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NH&RA is pleased to make available the slides presented at the recent 2011 NCAHMA Spring Affordable Housing Policy & Underwriting Forum, April 27-28 in Washington, DC. Slides will be available to the public for a limited time only, and then only available to NH&RA members.

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HUD’s Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program got an unexpected funding 33.5% cut from fiscal year 2010’s $75 million, to $50 million in the fiscal 2011 spending bill.

The Maryland Department of Planning (MDP) is holding eight open houses around the state for the public to find out the soon-to-be released PlanMaryland draft. Attendees will be given the opportunity to learn about the draft plan and talk to state officials about what PlanMaryland means for our future.

Kentucky Housing Corporation (KHC) will hold a Public Hearing on the proposed state plan for the program year 2011 Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) Formula Grant for Low Income Persons, Title IV, Part A, Public Law 94-385, and on an amendment to the 2009-2012 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) WAP.

NH&RA congratulates Corcoran Jennison President Marty Jones on her appointment as the new head of MassDevelopment.

HUD has issued a notice which provides the Department’s responses to comments filed in response to a May 18, 2010, notice (75 FR 27808) announcing HUD’s intent to operate a small area FMR demonstration project in several metropolitan areas.

The Illinois Housing Development Agency (IHDA) Board of Directors last week appointed Mary R. Kenney as the new executive director of the agency.

Last week, U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD) introduced “The Preserving Homes and Communities Act of 2011″ (H.R. 1477).

Housing Assistance Council (HAC) Executive Director Moises Loza has submitted written testimony in response to the Obama Administration’s proposed FY-2012 budget with regard to the nation’s rural housing programs.

HUD’s Office of Policy Development & Research recently released a report entitled “Reduction of Worst Case Housing Needs by Assisted Housing,” prepared by the Department of Urban Planning at the University of Kansas.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Economic and Market Analysis Division has prepared a Comprehensive Housing Market Analysis for the Waco, Texas market area.