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Prepayment-Tenant Notification Stakeholder Listening Session
When owners of Section 515 and Section 514 Off-Farm Labor Housing properties apply for prepayment of their loans, Rural Housing Service Multifamily Housing staff communicates with current tenants of these properties, to share tenant rights and...
NAHMA Educational Foundation Now Accepting Scholarship Applications Online
The 2023 NAHMA Educational Foundation scholarship season is open, and the digital application is now available online. The application has been revised to make it more user-friendly and to secure more completed submissions. This will be the 17th...
Intro Video for Public Housing Residents in Spanish, New Service Funding for Properties after RAD Conversion, Additional Updates
Intro Video for Public Housing Residents available in English and Spanish HUD has recently posted a video, now available in Spanish, directed primarily towards public housing residents or those new to the RAD program! The video is designed to...
EPA Announces Initial Program Design of Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund
Under the $7 billion Zero-Emissions Technology Fund Competition, EPA will award competitive grants to states, Tribes, municipalities, and eligible nonprofit entities to enable the deployment of residential rooftop solar, community solar and...
HUD Issues Updated Guidance to Enhance Use of Supportive Services Programs at Properties for Low-Income Seniors; Launches COVID-19 Antigen Test Ordering Portal
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Multifamily Housing Programs announced today new guidance to reinforce the importance of required supportive service programs and the many allowable uses of supportive services...
TRACS External Users – Access/User Recertification/Security Awareness Training Requirements
TRACS/iMAX HUD USER FY 2023 RECERTIFICATION DEADLINE: Friday, March 10, 2023 HUD and contractor staff must complete the annual recertification of their Tenant Rental Assistance Certification System (TRACS) or integrated...
TRACS Release 203A System Requirements Sessions
This is an invite for the TRACS Industry Working Group sessions to finalize the Tenant Rental Assistance Certification System (TRACS) specifications for The Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA) enacted on July 29,...
Proposed Rule Issued on Sec. 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program
The Rural Housing Service Office of Multifamily Housing published a proposed rule on Tuesday, January 31, 2023 (Federal Register /Vol. 88, No. 20) to amend the current regulation for the MFH Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program...
HUD Announces $116 Million in New and Renewal FSS Awards & Releases Updated FSS Guidebook
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded funding to hire and maintain Service Coordinators who will assess the needs of public housing-assisted residents in addition to coordinating available resources in their local...
New VAWA Resources and Technical Assistance; Fire Hazard Prevention Tips for E-Scooters; Funding Awarded to Address Homelessness
New VAWA Resources, Funding Opportunities, Trainings, and Technical Assistance Today, HUD announced new resources to advance housing protections for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking under the Violence...