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Senate Confirms Dr. Ben Carson as HUD Secretary
Earlier today, the United States Senate confirmed Dr. Ben Carson as the 17th Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. He was confirmed on a vote of 58 to 41. NAHRO has invited Secretary Carson to speak at the 2017 NAHRO Washington Conference. NAHRO has also invited the Secretary to listen … Continue reading Senate Confirms Dr. Ben Carson as HUD Secretary
UPCS-V Demonstration Update (February, 2017)
Earlier today, HUD held a conference call for participants of the UPCS-V Demonstration. The call provided an update of what was occurring with the Demonstration and the next steps in the process. There are 234 agencies that are participating in the UPCS-V Demonstration. Of these, four agencies are currently doing UPCS-V inspections. Fifteen additional agencies … Continue reading UPCS-V Demonstration Update (February, 2017)
New Presidential Executive Order on Regulatory Reform Agenda
On Friday, February 24, the White House published a new executive order titled “ENFORCING THE REGULATORY REFORM AGENDA.” The executive order is meant to create a framework to implement and enforce regulatory reform. The order directs agencies to create regulatory reform task forces to evaluate existing regulations to repeal, replace, or modify. The executive order … Continue reading New Presidential Executive Order on Regulatory Reform Agenda
HUD Guidance on HOPWA Permanent Supportive Housing Grant Renewal
Last week, HUD published a Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) notice (CPD-17-02) that announces renewal application requirements and procedural guidance for eligible grantees with expiring HOPWA Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) competitive grants. Eligible renewal applicants are grantees with grants set to expire between June 1, 2017 and May 31, 2018. These grantees must … Continue reading HUD Guidance on HOPWA Permanent Supportive Housing Grant Renewal
HUD Releases Guidance on Smoke-Free Rule
On February 15, HUD Released Notice PIH-2017-03 “HUD Guidance on Instituting and Enforcing Smoke-Free Public Housing Policies.” The Notice provides regulatory guidance to PHAs regarding the implementation of the “Instituting Smoke-Free Public Housing” (members only) Final Rule, issued in December, 2016. PHAs have 18 months after the effective date of the final rule to implement smoke-free … Continue reading HUD Releases Guidance on Smoke-Free Rule
MTW Expansion e-Briefing on Tuesday February 21!
Urban Institute Releases MTW Mobility Report
The Urban Institute recently released a report titled “Moving to Work and Neighborhood Opportunity” that examines how MTW agencies have been able to use their status to promote mobility for their residents to “opportunity-rich” neighborhoods. These policies include “changes to the tenant-based Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program or policies that increase the affordable housing supply … Continue reading Urban Institute Releases MTW Mobility Report
HUD Offers Grants to Clean Up Lead-Based Paint Hazards – HUD Press Release
HUD Press Release (February 8, 2017): HUD OFFERS GRANTS TO CLEAN UP LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARDS Funding to protect children from lead poisoning WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced that it is making grants available to help eliminate dangerous lead-based paint hazards from lower income homes in order to protect … Continue reading HUD Offers Grants to Clean Up Lead-Based Paint Hazards – HUD Press Release
HUD Publishes CY 2017 Administrative Fee Rates
HUD has published its Administrative Fee Rates for Calendar Year (CY) 2017. The administrative fees are paid on the basis of units leased on the first of each month as taken from the Voucher Management System (VMS). There are two fee rates: the Column A fee rate applies to the first 7200 unit months leased … Continue reading HUD Publishes CY 2017 Administrative Fee Rates
HUD Updates HCV Forecasting Tool
According to a HUD official, HUD has updated the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program forecasting tool. The updated tool now includes updated information, including a higher inflation renewal factor; a default forecasting HAP proration of 94% for year 2–i.e., 2017–but the proration can be changed depending on scenarios that the user would like to test; … Continue reading HUD Updates HCV Forecasting Tool