Leadership Changes at Maryland DHCD
Governor Martin O’Malley announced that Raymond A. Skinner, who has served as Secretary of DHCD since 2007, is retiring at the end of the month and that he will appoint Clarence J. Snuggs, the current Deputy Secretary of DHCD, as acting secretary effective September 1, 2014.
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QAP and Funding Deadlines
- Idaho: The first round application period for 2015 Idaho LIHTC funds is now open and IHFA will be accepting applications until Friday, September 5, 2014.
- Maryland: Applications for the 2014 Maryland Competitive Funding Round are due by Tuesday, September 9, 2014.
- Michigan: Michigan Governor Rick Snyder approved the 2015-2016 Michigan QAP. The first round application deadline is October 1, 2014.
- New York: New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR), the Division of Housing and Community Renewal and the NYS Housing Trust Fund Corporation have announced the latest round of funding available through their Unified Funding application process. The application deadline for early round projects is Tuesday, October 7, 2014, by 5:00 PM. The application deadline for all other projects is Thursday, December 4, 2014, by 5:00 PM.
- Utah: Governor Gary R. Herbert approved the 2015 Utah Qualified Allocation Plan. The application deadline is October 6, 2014.
QAP Drafts, Comment Periods, & Public Hearings
- Arizona: ADOH requests input for its 2015 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP). ADOH will host two public hearings on September 15 and September 19.
- Arkansas: ADFA released proposed changes to ADFA Housing Policies for 2014-2015 and will be accepting additional proposals or comments until September 26, 2014.
- Iowa: The proposed Iowa QAP is posted to the Iowa Finance Authority website and are open for public comment through September 9, 2014. Additionally, The Iowa Finance Authority will hold a public hearing on September 9, 2014, to receive public comments on the 2015 Draft Qualified Allocation Plan.
- Kentucky: KHC released the draft Multifamily Finance Guidelines for the 2015 funding round. The guidelines are available for review and are posted on KHC’s website. Additionally, KHC will host 2 mandatory 2015 QAP and Multifamily Application Trainings on Thursday, September 11, 2014 or Tuesday, September 30, 2014.
- New Mexico: MFA is accepting comments for the 2015 Draft New Mexico QAP until September 22, 2014. Comments may be mailed to MFA’s office or to Dan Foster at dfoster@housingnm.org. MFA will host a public hearing for the QAP on September 3, 2014.
- Texas: TDHCA announced the public comment period for the Draft 2015 HOME, Housing Tax Credit and Housing Trust Fund Regional Allocation Formula (“RAF”) Methodology. The Draft 2015 RAF Methodology will be made available for official public comment from Friday, August 15, 2014, through Monday, September 15, 2014, at 6:00 pm. A formal public hearing will be held on September 9.
- Virginia: VHDA will host a 2015 QAP Focus Group on September 3 prior to before the Virginia Housing Coalition’s Tax Credit Conference.
- West Virginia: WVHDF requests comments on the 2015 and 2016 Tax Credit Manual. The deadline to submit comments is September 4.
