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Government Funding Cliff Looms

Congress faces a midnight deadline on Friday, March 14, to pass a continuing resolution to keep the government open and fund programs through September 30.

HUD

HUD Plans Major Regional & Field Office Closures

Bloomberg News reports HUD is considering shutting down dozens of field offices, potentially leaving 34 states and DC without sites or staff to underwrite mortgages.

Federal Housing Finance Agency

Bill Pulte, Moves Forward to Lead FHFA, 15-9

The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee voted 15-9 to advance Bill Pulte’s nomination to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to the full Senate.

Nebraska

Nebraska Governor Signs Law Making State LIHTC Transferrable 

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen signed legislation to make the State LIHTC available to nonprofit organizations and make it transferrable.

HUD

HUD Awards Second Round of RUSH Funding

HUD awarded approximately $2.5 million in the second round of Rapid Unsheltered Survivor Housing (RUSH) funding to North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas and the City of Houston.

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Housing Organizations Lose HUD Contracts

HUD recently issued notification of intent to terminate Section 4 and technical assistance contracts with several housing organizations.

HUD

HUD Overturns AFFH Rule

HUD issued an interim final rule overturning the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule.

HUD

Congressional Democrats Rally Against HUD Staff Reductions, Funding Cuts

123 Democratic members of the House of Representatives signed a letter to Secretary Scott Turner opposing HUD staffing reductions and funding cuts.

Oregon

Oregon Housing and Community Services Supportive Housing Institute – Application Deadline Extended 

Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) and Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) have extended the deadline to submit applications for Oregon’s sixth Supportive Housing Institute due to technical issues with the CSH website.  

Minnesota

Minnesota Housing Announces 2025 Multifamily Consolidated RFP/2026 HTC Round 1 Application Dates 

Anticipated dates for the 2025 Multifamily Consolidated RFP/2026 HTC Round 1 are listed below.

HUD

HUD Unveils DOGE Task Force to Streamline Operations 

Secretary Turner announced the launch of a DOGE Task Force within HUD to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse.

HUD

HUD Staffing Cuts: Senators Demand Answers 

On February 16, Senators Murray, Warren, Gillibrand, Smith and Schumer sent a letter to Secretary Turner regarding the hundreds of HUD probationary staff who were terminated this past Friday and plans to cut the agency’s workforce by 50 percent (or nearly 4,300 staff).

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