HUD

ICAST’s IRA & BIL Instant Benefit Estimate Calculator is now available on NH&RA’s website under the Resources section.

Mercedez Marquez has been confirmed as the Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has issued a draft notice of funding availability (NOFA) for approximately $30 million for Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers to be delivered to non-elderly disabled families served by entities experienced in supportive housing services.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Policy Research & Development has made available a report and supporting data that provides a regional or metropolitan perspective on residential and business vacancies using mail delivery data from the US Postal Service.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it has joined the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Recovery Act online mapping tool by adding vital HUD data to USDA’s tool, which allows Americans to learn how and where HUD is spending funds provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Sandra Henriquez was recently sworn in as the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development’s Assistant Secretary for the Office of Public and Indian Housing.

Yesterday U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan announced HUD’s proposed fiscal year 2010 budget. The budget represents a renewed commitment to multifamily housing, interagency partnerships and program transparency.

The Department of Energy (DOE) has scheduled a public meeting for June 18th to receive comments on its proposal to amend the eligibility provisions under the Weatherization Assistance Program for certain HUD assisted and Low Income Housing Tax Credit properties.

HUD and the Department of Energy have issued a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)that outlines a path by which LIHTC Projects, HUD Assisted Housing and Public Housing can utilize Weatherization Assistance Program funds.

HUD has issued a new set of Q&As for the Tax Credit Assistance Program (TCAP) Program.

The U.S. Department of Energy has extended the comment period until July 6, and announced a public hearing for June 18 (also available as a conference call) on proposed regulations it issued on May 21 regarding DOE’s Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP).

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released a report claiming that HUD’s oversight of public housing authorities (PHAs) could be more focused on identifying potential inappropriate use or mismanagement of public housing funds.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently announced $1.5 in available funding through the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program, provided under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009.