/summer-symposium/registration/. The NAHRO Summer Symposium is a day-long event on the present and future … Continue reading Join Us!! NAHRO Summer Symposium is Tomorrow!
July Operating Fund Delayed
Due to unforeseen technical issues, HUD will delay the release of the July Operating Fund subsidy. HUD anticipates that July’s obligations will be available in eLOCCS no later than July 8, 2021. PHAs should use available reserves to cover any immediate or unanticipated cost. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your local … Continue reading July Operating Fund Delayed
White House Summit on Eviction Prevention Best Practices
At a White House summit on eviction prevention, researchers and experts in the field shared resources and best practices from around the country. After outlining documented long-term health and economic impacts of evictions, Matthew Desmond, director of the Eviction Lab at Princeton, focused on the problems present in eviction courts. Since so few municipalities guarantee … Continue reading White House Summit on Eviction Prevention Best Practices
Eviction Moratorium Upheld by US Supreme Court
On June 29, 2021, the United States Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, allowed a stay of a US District Court order vacating the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Eviction Moratorium to stay in place. This means that the recently extended CDC Eviction Moratorium will remain in effect until July 31, 2021. Justice … Continue reading Eviction Moratorium Upheld by US Supreme Court
Senate Hearing on Bipartisan Bills to Increase Access to Housing
On Thursday June 24th, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a full committee hearing, “Examining Bipartisan Bills to Increase Access to Housing,” to consider the following legislation: Family Stability and Opportunity Vouchers Act (S. 1991) Choice in Affordable Housing Act (S. 1820) A bill to strengthen the United States Interagency Council … Continue reading Senate Hearing on Bipartisan Bills to Increase Access to Housing
HUD Briefing Gives New Details on American Jobs Plan
Secretary Fudge and HUD Senior Advisors led a briefing on Monday June 21st to update housing advocates on details of the American Jobs Plan (AJP), and urge continued support across advocacy networks. In the briefing, she called the AJP a “once in a lifetime opportunity” to address decades of disinvestment in moderate and low-income housing, … Continue reading HUD Briefing Gives New Details on American Jobs Plan
Sec. Fudge Announces New Effort to Address Reentry Housing Needs
Secretary Fudge issued new guidance yesterday clarifying that citizens returning from jail and/or prison and at risk of homelessness are eligible for Emergency Housing Vouchers. In a letter sent out to PHAs, Continuums of Care, and HUD grantees, Sec. Fudge wrote that “HUD strongly encourages PHAs to work with their Continuum of Care (CoC) partners … Continue reading Sec. Fudge Announces New Effort to Address Reentry Housing Needs