News
VHMA Offering Advanced LIHTC Training
The Vermont Housing Managers Association (VHMA) is offering an Advanced Low Income Housing Tax Credit Course on Thursday, June 7, 2012 from 8:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
House Committee Will Hold Hearing on Tax Extenders
Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI), Chairman of the House Ways & Means Committee, announced last week that the Select Revenue Subcommittee will hold an additional hearing on tax extenders legislation in early June.
GAO Report Finds Opportunities to Improve MTW
Congress is considering expanding HUD’s Moving to Work Demonstration program, and has asked the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to evaluate the success of the program to date, HUD’s existing monitoring efforts, as well as the potential benefits and concerns of expansion.
HUD Releases New Requirements for HOME Program
HUD has published a notice entitled Operating Guidance for Implementing FY 2012 HOME Appropriation Requirements.
FHFA Publishes 2013-2017 Strategic Plan, Solicits Feedback
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has released a draft version of its Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2013-2017.
Ohio Updates Extended Use Monitoring Plan
The Ohio Housing Finance Agency’s Office of Program Compliance has updated its Extended Use Monitoring Plan for tax credit projects in Extended Use.
Alaska Releases 2013 Program Materials
The Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) has approved the proposed FY-2013 GOAL Program Rating and Award Criteria (also known as the Qualified Allocation Plan) and announced the start of the Pre-Application process.
HUD Webinar: Beyond HUD-VASH: Ending Veteran Homelessness
HUD and the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) will host a webinar entitled “Beyond HUD-VASH: Ending Veteran Homelessness” on Wednesday, May 23 at 3:00 pm EST.
Arizona Soliciting Feedback from LIHTC Program Participants
The Arizona Housing Commission (AHC) and Arizona Department of Housing (ADOH) have established a special task force to solicit feedback from the Arizona development community about ways to improve the LIHTC program.
HUD Section 811 Project Rental Assistance Demonstration NOFA
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs has published a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Section 811 Project Rental Assistance Demonstration Program (PRA Demo).
Virginia to Host QAP and Cost Containment Seminars
The Virginia Housing Development Authority is in the process of establishing cost limits for the 2013 LIHTC allocation cycle.
NH&RA Submits Comments to HUD on RAD Program
NH&RA and its Legislative Leadership and HOPE VI/Mixed-Finance Committees were pleased to submit comments to HUD on its Rental Assistance Demonstration implementation strategy laid out in Notice PIH 2012-18.