Federal / Agency News
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.
BPC Webinar on Boosting Landlord Voucher Acceptance – April 14
The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) is hosting a webinar at 1 p.m. ET on April 14 with senior HUD officials for a presentation on the various challenges to landlord acceptance of vouchers, as well as agency initiatives to overcome those hurdles, followed by a discussion exploring the future of landlord participation in the program.
House Introduces New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act
Representatives Claudia Tenney (R-NY) and Terri Sewell (D-AL) introduced the New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act (H.R. 2539) in the U.S. House of Representatives.
IRS Guidance Releases Energy Community Bonus Credit Amounts Under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2023-29, describing what constitutes an energy community for the ten percent bonus credit for production (PTC) and investment tax credits (ITC) under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
DOE Issues RFI Seeking Input on IRA Funding Opportunity – Webinar April 18
The Department of Energy (DOE) issued a request for information (RFI) seeking public input on the design of a future funding opportunity to support the development, adoption and implementation of model building energy codes for residential and commercial buildings throughout the U.S., pursuant to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
Submit Your Edson Tax Credit Excellence Awards Nomination by April 21
The Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition announces that applications are now open for the AHTCC’s annual Charles L. Edson Tax Credit Excellence Awards (Edson Awards). The Edson
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.
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.
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.
CDFI Fund Bank Enterprise Award Program
Last week, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced the fiscal year (FY) 2023 funding round for the Bank Enterprise Award (BEA) Program.
House Appropriations Committee Holds THUD Member Day Hearing – March 30
On March 30 at 10 a.m. ET, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies (THUD) subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee will hold its annual Member Day hearing.
House Appropriations Committee Holds HUD Oversight Hearing – March 28
On March 28 at 10 a.m. ET, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies (THUD) subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee will hold its annual Oversight Hearing with Inspectors General from HUD and the Department of Transportation.