Qualified Allocation Plans

The North Dakota Housing Finance Agency is accepting comments on its HOME-ARP Allocation Plan.

The North Dakota Department of Commerce, Division of Community Services (DCS) and North Dakota Housing Finance Agency (NDHFA) seek public comment to revision of the North Dakota Citizen Participation Plan (CCP). The CCP sets forth the State of North Dakota’s policies and procedures for citizen participation in HUD’s consolidated planning process, including development of the State’s Consolidated Plan, Annual Action Plan and the allocation plans for the following programs: HOME Investment Partnerships, Community Development Block Grant, National Housing Trust Fund and Emergency Solutions Grant. Written comments should be submitted to the attention of Maria Effertz at dcs@nd.gov by 5 p.m. CT, on December 27.

Oregon Housing and Community Services opened its Affordable Rental Housing Partnership Grant, which funds resident services activities.

Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) released a report to provide an update on the agency’s significant progress in meeting the goals outlined in the 2019 Statewide Housing plan “Breaking New Ground.”

Updated building codes, which took effect July 1, 2022, require all projects that first apply for a building permit on or after July 1, 2022 to include, at a minimum, provisions for electrical service capacity at no less than 20 percent of the vehicle parking spaces.

The Tennessee Housing Development Agency posted the 2023 QAP, which now heads to Governor Bill Lee’s (R) desk for signature.

Florida Housing posted a revised Exhibit A for RFA 2022-201 Housing Credit Financing for Affordable Housing Developments Located in Medium and Small Counties regarding the Local Government Area of Opportunity Designation (LGAO) and SunRail Goal. Currently, the “Proximity, Mand. Dist., RECAP” tab fails to reflect any automatic qualifications for the minimum total proximity points that must be achieved to be eligible for funding, even if the application otherwise appears to qualify for the SunRail Goal or the LGAO designation.

The Florida Housing Finance Corporation Board of Directors meeting is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 27, 2023.

Minnesota Housing’s board approved the 2024-2025 QAP and the Self-Scoring Worksheet at the Nov. 17, 2022, board meeting.

The Nebraska Investment Finance Authority’s (NIFA) board of directors will have an in-person LIHTC listening session at the December 9 board meeting at 9 a.m.

Oregon Housing and Community Services will hold its next Housing Stability Council meeting from 9 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. PT on December 2.

Florida Housing will be modifying all open RFAs.