HUD Office of Inspector General Releases Report Revealing Shortcomings of HUD Radon Testing Policies for PIH and CPD Properties
HUD’s Office of Inspector General released a memo evaluating radon policies for the Offices of Community Planning and Development (CPD), Multifamily Housing Programs (Multifamily), and Public and…
HUD Posts Ten HOPWA Fact Sheets to Address Changes in Formula Grant
HUD has posted ten fact sheets that highlight strategies grantees can adopt to address changes in their Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) formula grant resulting from HOPWA…
Take Action: Sign on by April 16 to Letter Supporting Increased Federal Funding for Housing and Homelessness
NLIHC encourages all our member and partner organizations to sign on to a letter urging Congress to provide robust funding for HUD and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) housing and community…
HUD Announces Release of $5 Billion in American Rescue Plan Funds to Address Homelessness
HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge announced on April 8 the allocation of nearly $5 billion in American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds to help communities across the country create affordable housing and services…
HUD PIH Updates List of Eligible Uses for CARES Act HCV Administrative Fee Funds
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) posted an updated “Revised List of Eligible Coronavirus-Related Activities” on April 9. The document lists eligible uses that public…
HUD’s PIH Posts Guidance on Using CARES Act Funds to Access Vaccinations
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) posted guidance for public housing agencies (PHAs) to assist them in supporting access to vaccines for residents and staff. Working with state and…
HUD Posts Update to “Questions and Answers for Office of Multifamily Housing Stakeholders: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)”
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs (Multifamily), which oversees contracts with private owners of HUD-assisted properties, issued its tenth update to “Questions and Answers for Office of…
HUD Provides Additional Guidance on Using CDBG-CV for Rental Assistance
HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) posted new guidance on using Community Development Block Grant-Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) funds for rent assistance (and by extension utility…
HUD Office of Recapitalization Announces Faircloth-to-RAD Option to Create New Deeply Affordable Units
HUD’s Office of Recapitalization, which administers the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) formally announced the new “Faircloth-to-RAD” options for public housing agencies (PHAs) to create deeply…
NLIHC Sends Letter Urging Biden Administration to Address Critical Issues with Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) Program
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel sent a letter on behalf of NLIHC and its Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) on March 31 to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge,…
HUD Releases FY21 Income Limits
HUD released FY21 Income Limits on April 1. The income limits determine eligibility for assisted housing programs including public housing, Section 8 project-based rental assistance, Housing Choice…