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USDA Update: Prepayment – Tenant Notification Stakeholder Listening Session – March 9, 2023 at 2pm EDT
Multifamily Housing’s Portfolio Management Branch will be holding a Prepayment: Tenant Notification Listening Session for stakeholders on March 9, 2023, at 2pm EDT, to present our proposed draft letters and communication...
FHFA Announces $545 Million for Affordable Housing Programs
FHFA announced that the Housing Trust Fund and Capital Magnet Fund will receive approximately $545 million for affordable housing initiatives from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises). “The need for more affordable housing has never been...
NSPIRE Opt-Out FAQs
HUD has published NSPIRE Opt-Out Frequently Asked Questions, available here
2023 NAHMA Vanguard Awards Application
The calendar might say February, but spring is just around the corner, and so, too, is the deadline for nominating a property for one of NAHMA’s 2023 Affordable Housing Vanguard Awards. The deadline is June 2. Download the application today to get...
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...