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HOTMA Final Rule for HCV and PBV Implementation Published
the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the publication of a new rule implementing portions of the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA). Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and...
Fair Housing Act Guidance on Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Tenant Screening, Advertising, and other Services
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released two guidance documents addressing the application of the Fair Housing Act to two areas in which the use of artificial intelligence poses particular concerns: the tenant screening...
Register for June Stakeholder Virtual Listening Sessions on HUD’s FY25 PBCA Proposal
Assistant Secretary for Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner Julia Gordon invites interested parties to join virtual stakeholder listening sessions to share their feedback on HUD’s proposed modifications to the Performance-Based Contract...
FY2024 Income and Rent Limits Update for CPD Programs
FY 2024 Income Limits The FY 2024 Income Limits for the following programs are published and effective May 1, 2024: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) CDBG Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) The FY 2024...
Feedback Requested on Draft Notice on Environmental Reporting Requirements for Certain Preservation Transactions; FFRMS Final Rule & Webinar Series; Energy Efficiency Standards Update
Feedback Requested on Draft Environmental Reporting Requirements for Certain Asset Management Preservation Transactions Notice The Office of Multifamily Housing Programs published an Environmental Reporting Requirements for Certain Asset Management...
Register for upcoming Multifamily Housing Decoupling Stakeholder Session on April 25, 2024, 2pm EST
Rural Development (RD) is pleased to announce new decoupling authority, provided in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024, to decouple Rural Housing Service (RHS) (hereinafter the “Agency”) rental assistance (RA) from direct loans for...
Stakeholder Listening Session on HUD’s FY25 PBCA Proposal
Assistant Secretary for Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner Julia Gordon invites interested parties to join a stakeholder listening session to share their feedback on HUD’s proposed modifications to the Performance-Based Contract Administrator...
Multifamily Partnership Meeting April 11, 2024, 3-4 pm EST; Proposed Rule: Program Updates to the Credit Report Process for Section 515
Please join us at the USDA Rural Development Multifamily Housing (MFH) Partnership Meeting webinar, which will be held via Zoom on April 11, 2024. During the webinar participants will hear from Multifamily Housing Deputy Administrator, Angilla...
EPA Announces $20 Billion in Grants to Mobilize Private Capital and Deliver Clean Energy and Climate Solutions to Communities
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the selections for $20 billion in awards under two competitions within the $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF), including three selections under the $14 billion National...
Proposed Regulations to Reduce Barriers to HUD-Assisted Housing for Applicants with Criminal Records
On Tuesday, April 9, 2024, the Federal Register posted on public inspection a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) entitled, “Reducing Barriers to HUD-Assisted Housing.” The proposed rule will be...