Federal / Agency News

Representatives Claudia Tenney (R-NY) and Terri Sewell (D-AL) introduced the New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act (H.R. 2539) in the U.S. House of Representatives.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2023-29, describing what constitutes an energy community for the ten percent bonus credit for production (PTC) and investment tax credits (ITC) under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

The Department of Energy (DOE) issued a request for information (RFI) seeking public input on the design of a future funding opportunity to support the development, adoption and implementation of model building energy codes for residential and commercial buildings throughout the U.S., pursuant to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced updates to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s (the Enterprises) Equitable Housing Finance Plans for 2023

The Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund announces awards of over $1.73 billion in grants to 603 CDFIs across the country through the CDFI Equitable Recovery Program (CDFI ERP).

The Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition announces that applications are now open for the AHTCC’s annual Charles L. Edson Tax Credit Excellence Awards (Edson Awards). The Edson

In a new Our Way Home blog post, Sarah Brundage, senior advisor for housing supply & infrastructure at HUD, and Ellen Lurie Hoffman, acting director of the office of community and economic development at Treasury, describe three examples of states utilizing American Rescue Plan (ARP) funding to serve their communities’ housing supply needs.

NH&RA joined a letter led by Compass Working Capital in support of Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 appropriations for the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program.

NH&RA signed a letter led by the National Leased Housing Association on the Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance: Standard Program Regulation and Renewal Contract.

Last week, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced the fiscal year (FY) 2023 funding round for the Bank Enterprise Award (BEA) Program.

The Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition announces that applications are now open for the AHTCC’s annual Charles L. Edson Tax Credit Excellence Awards (Edson Awards).

HUD announced updated guidance for owners of properties participating in its Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA) program.