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Applications are due Tuesday, June 10, 2025, by 11:00 p.m. ET for the AHTCC 2025 Recognition of Housing Tax Credit Excellence in honor of Charles L. Edson.

HUD announced $1.3 million in Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) Vouchers to be distributed by 16 PHAs across ten states.

HUD extended the final rule compliance deadline by six months for Sections 102 and 104 of the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA) to Jan. 1, 2026.

With the Senate back from recess, committees are releasing their pieces of the reconciliation bill this week.

President Trump released the full details of his FY 2026 Budget, and—unsurprisingly—the more than 1,200-page appendix confirms what we anticipated: major funding cuts and staff reductions for programs our members rely on.

President Trump submitted a rescissions proposal to Congress, requesting $9.4 billion in cuts to the FY 2025 budget, which runs through Sept. 30, 2025.

HUD awarded over $10 million in Family Unification Program (FUP) funding, supporting 573 vouchers across 11 PHAs in California, Illinois, Minnesota, and Utah.

When the Senate returns from their holiday recess next week, they will take up the House reconciliation bill, which passed by a narrow vote of 215-214.

President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that he is “giving very serious consideration to bringing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac public.”

HUD PIH issued updated guidance for reasonable accommodation requests in the HCV Program, removing the 40 percent income contribution requirement at initial approval.

HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) published a notice implementing the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program’s funding allocations for 2025.

HUD’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) released its annual audit.