{"id":46029,"date":"2025-01-28T10:15:26","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T15:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nahro.org\/?post_type=news&p=46029"},"modified":"2025-01-30T15:32:05","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T20:32:05","slug":"omb-pauses-federal-financial-assistance","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.nahro.org\/news\/omb-pauses-federal-financial-assistance\/","title":{"rendered":"OMB Pauses Federal Financial Assistance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

NAHRO continues to gather information from our members and monitor federal funding guidance. We will provide updates below as they become available. To share your agency’s experience with this freeze, please email Tushar Gurjal, tgurjal@nahro.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Edit on 1\/29\/2025 at 2:45 pm ET<\/em>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HUD has sent the following email to executive directors of PHAs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

January 29, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dear Executive Directors,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This afternoon, the US Office of Management and Budget, on behalf of President Trump, rescinded the memo that instructed all federal departments to temporarily pause all activities related to the obligation and disbursement of federal financial assistance. The pause has ended and access to LOCCS is restored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you for your continued work to administer HUD programs that improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Edit on 1\/29\/2025 at 2:12 pm ET<\/em>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a social media post, a representative of the White House has written the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“This is NOT a rescission of the federal funding freeze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is simply a rescission of the OMB memo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why? To end any confusion created by the court’s injunction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The President’s EO’s on federal funding remain in full force and effect, and will be rigorously implemented.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At this time, NAHRO staff is examining the implications of this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Edit on 1\/29\/2025 at 1:17 ET<\/em>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NAHRO has heard from its members that the eLOCCS system is now accessible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, news outlets<\/a> appear to be reporting that the Office of Management and Budget have rescinded the Federal funding assistance freeze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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[Edit on 1\/29\/2025 at 10:22 ET<\/em>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of this morning, NAHRO staff have heard that eLOCCS (a system used to access certain HUD funding) remains inaccessible. If any NAHRO member is able to access it, please let us know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Edit on 1\/28\/2025 at 7:06 pm ET<\/em>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

News outlets<\/a> are reporting that a federal judge has temporarily blocked the order pausing federal financial assistance. The order will be temporarily blocked until Feb. 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Edit on 1\/28\/2025 at 5:31 pm ET<\/em>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It appears that HUD has confirmed that tenant-based rental assistance and project-based rental assistance will be excluded from the Federal rental assistance pause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing sent the following email: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

January 28, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dear Executive Directors,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On January 27, the US Office of Management and Budget, on behalf of President Trump, instructed all federal departments to temporarily pause all activities related to the obligation and disbursement of federal financial assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HUD is currently reviewing each grant program in accordance with the guidance provided to agencies. The Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Program is no longer subject to the pause. Public housing agencies (PHAs) will receive the February tenant-based rental assistance payments as scheduled. All other grants to PHAs are paused until further notice, and users do not have access to LOCCS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I will let you know when I receive more information as HUD complies with this order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Additionally, HUD’s Office of Housing sent this email:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HUD Multifamily Project-Based Rental Assistance Programs Remain Operational<\/strong>
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has confirmed with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that all rental assistance payments for all Multifamily project-based rental assistance programs remain operational and are not subject to the pause in federal grants and loans outlined in OMB\u2019s memo to federal agencies yesterday. HUD\u2019s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs will continue to meet its project-based rental assistance financial obligations to owners and tenants participating in these programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We thank all of NAHRO’s members who forwarded us these emails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Edit on 1\/28\/2025 at 4:30 pm ET<\/em>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials has sent a letter to HUD on OMB’s memorandum on pausing Federal financial assistance<\/a>. The letter asks for the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n