HUD
Revised RAD Notice
HUD released a Revised Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Notice, with comments due on November 12. The notice announces the posting of the fourth revision to the RAD notice and solicits public comment on the removed restrictions on certain HOPE VI properties that are under ten years old and the elimination of the selection of applications […]
Proposed Information Collection: Opportunity Zone Grant Certification Form
HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the information collection for its Opportunity Zone Grant Certification Form. Comments are due by December 9. The form will be used to provide preference points for certain competitive federal grants.
Rep. Beto O’Rourke Releases Presidential Housing Plan
Former Representative Beto O’Rourke (D-TX) released his presidential housing plan, which calls for creating 3 million new homes through the National Housing Trust Fund; creating 3 million new homes through a $60 billion investment in the Capital Magnet Fund and investing $50 billion to rehab public housing; fully fund Housing Choice Vouchers. If elected president, […]
The U.S. Needs a National Vision for Housing Policy
In a new Issue Brief Vincent Reina, PhD with the University of Pennsylvania argues for a national housing policy in the face of unprecedented housing challenges. This Issue Brief lays out several policy prescriptions for improving housing affordability and fairness, both for renters and owners: modifying the federal Housing Choice Voucher program, as well as […]
The Effects of Exposure to Better Neighborhoods on Children
New research from Raj Chetty, Nathaniel Hendren and Lawrence Katz examines the effect of the Moving to Opportunity (MTO) experiment on children’s long-term outcomes. Their estimates imply that moving a child out of public housing to a low-poverty area when young (at age eight on average) using a subsidized voucher like the MTO experimental voucher […]
Brian Montgomery Nominated as HUD Deputy Secretary
President Trump officially nominated Brian Montgomery to be deputy secretary of HUD. Montgomery has served as acting deputy secretary since the former Deputy Secretary, Pamela Patenaude, left in January of this year. Montgomery has also been serving as assistant secretary for Housing and Commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration.
HUD Submits CDBG Partnership Report to Congress
Last week HUD submitted its report on Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Partnership Challenges and Opportunities at the Local, State, and Federal Level to the House and Senate Appropriations committees. The report identifies the following challenges and opportunities to building partnerships with local organizations.
HUD Designates 2020 DDAs, QCTs
HUD designated Difficult Development Areas (DDAs) and Qualified Census Tracts (QCTs) for 2020. DDAs are areas with high land, construction and utility costs relative to the area median income and are based on Fair Market Rents, income limits, the 2010 census counts, and five-year American Community Survey (ACS) data. QCTs are areas where either 50 […]
House Funds the Government Through November 21, Senate Appropriations Committee Approves FY 2020 THUD, USDA Funding
Last week the House passed a continuing resolution (CR) that would fund the government through November 21, 2019, averting a government shutdown as Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 comes to a close. The measure (H.R. 4378) passed the House with a veto-proof majority vote of 301-123. The Senate is expected to pass the measure and the President is expected to sign the bill before the end of the fiscal year.
Fiscal Year 2020 Fair Market Rents Released
HUD published the FY 2020 Fair Market Rents (FMRs) here. The FY 2020 FMRs will be effective October 1, 2019, unless there is a request for reevaluation by September 30, 2019. The Federal Register notice contains the procedures for such reevaluation requests. These FMRs are used in the Housing Choice Voucher, the Moderate Rehabilitation Single […]
HUD Offers Technical Assistance to Launch FSS Programs
HUD is offering hands-on group learning and individualized technical assistance (TA) to multifamily assisted housing owners and management agents to help implement Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) programs. The TA will include coaching, education and hands-on guidance from an expert in FSS program implementation over a nine-month period. This TA will help housing providers successfully develop the program framework, access needed resources and launch their FSS programs.
DJ LaVoy Sworn in as Deputy Under Secretary for USDA Rural Development
Donald “DJ” LaVoy was sworn in on September 17 as deputy under secretary for Rural Development at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. DJ most recently served as the head of HUD’s Real Estate Assessment Center. The under secretary for Rural Development position, eliminated by USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue and reinstated by Section 12407 of the […]