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HUD to Release Two Public Housing Notices of Proposed Information Collection
HUD will release two new Notices of Proposed Information Collection in the Federal Register tomorrow. The first notice is a 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection titled Public Housing Reform Act: Changes to the Admission and Occupancy Requirements. The second is a 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection titled Assessment of Additional Resource Needs for Smoke-Free Policy. … Continue reading HUD to Release Two Public Housing Notices of Proposed Information Collection
HUD Announces MTW Research Advisory Meeting in October
HUD has announced it will be hosting a public meeting of the Moving to Work Research Advisory Committee on October 10 from 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm Eastern Time. The Committee meeting will be held via conference call and is open to the public and accessible to individuals with disabilities. The meeting will discuss the … Continue reading HUD Announces MTW Research Advisory Meeting in October
HUD Releases Notice on Executive Compensation for 2017
HUD recently issued Notice PIH-2018-13 providing additional information on calendar year (CY) 2017 executive compensation reporting. The Notice specifically instructs PHAs on how to use the HUD-52725 Form that reports executive compensation for CY 2017. The requirements apply to all PHAs that administer a public housing or Section 8 program, including PHAs that have converted … Continue reading HUD Releases Notice on Executive Compensation for 2017
HUD Announces Choice Neighborhood Planning Grant Awards
On September 5, HUD announced that it is awarding $4.8 million in Choice Neighborhood Planning Grants to six communities. The grants, funded through HUD’s Choice Neighborhoods program, will help local leaders craft comprehensive, homegrown plans to revitalize and transform neighborhoods. Choice Neighborhoods is focused on three core goals: replacing distressed public and assisted housing, improving the … Continue reading HUD Announces Choice Neighborhood Planning Grant Awards
HUD Announces Lead-Based Paint Capital Fund Program Awards
On September 5, HUD announced that it is awarding $18 million to 20 public housing agencies through their Lead-Based Paint Capital Fund Program. The funds are used to ensure public housing developments that were tested and abated over twenty years ago remain lead-free. In FY 2017, Congress appropriated $25 million to be available for competitive grants to … Continue reading HUD Announces Lead-Based Paint Capital Fund Program Awards
Fair Housing Webinar – Tuesday, 9/11/2018
Housing Rules e-Briefing Series Fair Housing Discussion – An AFFH Update & Commenting to HUD September 11, 2018 1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m. ET There have been a lot of new developments surrounding Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) in recent weeks. Join the NAHRO Policy Team as they discuss the lawsuit against HUD concerning the AFFH … Continue reading Fair Housing Webinar – Tuesday, 9/11/2018
Vera Expands Opening Doors to Public Housing Initiative
Last week, the Vera Institute of Justice, announced the expansion of its Opening Doors to Public Housing Initiative. The initiative is a “national project that aims to substantially change public housing admissions policies and reduce barriers that prevent people from safely and successfully reentering their communities once released from prison or jail.” Two individual PHAs … Continue reading Vera Expands Opening Doors to Public Housing Initiative
HUD Announces $99 Million in Mainstream Vouchers
Earlier today, HUD published a press release announcing $98.5 million in Mainstream Vouchers to 285 PHAs. The vouchers can be used to house an additional 12,000 non-elderly persons with disabilities. The Department’s press release can be found here. The list of PHAs receiving awards can be found here.
HUD Increases HCV Administrative Fee Proration to 80%
Yesterday, HUD’s Housing Voucher Financial Management Division sent a letter to PHA Executive Directors and certain Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program Representatives announcing that the 2018 administrative fee will increase from 76 percent to 80 percent. The Department notes that the final number may change again based on national leasing behavior and finding additional funding. … Continue reading HUD Increases HCV Administrative Fee Proration to 80%
HUD Publishes FY 2019 FMRs
In a notice titled “Fair Market Rents for the Housing Choice Voucher Program, Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy, and Other Programs Fiscal Year 2019,” HUD announced the publication of its Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Fair Market Rents (FMRs). Comments on the FMRs are due by October 1, 2018. The effective date of the FMRs are … Continue reading HUD Publishes FY 2019 FMRs