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QAP Minnesota

Minnesota Housing Trust Fund Assistance

Minnesota Housing announces that it is accepting applications for the Housing Trust Fund (HTF) program.

Member News

Merchants Capital New York Secures $25.9MM+ for Renovation of Section 8 Property in San Juan, Puerto Rico

The New York office of Merchants Capital announced it has secured more than $25.9 million for the renovation and upgrade of Mirador Las Casas, a Section 8 and LIHTC multifamily development located in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

General News

CDFI Fund Response to Economic Impacts of COVID-19

The Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund announces awards of over $1.73 billion in grants to 603 CDFIs across the country through the CDFI Equitable Recovery Program (CDFI ERP).

California

Terner Center Report on New Pathways to Encourage Housing Production

In the past six years, California has introduced over 100 laws aimed at increasing housing production.

HUD

HUD Highlights Land Use and Zoning Reforms

The Department of Housing and Urban Development released a new publication that summarizes the effects of restrictive land use policies on housing supply, location and affordability and highlights reforms that state and local governments can adopt to increase the housing supply.

QAP West Virginia

West Virginia LIHTC Pre-Registration

The West Virginia Housing Development Fund (WVHDF) announces pre-registration for developers and owners of four and nine percent properties.

QAP Ohio

Ohio Multifamily Committee Meeting – April 12 

Ohio Multifamily Committee Meeting – April 12 

HUD

HUD, Treasury Describe State’s use of ARP Funds to Increase Affordable Housing Supply

In a new Our Way Home blog post, Sarah Brundage, senior advisor for housing supply & infrastructure at HUD, and Ellen Lurie Hoffman, acting director of the office of community and economic development at Treasury, describe three examples of states utilizing American Rescue Plan (ARP) funding to serve their communities’ housing supply needs.

QAP Iowa

Iowa Hosts 2024 QAP Partner Discussion – April 26

The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) will host a preview and public discussion for the 2024 nine and four percent QAP on April 26 from 10 a.m. to noon ET.

NH&RA News

NH&RA Signs Letter in Support of FY 2024 FSS Appropriations, Opt-Out Demonstration

NH&RA joined a letter led by Compass Working Capital in support of Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 appropriations for the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program.

QAP Kentucky

Kentucky Holds Weatherization Public Hearing – April 25

Kentucky Housing Corporation will hold a virtual public hearing from 10 to 11 a.m. EDT on April 25, to review changes and take comments on the U.S. Department of Energy State Plans.

NH&RA News

NH&RA Signs Letter on FHA’s Section 8 Standard Program Regulation and Renewal Contract Proposal

NH&RA signed a letter led by the National Leased Housing Association on the Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance: Standard Program Regulation and Renewal Contract.

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