Oregon

The Affordable Rental Housing Dashboard provides data for Oregon Housing and Community Services-administered funding programs, such as LIHTC and Local Innovation and Fast Track (LIFT).

Oregon Housing & Community Services (OHCS) is hosting their first Unhoused Network meeting of the year on March 23 from 10 to 11 a.m. PT. OHCS is also seeking feedback on the Homeless Housing Response NOFA Framework, which will award HOME Investment Partnerships resources allocated through the American Rescue Plan (ARP) to provide housing to homeless or at risk of homelessness populations in rural Oregon communities.

Oregon Housing and Community Services will hold its next Housing Stability Council meeting from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. PT on March 3.

Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) announced an open Request For Proposals (RFP) for the Co-Location Fund & Program Manager RFP 7397.

Oregon’s Unhoused Response & Recovery Network for COVID-19 and Wildfires will be meeting bimonthly on the third Thursday of the month at 10 a.m. PT.

Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) and the Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) will hold the fourth Supportive Housing Institute in spring and summer of 2023 and is planned to begin in May.

Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) released two proposed rules: Establishing parameters for the Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) Program and Amending the LIHWA Program application process and allowances.

In one of her first acts, Governor Tina Kotek (D) created a Housing Production Advisory, which will be responsible for proposing an action plan to meet the annual 36,000-unit goal outlined in the executive order. Eighteen of the 25 spots will be appointed by the governor, who is seeking housing developers with expertise in permanent supportive, affordable and market-rate housing, representatives of rural and coastal communities, communities of color, local government representatives and experts in land use, fair housing, permitting, workforce development and construction.

Oregon Housing and Community Services will hold its next Housing Stability Council meeting from 9 a.m. to 1:20 p.m. PT on February 3. Register here. The meeting materials are available here.

Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) requires notification when certain types of work activities are being performed at a property.

Oregon Housing and Community Services will host Katy Miller, senior regional advisor for the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, for a provide a virtual overview of All In, the new Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness.

Oregon Housing and Community Services will hold a Legislative Stakeholder check in meeting from 3:30 to 4 p.m. PT on every other Thursday starting on January 19. Email Nicole.Stingh@hcs.oregon.gov to be added to the invite.