General News

General News

Rural Development Publishes Procedural Notice 589

Rural Development (RD) published Procedural Notice (PN) 589 announcing management fees for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024.

HUD

HUD Posts CDBG-DR and MIT Monthly Performance Reports

HUD announced that it posted the latest versions of the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) and CDBG-Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) Monthly Performance Reports.

South Dakota

Olson Named South Dakota Housing Director

Chas Olson has been appointed executive director of South Dakota Housing.

NH&RA Submits Comments to FHFA’s Request for Input on Multifamily Tenant Protections

Last week, NH&RA submitted comments to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) Request for Input (RFI) on tenant protections at multifamily properties with mortgages backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises).

Kentucky

KHC Offers Operating Grants to Nonprofit Partners

Kentucky Housing Corporation (KHC) announced a funding application for modest operating grants, open on August 1, to nonprofit partners across the Commonwealth.

General News

NCSHA Releases Draft Recommended Practices in Housing Credit Administration

The National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) released the draft of its updated Recommended Practices in Housing Credit Administration (summary and red-line version).

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Extends State Historic Credit Sunset through June 30, 2024

Rhode Island Governor Daniel McKee (D) recently signed H.B. 6016, which extends the sunset date of the state historic tax credit (HTC) to June 30, 2024 or until the maximum aggregate credits is exhausted.

Kansas

Kansas Housing Provides $154 Million for Affordable Housing Development

Kansas Housing (KH) announced that it will add a collective 522 affordable homes to their housing stock, thanks to funds awarded through the state’s competitive housing development application process.

Oregon

Oregon Approves $103.5 Million in LIFT Funding

The Oregon Housing Stability Council approved $103.5 million in Local Innovation Fast Track (LIFT) funding to go to 10 affordable housing developments across the state.

Pennsylvania

Applications for FHLBank of Pittsburg’s AHP, Voluntary Housing Grant Initiative Due Aug. 9

The 2023 funding round for the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh’s Affordable Housing Program (AHP) and voluntary housing grant initiative is now open with approximately $20.3 million in available funding for AHP and $8 million for the voluntary housing grant initiative.

Ohio

Ohio Enacts $100 Million State LIHTC

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine (R) passed the FY 2024 budget (H.B. 33), which includes a new $100 million per year state LIHTC.

Texas

Texas Enacts $25 Million State LIHTC

Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) recently signed H.B. 1058, which creates a $25 million State LIHTC for up to the amount of Federal LIHTC allocation amount for each property.

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