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HOPWA Grantees Required to Install Carbon Monoxide Alarms/Detectors
On December 8, HUD issued Notice CPD-22-15, requiring Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) grantees and project sponsors to ensure that all dwelling units under the program have carbon monoxide (CO) alarms or detectors installed. The notice goes into effect on December 27, 2022. Types of units included Implementation For units that are subject … Continue reading HOPWA Grantees Required to Install Carbon Monoxide Alarms/Detectors
HUD Waives Build America, Buy America Act Requirements Until February 21, 2023 in Most Instances
On December 14, 2022, HUD finalized three waivers for implementing the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA), moving the compliance date to February 21, 2023 for most programs except for those using Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to purchase iron or steel. Public Interest Phased Implementation Waiver — This waiver will delay implementation of … Continue reading HUD Waives Build America, Buy America Act Requirements Until February 21, 2023 in Most Instances
HUD Publishes CARES Act Close Out Procedures Notice
PHAs have until April 30, 2023 to finish liquidating any CARES Act obligations used for supplemental Public Housing Operating Funds. PIH Notice 2022-35 updated the deadline to complete the liquidation process to the new date in April 2023. However, it did not modify the Dec. 31, 2021 CARES Act obligation deadline. In addition to liquidating … Continue reading HUD Publishes CARES Act Close Out Procedures Notice
HUD Publishes Public Housing Operating Subsidy Eligibility Calculations and Processing Notice
PIH Notice 2022-36 updates Public Housing Operating Fund subsidy grant calculation requirements, including deadlines for PHAs. Since the previous notice in December 2021, this notice revises requirements for using the System for Award Management (SAM), updates utility data calculations, and updates resources and guidance for 2023. This notice provides guidance covering the following topics: The … Continue reading HUD Publishes Public Housing Operating Subsidy Eligibility Calculations and Processing Notice
HUD Publishes Public Housing Notices Covering Flat Rents and the Rate Reduction Incentive Program
HUD has released PIH Notice 2022-33 (HA), which updates guidance for flat rents and flat rent exception requests in public housing. PHAs can request to set flat rents lower than 80% of the Fair Market Rent or Small Area Fair Market Rent if they submit a market analysis and HUD concurs that PHAs should lower … Continue reading HUD Publishes Public Housing Notices Covering Flat Rents and the Rate Reduction Incentive Program
HUD Publishes 2023 OCAFs
The Department published a notice titled “Notice of Certain Operating Cost Adjustment Factors for 2023.” Operating cost adjustment factors (OCAFs) are annual factors used to adjust certain Section 8 rents. These OCAFs are calculated as “the sum of weighted component cost changes” for certain publicly available cost indices. Some indices reflect data collected at the … Continue reading HUD Publishes 2023 OCAFs
Final NAHRO Day 3 Session on Financing for Publicly Owned Affordable Workforce Housing
The “NAHRO Together Day 3” webinar series continues for it’s final session of the year Thursday November 17 at 1:30 p.m. ET. The session, with guest speaker Matt Avital from Ascenda Capital, will highlight how housing authorities and agencies throughout the United States can benefit from accessing certain financing structures to create and own affordable … Continue reading Final NAHRO Day 3 Session on Financing for Publicly Owned Affordable Workforce Housing
HUD Posts EHV Fact Sheets
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD or the Department) has posted several short documents that explain different aspects of the Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) program. The Department is calling this collection of documents the EHV roadmap. Each roadmap is designed to help housing agencies and partnering entities to understand a different aspect of … Continue reading HUD Posts EHV Fact Sheets
HUD Reminds PHAs of Capital Fund Obligation Deadlines
On Monday, HUD reminded PHA executive directors of unusual Public Housing Capital Fund obligation and expenditure deadlines for 2018-2020 and 2021 grants. In short, the 2021 formula grants have obligation and expenditure deadlines that fall before 2019-2020. HUD notes that Most PHAs did receive an extension for their 2018-2020 Capital Fund grants. However, these waivers … Continue reading HUD Reminds PHAs of Capital Fund Obligation Deadlines
HUD Delays Implementation of Build America, Buy America for Most Programs Until February 15, 2023
HUD has released a waiver delaying the implementation of the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA) for all HUD programs—aside from CDBG—for 90 additional days until February 15, 2023. This public interest phased implementation waiver is expected to be the final before BABA enters full effect and follows two additional public interest waivers last week. … Continue reading HUD Delays Implementation of Build America, Buy America for Most Programs Until February 15, 2023