HUD

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has published its latest issue of ResearchWorks, the official online newsletter of HUD’s Office of Policy Development & Research.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has issued a notice that requires eligible applicants intending to submit either a Planning or Implementation grant application under HUD’s FY2010 Round 1 Choice Neighborhoods Grant Program Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) to notify HUD of their intent to apply by October 7.

HUD’s Economic and Market Analysis Division has prepared a Comprehensive Housing Market Analysis Report for the Killen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas market area.

On September 9, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced the designated Difficult Development Areas (DDA) and Qualified Census Tracts (QCT) for the purposes of the 2011 low-income housing tax credit program; however, the notice omitted the tables listing the metropolitan and non-metropolitan DDAs for 2011.

House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing on September 23 titled “Perspectives on the Livable Communities Act of 2010.”

In a new mortgagee letter (2010-27) dated August 30, 2010, HUD has renewed special the Department’s policy for the eligibility of projects for Mortgage insurance where Construction has started.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released a report on the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program that focuses on the processes entitlement communities use to make funding decisions.

White House officials and representatives from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently held a conference call with industry stakeholders to discuss the third round of funding through the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP3) and its impact on communities across the country.

U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Inspector General Kenneth M. Donohue has announced that he will leave government service in October.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has designated Difficult Development Areas (DDAs) for 2011 for purposes of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program.

Following up on a meeting held earlier in June with representatives from Obama Administration’s Domestic Policy Council, Council For Environmental Quality and Recovery Implementation Office, NH&RA’s Council for Energy Friendly Affordable Housing (CEFAH) has issued a set of recommendations to amend the rules governing the Department of Energy’s Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP).

Yesterday, the House Financial Services Committee advanced two proposed bills to preserve affordable rental housing and revitalize public housing.