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HUD Publishes 2018 HCV Implementation Notice
Yesterday, HUD published notice PIH 2018-09, titled “Implementation of the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2018 Funding Provisions for the Housing Choice Voucher Program.” This notice provides information about the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program implementation in 2018. Topics in this notice include calculation of calendar year (CY) 2018 Housing Assistance Payments (HAP); $75 million of … Continue reading HUD Publishes 2018 HCV Implementation Notice
HUD Awards Public Housing Capital Funds
Today HUD awarded the FY 2018 Public Housing Capital Fund grants to housing authorities in all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The grants total more than $2.6 billion. A list of the individual housing authority grants is available here. An excerpt from the HUD … Continue reading HUD Awards Public Housing Capital Funds
HUD Updates PHAs on Effects of Possible Rescission
On May 18th, HUD sent an email to PHA Executive Directors informing them of some of the potential effects on HUD Public and Indian Housing programs related to the rescission package proposed by the President. Rescissions are a method by which a President can propose canceling some previously appropriated spending amounts. The President’s package of … Continue reading HUD Updates PHAs on Effects of Possible Rescission
HUD to Withdraw AFFH Local Government Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH) Tool
Moments ago, in an email from HUD Exchange, HUD announced that it plans to withdraw the assessment tool for local governments. According to HUD, “the current iteration of the Tools is substantively deficient and unduly burdensome because it resulted in great expense to program participants and HUD, yet it is not adequately guiding participants through … Continue reading HUD to Withdraw AFFH Local Government Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH) Tool
FY19 House T-HUD Appropriations Bill Released; HUD Programs Receive Level Funding/Slight Increases
On May 15, the House Appropriations Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (T-HUD) Subcommittee released its draft FY 2019 appropriations bill. Overall, the bill received an additional $1.5 billion increase to its allocation compared to FY 2018, an achievement considering several spending bills have been level funded and T-HUD was expected to have a similar fate. … Continue reading FY19 House T-HUD Appropriations Bill Released; HUD Programs Receive Level Funding/Slight Increases
Family Unification Program (FUP) Voucher Webinar to be hosted by CSH and CLPHA
Our friends at the Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) and the Council of Large Public Housing Authorities (CLPHA) are hosting a webinar on how to effectively use Family Unification Program (FUP) vouchers. The webinar is aimed at PHAs, public child welfare agencies, and homelessness response system partners. The webinar will provide an overview of the … Continue reading Family Unification Program (FUP) Voucher Webinar to be hosted by CSH and CLPHA
HUD Publishes Study on Racial and Ethnic Differences in Housing Search
Yesterday, HUD published a study titled “Racial and Ethnic Differences in Housing Search: Final Report.” The study seeks to answer four research questions: How do people search for rental housing? How do housing searches differ by race and ethnicity? What are the consequences of these differences for relative housing outcomes? What are the implications for … Continue reading HUD Publishes Study on Racial and Ethnic Differences in Housing Search
NAHRO Begins New Partnership on Smoke-Free Public Housing; May 17 Complementary Webinar
On March 15, Live Smoke Free, the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO), and the National Alliance of Resident Services in Affordable and Assisted Housing (NAR-SAAH) began a partnership to support successful smoke-free public housing policy and implementation. The Clean Air for All: The Smoke-Free Public Housing Project is made possible by funding from … Continue reading NAHRO Begins New Partnership on Smoke-Free Public Housing; May 17 Complementary Webinar
CBPP and PRRAC Publish Small Area FMR Implementation Guide
Recently, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and the Poverty and Race Research Action Council published a Small Area Fair Market Rent (FMR) implementation guide titled “A Guide to Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs): How State and Local Housing Agencies Can Expand Opportunity for Families in All Metro Areas.” The guide provides background … Continue reading CBPP and PRRAC Publish Small Area FMR Implementation Guide
Groups sue HUD over AFFH
Earlier today, three groups (the National Fair Housing Alliance [NFHA], the Texas Low Income Housing Information Service, and Texas Appleseed) filed a complaint in Federal Court (the United States District Court for the District of Columbia) against HUD regarding its recent actions to extend the deadline for local governments to submit their Assessments of Fair … Continue reading Groups sue HUD over AFFH