HUD
Alabama Holds Public Hearing on Five-Year Consolidated Plans, Analysis of Impediments on December 17
The Alabama Housing Finance Authority (AHFA) will hold a public hearing at 9:30 am CT on December 17 on its Five-Year Consolidated Plan for Program Years 2020-2024 for the Community Development Block Grant program (CDBG), the Emergency Solutions Grants program (ESG), the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program (HOPWA), the Home Investment Partnerships program (HOME) and the Housing Trust Fund program (HTF). The hearing will also cover the Program Year 2020 One-Year Annual Action Plans for the CDBG, ESG, HOPWA, HOME and HTF programs. The meeting will take place at the Alabama Center for Commerce, 7th Floor Auditorium, 401 Adams Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36104. Immediately following the conclusion of the Plans’ public hearing, representatives from ADECA and Western Economic Services, LLC of Portland, OR, will conduct a public meeting on the State of Alabama’s 2019-2020 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice.
HUD Publishes Revised Form ACC and Mixed Finance ACC Amendment
HUD published proposed revised forms of the Public Housing Authority Annual Contributions Contract (ACC) and Mixed Finance Amendment to the ACC (MFACC Amendment) for public review and comment. HUD also published a side-by-side comparison chart of the revisions to the ACC, and redline versions of the ACC and MFACC Amendment.
Mayor Buttigeg Releases Housing Plan
Democratic presidential hopeful Mayor Pete Buttigieg (South Bend, IN) released An Economic Agenda for American Families which includes spending $430 billion on affordable housing measures. “He will enable more than 2 million more units of affordable housing to be built or restored where it is needed most, using billions of dollars of investments in the Housing Trust Fund, Capital Magnet Fund, HOME and CDBG funds, and the Low Income Housing Tax Credit.”
HUD to Host Building HOME Training Series in 2020
HUD’s Office of Affordable Housing Programs (OAHP) is offering a Building HOME training series in January and February of 2020. The series will provide an overview of the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), including the latest requirements codified in the HOME Final Rule.
Senate Passes FY 2020 HUD, Agriculture Funding
Last week the Senate voted 84-9 to pass a four-bill FY 2020 spending package that includes funding for Agriculture, Commerce-Justice-Science, Interior-Environment and Transportation-HUD. The bill includes modest increases over FY 2019 funding levels for rental assistance programs but cuts funding for Choice Neighborhoods, Housing for Persons with AIDS, Indian Housing Block Grants and Community Development Block Grants.
HFSC Housing Hearing on November 20
The Housing, Community Development, and Insurance Subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing on November 20 at 2:00 pm ET entitled, “Safe and Decent? Examining the Current State of Residents’ Health and Safety in HUD Housing.” The hearing will be in Room 2128 of the Rayburn House Office Building and will […]
Military Redevelopment Opportunity in Arizona
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) released a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking competitive responses from qualified developers to redevelop property on the Fort Whipple Veterans Administration campus in Prescott to serve as housing for homeless veterans.
FY 2020 Appropriations Gears Up in the Senate
On Tuesday, the Senate advanced a spending FY 2020 funding package that includes funding for Agriculture, Commerce-Justice-Science, Interior-Environment and Transportation-HUD. The full Senate is expected to vote on the package this week or early next week.
HUD Releases 2020 MAP Guide Draft Chapters
The Federal Housing Administration released three draft chapters of its Multifamily Accelerated Processing (MAP) Guide: Chapter 1 Introduction, Chapter 10 Management Analysis and Chapter 14 LIHTC Guidance. Comments should be provided on the Response Worksheet and emailed to [email protected]. Comments are due by November 15.
HUD Releases RAD Evaluation
HUD released an evaluation of its Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD), which finds significant evidence that RAD is stimulating billions of dollars in capital investment, improving living conditions for low-income residents and enhancing the financial health of these critical affordable housing resources. The report says that the 956 RAD conversions studied leveraged $9.66 for every dollar provided through HUD’s public housing programs, that all rehabilitation projects covered their rehabilitation needs, that there is an 87 percent post-conversion decrease in unscheduled capital needs for completed RAD properties and that tenants were pleased with the improvement.
House Approps Hearing on CDBG-DR – Oct. 17
The House Committee on Appropriations’ Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies will hold an oversight hearing on HUD’s Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program on October 17 at 2 pm EDT. The hearing will feature HUD’s Irv Dennis, chief financial officer, Jeremy Kirkland, counsel to the inspector general, and David […]
Kentucky NOFA For Tax-Exempt Bonds with Gap Financing
Kentucky NOFA For Tax-Exempt Bonds with Gap Financing
Kentucky Housing Corporation (KHC) released the 2020 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Tax-Exempt Bonds with Gap Financing. A combined total of $5.7 million of HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), Affordable Housing Trust Fund (AHTF), and National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF) funds is available.