HUD posted a memorandum that extends and revises several suspensions and waivers of HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) regulations HUD previously issued in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. HUD originally published the waivers and program rule suspensions in April 2020 and updated the information in a memo issued in December 2020 that extended the waivers and exemptions through September 2021. Read more from the National Council of State Housing Agencies.
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