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Join the Multifamily Housing Partnership Update Meeting on January 26, 2023
Join USDA Rural Development Multifamily Housing (MFH) leadership to receive updates on MFH programs. USDA Rural Development MFH Field Operations staff hold these quarterly to provide updates to our customers. To join us for this meeting...
HUD Request for Comment on Implementing VAWA 2022
HUD is requesting public comment on plans to implement the key changes made by the VAWA Reauthorization Act of 2022 to the Violence Against Women Act of 1994. The request for comment includes information on relevant VAWA 2013 requirements and...
Affordable Housing and Community Development Programs: Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2023
The latest NAHMAnalysis, Affordable Housing and Community Development Programs: Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2023, is now available. This analysis provides a snapshot of program funding levels for FY23 and relevant policy provisions for HUD...
Snapshot of All In Plan to End Homelessness and Five Facts From HUD 2022 Annual Homeless Assessment Report
The latest NAHMAnalyses, Snapshot of All In Plan to End Homelessness and Five Facts From HUD 2022 Annual Homeless Assessment Report, are now now available. To view the NAHMAnalysis: Snapshot of All in Plan to End Homelessness, click here. To view...
Building a Clean Energy Economy: A Guidebook to the Inflation Reduction Act’s Investments in Clean Energy and Climate Action
Please find the attached Inflation Reduction Act Guidebook: Building a Clean Energy Economy: A Guidebook to the Inflation Reduction Act’s Investments in Clean Energy and Climate Action. Per the Administration, the Guidebookwill “help state, local,...
The Bipartisan Policy Center’s American Housing Act of 2023
The latest NAHMAnalysis, The Bipartisan Policy Center’s American Housing Act of 2023, is now available. This NAHMAnalysis examines several provisions of the American Housing Act of 2023 (AHA), a collection of bipartisan legislative proposals...
Notice on 2023 Interim Recertification Requirements for RD Tenants
On October 13, 2022, the Social Security Administration announced an 8.7% increase in Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for 2023. They estimated that this adjustment will result in an average Social Security...
Simple Transfer Pilot Program Announced for Sec. 515 Properties
Multifamily Housing (MFH) has developed a pilot program for simple transfers under authority in Section 506(b) of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended (42 U.S.C. §1476(b)). The purpose of the pilot program is to reduce application requirements for...
Guidance on Rate Reduction Incentives Program for PHAs Updated
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is announcing updated guidance on the use and eligibility of the Rate Reduction Incentive (RRI). The RRI serves as a climate-friendly incentive program available to Public Housing Agencies...
HUD Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Forms for Sec. 8 Contract Renewals
HUD recently published a notice in the Federal Register, seeking public comment on the forms associated with Section 8 contract renewals. The notice contains a new, standardized HAP assignment form that HUD is proposing to adopt. HUD is seeking...