HUD
HUD Revises Fair Market Rents for Housing Choice Voucher and Mod Rehab SRO for Fiscal Year 2018
Eight areas were revised due to new survey data.
Baltimore, MD: RFP for Regional Project-Based Voucher Program
Proposals must be received by BMC no later than 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 4, 2018. Successful applicants may be eligible for scoring incentives in the upcoming 2018 competitive round of Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) awards.
HUD Announces Awardees for Choice Neighborhood Planning Grants
Six communities across the country have been awarded a total of almost $5 million from HUD’s Choice Neighborhoods Initiative. The grants allow local leaders flexibility in executing their own comprehensive plans for community revitalization. Developer partners involved with the awards include NH&RA Members Telesis (Cleveland) and Pennrose (Philadelphia).
HUD’s Office of Recapitalization Opens “Office Hours” for RAD Questions
Owners will be able to sign up for individual 30-minute sessions with HUD staff during designated times each week on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:00 – 4:00 PM EST.
White House Releases Budget Request and Addendum, 14.2% Cut for HUD
The cut to the Department’s budget means proposed elimination for several programs, while a select few programs are kept at level or awarded increased funding. While Congress will not take the numbers to heart, a rent hike or work requirements for able-bodied families receiving rental assistance is possible.
RAD Hits $5 Billion in Construction Activity in 2017
The January 2018 edition of RADTalk, HUD’s RAD Newsletter, is celebrating $5 billion of construction activity for 2017. Furthermore, the recent issues also takes a deep dive into RAD Mod Rehab transactions.
HUD Releases Updates to Known Issues and Solutions for CNA eTool
HUD has released an updated report of recently released instructional materials as well as revisions dealing with various errors.
President Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Seth Appleton to be Assistant Secretary of PD&R at HUD
On January 26, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Seth Appleton to be Assistant Secretary, Policy Development & Research, at HUD. Mr. Appleton currently serves as an Acting Assistant Secretary and General Deputy Assistant Secretary at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, where he manages the Department’s congressional and intergovernmental relations. He previously served […]
Nominate Your Affordable Housing / Community Revitalization Historic Preservation Project
Last year the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) established a new joint Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation to honor outstanding historic preservation efforts with affordable housing and community revitalization successes. Agencies, developers, and organizations are encouraged to nominate projects or activities that advance the […]
NH&RA Joins Coalition Letter Urging HUD to Reconsider HAP Contract Draft RFPs
The Preservation Working Group, a national coalition of affordable housing owners, developers, advocates, tenant associations, and state and local housing agencies, recently submitted a comment letter to HUD regarding two sources sought notices from The Department for HAP Contract National Support Services and HAP Contract Regional Support Services. The letter, which NH&RA joined as a […]
RAD Training on HEROS Submissions
As previously announced, beginning February 1, 2018, Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) and their development partners will be able to enter Part 50 Environmental Reviews directly into HUD’s on-line environmental system, known as HEROS. HUD will be hosting a HEROS training on February 1, 2018, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm EST to help PHAs and their […]
HUD Publishes Small Area FMR Implementation Guidance
January 17, 2018, HUD published notice PIH 2018-01 (HA) providing instructions on implementing Small Area FMRs as well as other changes to FMRs, payment standards, and rent reasonableness analyses that apply to all PHAs with the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program. Small Area FMRs are FMRs that are calculated at the zip code level instead of […]