HUD Issues Notice on Eligible Uses of CDBG Funds

By Caitlin Jones & A. J. Johnson
July 29, 2008 1 min read

A newly issued HUD Office of Community Planning and Development notice (CPD-07-08) describes the eligible ways in which grantees can use federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to expand development of affordable housing. The notice cites pertinent sections of the CDBG program rules and a program guide.
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Taxpayer Donations Bolster Affordable Housing

Minnesota State Housing Tax Credit Program and Contribution Fund

Pamela Martineau • April 1, 2024 8 min read

Minnesotans hoping to bolster the state’s affordable housing stock may donate to affordable housing projects, requesting to have their donation allocated to a specific project or a general affordable housing fund and receive a tax credit of 85 percent of their donation through a new state program.

Breaking Ground

Will Eckstein, Senior Vice President, Harmony Housing Affordable Development

Darryl Hicks • April 1, 2024 8 min read

For much of the past 14 years, Will Eckstein has led the team responsible for securing new affordable housing development opportunities at Greystone Affordable Development,. Tax Credit Advisor sat down with Eckstein to learn more about HHAD and his priorities for the balance of 2024.

Tapping Grants, Loans and Incentives to Cut Project Costs

Ensuring the Affordable Housing Market Benefits From Federal and Local Government Resources

Ravi Malhotra • April 1, 2024 3 min read

Government programs typically do not consider or emphasize strategic and meaningful leveraging and collaboration with other programs, much less provide valuable guidance to do so.