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Virtual Washington Report Session Today!
Join NAHRO today from 1:30 – 2:30pm ET for a members-only, extended repeat of our Washington Report from the 2023 NAHRO Summer Symposium and learn more about our new NAHRO 360 Report. Whether you were unable to join us at our symposium in DC or are interested in hearing more about appropriations and upcoming HUD … Continue reading Virtual Washington Report Session Today!
Section 3 Files Leaving SPEARS
Download necessary files by August 31, 2023 On July 26, HUD announced that files PHAs have uploaded to the Section 3 Performance Evaluation and Registry System (SPEARS) will be moved to an internal storage space. PHAs who have uploaded Section 3 documentation will lose access to these files as of September 1, 2023, so agencies … Continue reading Section 3 Files Leaving SPEARS
HUD Publishes Rate Reduction Incentive Guidance
Requests due July 31, 2023 HUD has released PIH Notice 2023-17. This notice updates the prior 2022 guidance on the Rate Reduction Incentive program (RRI) in public housing and several related utility and Operating Fund programs by changing the request date to July 31 each year. The RRI allows PHAs to keep a portion of … Continue reading HUD Publishes Rate Reduction Incentive Guidance
HUD Announces Public Housing Capital Fund NOFO Webinar Happening Today
July 20 from 1-2pm ET HUD is hosting a webinar concerning applications for the Capital Fund At-Risk / Receivership / Substandard / Troubled Program NOFO announced in June. Registration for this webinar is not required, but HUD asks that attendees use this link to join ten minutes early. Applications for this NOFO are due August … Continue reading HUD Announces Public Housing Capital Fund NOFO Webinar Happening Today
HUD Sends Update on HOTMA Implementation (Sections 102, 103, and 104)
On July 18, HUD sent an email to Executive Directors of PHAs providing additional information on the implementation of certain provisions of the Housing Opportunity Through the Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA). Specifically, the email provides information on the over-income provisions (section 103), the income review provisions (section 102), and the asset limitation provisions (section … Continue reading HUD Sends Update on HOTMA Implementation (Sections 102, 103, and 104)
New Small Area FMR Dashboard
On July 6, HUD sent an email to Executive Directors announcing the posting of a new Small Area Fair Market Rent (FMR) dashboard. The Dashboard lists PHAs that have either adopted the use of Small Area FMRs or the use of an exception payment standard that allows a PHA to raise its payment standard up … Continue reading New Small Area FMR Dashboard
Continuum of Care and Youth Homeless Demonstration Program 2023 NOFO Released
On July 5, HUD published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for fiscal year 2023 Continuum of Care (CoC) Competition and renewal or replacement of Youth Homeless Demonstration Program (YHDP) grants. More than $3.1 billion is available in total for state and local governments, nonprofits, PHAs and tribal entities. Award amounts will range from grantee … Continue reading Continuum of Care and Youth Homeless Demonstration Program 2023 NOFO Released
Public Housing Operating Fund Shortfall Notice Published
Shortfall applications due August 7, 2023 On July 7, HUD published PIH Notice 2023-18, “Implementation of Public Housing Operating Fund Shortfall Funding from Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2023 Appropriations.” This notice updates PIH Notice 2022-17 with requirements relevant to the $25 million provided under the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act. These changes include agencies with shortfall … Continue reading Public Housing Operating Fund Shortfall Notice Published
HTF Allocation Notice Released for 2023
On July 11, HUD published allocation information for Housing Trust Fund (HTF) grantees. The notice lists the formula allocation amounts for each eligible HTF grantee–this covers all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. In total, more than $382 million has been allocated … Continue reading HTF Allocation Notice Released for 2023
Learn More About the EPA’s Solar for All Grant Program at NAHRO’s Summer Symposium
On June 28, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) welcomed applications to the $7 billion grant competition Solar for All, which was created by the Inflation Reduction Act’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) to expand existing and implement new residential solar investments in low-income and disadvantaged communities. The program will award up to 60 grants to … Continue reading Learn More About the EPA’s Solar for All Grant Program at NAHRO’s Summer Symposium