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HUD Implements Over Income Limits for Public Housing Residents
On July 26, HUD posted a notice in the Federal Register implementing Public Housing income limits as required by the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA). HOTMA places the threshold for over-income families as those with incomes over 120 percent of area median income (AMI) for the most recent two consecutive years. If a family … Continue reading HUD Implements Over Income Limits for Public Housing Residents
Today!! – Complimentary Smoke-Free Public Housing Webinar
Today, July 19 at 12:30pm Eastern Time join the Clean Air for All team for a complimentary, live discussion and Q&A on the “Instituting Smoke-Free Public Housing” final rule. Participants will hear a brief update on the rule and be able to submit questions to Live Smoke Free, NAHRO, and NAR-SAAH staff. Have any and all … Continue reading Today!! – Complimentary Smoke-Free Public Housing Webinar
RAD Roundup – RAD Supplemental Guidance
There has been a lot of activity around the new RAD guidance documents over the past few days. This post is meant to compile a lot of that information in one place. New RAD Guidance Documents: Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) – Supplemental Guidance (PIH-2018-11; H-2018-05); Rental Assistance Demonstration: Implementation of Certain Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 … Continue reading RAD Roundup – RAD Supplemental Guidance
HUD Publishes Notice on Voluntary Transfer and Consolidation of HCV Programs
HUD has published PIH 2018-12 titled “Process for Public Housing Agency Volunteer Transfers and Consolidations of Housing Choice Vouchers and Project-Based Vouchers.” The notice describes the process by which a PHA may request a voluntary transfer or a consolidation of the agency’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program. In a voluntary transfer, one PHA’s identifying number … Continue reading HUD Publishes Notice on Voluntary Transfer and Consolidation of HCV Programs
NAHRO Submits Comments on RFIFs
Earlier today, NAHRO submitted comments on HUD’s notice titled “Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program–Fiscal Year 2018 Inflation Factors for Public housing Agency Renewal Funding.” NAHRO’s comments can be found here.
HUD Publishes New RAD Guidance
Tomorrow, HUD will publish new Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) guidance in the form of two new Federal Register notices. The Department has also published a new RAD Public and Indian Housing (PIH) Notice. The three new guidance documents are the following: Rental Assistance Demonstration: Implementation of Certain Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Appropriations Act Provisions (link … Continue reading HUD Publishes New RAD Guidance
HUD Releases CoC Program Competition NOFA
On June 20, HUD issued the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the FY 18 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Competition. The FY 18 omnibus provided $2.513 billion to fund the Homeless Assistance Grants account, $130 million above FY 2017 enacted, including at least $2.106 billion for the Continuum of Care (CoC) and Rural Housing Stability … Continue reading HUD Releases CoC Program Competition NOFA
HUD Posts Lead-Base Paint Hazard Reduction Grant NOFA
On June 19, HUD posted a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for federally recognized Native American tribal governments, city or county townships, county governments, state governments, and special district governments for its Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction program. The purpose of the grant is to help eligible entities undertake “comprehensive programs to identify and control lead-based paint … Continue reading HUD Posts Lead-Base Paint Hazard Reduction Grant NOFA
HUD Seeks Comments on Disparate Impact
On Wednesday, June 20, HUD will formally publish their Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) titled, “Reconsideration of HUD’s Implementation of the Fair Housing Act’s Disparate Impact Standard.” HUD is seeking comment on whether they should reopen the rule based on the Supreme Court’s ruling in the 2015 Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs … Continue reading HUD Seeks Comments on Disparate Impact
HUD Voucher NOFAs extended
NAHRO members recently emailed me to let me know that HUD has extended two of their voucher NOFA deadlines. According to information posted on HUD’s Public and Indian Housing website the following voucher Notice of Funding Availability (NOFAs) have extended deadlines: New 2017 Mainstream Voucher Program Deadline – June 20, 2018; and New Family Unification … Continue reading HUD Voucher NOFAs extended