HUD

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

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.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has issued clarification with regards to its May 7 notice of funding availability (NOFA) for Capital Fund Recovery Competition grants, provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Last week, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan announced that President Obama has appointed Erika Poethig as Deputy Assistant Secretary for HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury recently announced more than $330 million in funding to assist troubled affordable housing developments in Kansas, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico through the Tax Credit Exchange Program, provided under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan recently announced almost $1 billion in assistance for substantial improvements to the nation’s public housing stock. Funding is being provided through the Public Housing Capital Fund under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).