Qualified Allocation Plans

Missouri will host a series of public hearings on its Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) – Mitigation plan, which will guide how the state spends $41 million specifically designated for mitigation. These funds will be used to implement projects at the local level that strengthen infrastructure and reduce future losses in areas that have experienced repetitive flooding as a result of the 2017 storms.

HUD recently published a Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) notice for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, which allocates $8.285 billion. The notice lists out guidelines for the CDBG-MIT program specific to Puerto Rico, which will enable them to develop and submit for approval their plans and ultimately receive their allocated mitigation funds.

At the January 16 board meeting, TDHCA Executive Director Bobby Wilkinson shared with the Board and the public that staff will be bringing an action item for Board consideration at its meeting scheduled for February 20, 2020, that will propose a waiver of the concerning provision. The item in February will propose that 10 TAC Sec. 11.204(15), relating to Feasibility Reports, be waived, and therefore not required, for each submitted 2020 Rehabilitation Application.

The California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (TCAC) will host four application training workshops on 2020 submissions to the California LIHTC Program.

Masouda Omar will begin as Managing Director of Connecticut Housing Finance Authority’s Multifamily Department on February 21. During her more than 20 years at Colorado Housing and Finance Authority, Omar worked in economic development, community development, asset management and program compliance.

On December 20, the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) announced an increase of the administrative fee for all state funded voucher programs from $40 to $50 per voucher, effective February 1, 2020. This includes the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program, Alternative Housing Voucher Program, and the Department of Mental Health Rental Subsidy Program. […]

In the coming months, Minnesota Housing will lead and participate in several engagement opportunities that will gather input from a variety of stakeholders including local units of government, community-based organizations, economic development organizations, state agencies, funding and collaborating partners, developers and communities most impacted by housing needs as they develop the 2022 QAP.

The New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA) announced the Special Needs Housing Subsidy Loan Program (SNHSLP), which will provide special needs housing and residential opportunities as alternatives to institutionalization or homelessness for those who would benefit and to ensure the long-term viability of such housing.

The New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA) and the Federal Home Loan bank of New York (FHLBNY) are hosting a joint training session on financing options. The session will run from 8:30 am to noon ET on January 29 at NJHMFA’s office (637 South Clinton Avenue Trenton, NJ 08611). Register here. Seating is […]

A hard copy Letter of Intent to Submit an application to the New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority (MFA) is due by 5:00 pm MT on January 24. MFA will begin accepting applications for the nine percent allocation round on February 3, and will continue to do so until 5 pm MT, on February 14. Applications […]

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) Multifamily Finance Division posted the following 2020 Multifamily Uniform Application items:

2020 LIHTCP Application Workshop Tuesday, March 24, 2020 Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites, South Charleston, WV 2020 Green Building Training for Residential Housing Thursday, April 30, 2020 West Virginia Housing Development Fund (WVHDF), 5710 MacCorkle Avenue SE, Charleston, WV 25304 2020 Fair Housing & Americans with Disabilities Act Training Friday, May 1, 2020 WVHDF, 5710 […]