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Reminder!! Dr. Carson Confirmation Hearing for HUD Today!
The United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs will hold a confirmation hearing for HUD Secretary-Designate Carson at 10 am ET on Thursday, January 12, 2017. The hearing will be held at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Room 538. The confirmation hearing will be webcast live on the Senate Committee on … Continue reading Reminder!! Dr. Carson Confirmation Hearing for HUD Today!
HUD Housing Counseling Final Rule Conference Call
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently published a final rule implementing statutory requirements on housing counselor certification. Among other things, it provides that housing counseling required by HUD or provided in connection with any HUD program must be delivered by a HUD certified counselor working for a HUD-approved housing counseling agency. … Continue reading HUD Housing Counseling Final Rule Conference Call
HUD Publishes UPCS-V 2.0 Protocol
HUD has published the 2.0 version of the UPCS-V protocol. This new version revises the previous 1.5 version with some substantive changes as to what constitutes a deficiency as well as grammar edits, formatting edits, and language clarifications. In addition to the protocol itself, HUD has also published a “UPCS-V Protocol Change Tracker” which documents … Continue reading HUD Publishes UPCS-V 2.0 Protocol
HUD Secretary-Designate Carson to Have Confirmation Hearing on 1/12/17
The United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs will hold a confirmation hearing for HUD Secretary-Designate Carson at 10 am ET on Thursday, January 12, 2017. The hearing will be held at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Room 538. The confirmation hearing will be webcast live on the Senate Committee on … Continue reading HUD Secretary-Designate Carson to Have Confirmation Hearing on 1/12/17
Book-Rich Environment Initiative Launched
On January 5th; HUD, Dept. of Education, and President Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper Task Force along with the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (GLR), the National Book Foundation (NBF) and the Urban Libraries Council (ULC) launched the Book-Rich Environment Initiative at Washington, D.C.’s Southwest Public Library. HUD Secretary Julian Castro, Dept. of Education Secretary John King, and … Continue reading Book-Rich Environment Initiative Launched
HUD OIG Publishes Semiannual Report to Congress
HUD’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) has published it’s Semiannual Report to Congress for the second half of fiscal year 2016. These reports are “intended to keep the Secretary and the Congress fully informed of significant findings, progress the Agency has made and recommendations for improvement.” The report can be found here.
HUD Awards $1.95 Billion for Local Homeless Programs
Yesterday, HUD announced $1.95 billion in FY 2016 Continuum of Care (CoC) grants to provide support to over 7,600 local homeless housing and service programs across the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. View a complete list of the state and local homeless projects awarded here. This year, HUD continued to strongly … Continue reading HUD Awards $1.95 Billion for Local Homeless Programs
HUD Publishes FY 2017 Section 8 Annual Adjustment Factors
Today, December 20, 2016, HUD published in the Federal Register a notice titled “Section 8 Housing Assistance Program–Annual Adjustment Factors, Fiscal Year 2017.” The notice announces the FY 2017 Annual Adjustment Factors (AAFs) for adjustment of contract rents on the anniversary of certain assistance contracts. The Housing Choice Voucher program does not use AAFs, and … Continue reading HUD Publishes FY 2017 Section 8 Annual Adjustment Factors
HUD Extends Comment Period for Public Housing Income Limits
On December 20, HUD published in the Federal Register an extension of the public comment period on the methodology HUD proposes to use to implement a new income limit in public housing, as mandated by the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA). Comments are now due January 29, 2017. NAHRO and other industry organizations asked HUD … Continue reading HUD Extends Comment Period for Public Housing Income Limits
HUD Issues Final Rule Requiring Broadband Infrastructure in New Construction and Substantial Rehabilitation
Tomorrow, HUD will publish a final rule that requires the installation of broadband infrastructure at the time of new construction or substantial rehabilitation for multifamily rental housing that is funded or supported by HUD. Since the installation of broadband infrastructure may not be feasible for all new construction or substantial rehabilitation, the rule allows limited exceptions … Continue reading HUD Issues Final Rule Requiring Broadband Infrastructure in New Construction and Substantial Rehabilitation