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HUD posts Infectious Disease Preparedness for Homeless Assistance Providers Webinar
[3/11/2020 – 12:59 ET Correction: This post originally incorrectly identified this webinar as the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness’s webinar. It is actually the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s webinar.] A recording of HUD’s webinar on Infectious Disease Preparedness for Homeless Assistance Providers and Their Partners has been posted. It can be found below.
New Material on Infectious Disease Preparedness Guidance for Homeless Assistance Providers
The HUD Exchange sent an email of links to new material from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for Homeless Assistance Providers. The new materials include the following: CDC: Interim Guidance for Homeless Service Providers to Plan and Respond to Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19); Questions to Assist CoCs and Public Health Authorities to Limit … Continue reading New Material on Infectious Disease Preparedness Guidance for Homeless Assistance Providers
No Changes to Cap Fund ACC Amendment
HUD has sent letters to PHAs announcing their 2020 Capital Fund Grant awards. In order to receive their grant awards, PHAs are required to submit an ACC Amendment to HUD. Accepting this amendment does not make any changes to a PHA’s existing ACC. The 2020 ACC Amendment for the Capital Fund Grant awards does not … Continue reading No Changes to Cap Fund ACC Amendment
USICH to Conduct Infectious Disease Webinar
[3/11/2020 3:39 pm ET edit – the recorded webinar can be found here.] The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness is presenting a webinar titled “Infectious Disease Preparedness for Homeless Assistance Providers and Their Partners” on March 10, 2020 at 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm ET. Presenters for the webinar include the following: Dr. Barbara DiPietro, … Continue reading USICH to Conduct Infectious Disease Webinar
CY 2020 Operating Fund Grant Eligibility and Processing Notice Released
On February 28, HUD published Notice PIH-2020-03 titled “Public Housing Operating Fund (OpFund) Grant Eligibility Calculations and Processing for Calendar Year (CY) 2020.” The Notice provides PHAs with instructions for calculating OpFund grants for CY 2020 and establishes submission deadlines. There are a few changes and additions included in the notice compared to CY 2019. … Continue reading CY 2020 Operating Fund Grant Eligibility and Processing Notice Released
HUD Creates Online Guidance Portal
Tomorrow, HUD will publish a notice in the Federal Register announcing the creation of a HUD guidance portal. In the process of complying with a presidential executive order, the Department conducted a review of all of its guidance and ensured that those documents that remain in effect were linked to a single website that could … Continue reading HUD Creates Online Guidance Portal
Infectious Disease Toolkit for CoCs
The Department has released a new Infectious Disease Toolkit for Continuums of Care (CoCs). The toolkits provide “structure and specific examples for planning and responding to influenza, coronavirus, and other infectious diseases.” The toolkit is composed of three documents for CoC leadership, homeless service providers, and other partners to use in responding to infectious diseases. … Continue reading Infectious Disease Toolkit for CoCs
Information on Coronavirus for PHA Residents
Earlier today, HUD sent an email with links to fact sheets from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about COVID-19 (popularly known as the coronavirus). The Department encourages PHAs to make the fact sheets available to their program participants. The fact sheets are listed below: What you need to know about Coronavirus Disease … Continue reading Information on Coronavirus for PHA Residents
HUD Publishes PBV Subsidy Layering Review Guidelines
Last week, HUD published a notice in the Federal Register titled “Administrative Guidelines: Subsidy Layering Review for Project-Based Vouchers.” Subsidy layering reviews (SLRs) ensure that excessive public assistance is not used when combining Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) from project-based vouchers with other forms of public assistance from federal, state, or local agencies including through tax … Continue reading HUD Publishes PBV Subsidy Layering Review Guidelines
HUD Defines “Small Rural PHAs” and Implements parts of Small PHA Section of the Housing Act of 1937
Tomorrow HUD will publish in the Federal Register “Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act: Initial Guidance on Property Inspections and Environmental Reviews.” The act referred to in the notice is commonly call by its Senate bill number, S. 2155 and S. 2155 will be used in this post to refer to the act. … Continue reading HUD Defines “Small Rural PHAs” and Implements parts of Small PHA Section of the Housing Act of 1937