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Merritt Scholars Application Due April 15

Merritt Scholars is a scholarship program through Merritt Community Capital Corporation to attract young professionals into the affordable housing field.

Member News

Nixon Peabody Announces Retirement 

Nixon Peabody announced that after 35 years Richard Price is retiring.

General News

Apply for HAND Housing Achievement Awards by March 8

The Housing Association of Non-Profit Developers (HAND) will host its Housing Achievement Awards at the organization’s 33rd Annual HAND Honors, taking place on June 13 at 6 p.m. ET at The Kennedy Center.

QAP Louisiana

Louisiana Releases 2025 Draft QAP

The Louisiana Housing Corporation (LHC) released its 2025 Draft QAP for public comment through February 28.

QAP Tennessee

Tennessee Announces Updates to 2024 Program Cycles

The Tennessee Housing Development Agency Multifamily programs staff announced updates regarding the 2024 Program Cycles.

General News

2024 America’s Report Housing Report Finds over Half of All Rental Households are Cost-Burdened

The Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University published its annual America’s Rental Housing report.

General News

DOE Announces First Applicants for Home Energy Rebates Program

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced that the first group of states (California, Hawaii, New Mexico and New York) applied to its Home Energy Rebates program.

HUD

Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP) Updates

HUD has awarded just over $295 million during the first four of the 12 GRRP funding rounds.

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House Considering Voting on Tax Bill Containing LIHTC Priorities this Week

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is considering putting H.R. 7024, Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 on the House floor for a vote this week under suspension of the rules.

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House Tax Committee Advances Legislation with LIHTC Priorities

Last week, the House Ways and Means Committee approved the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 (H.R. 7024) with a 40 – 3 vote.

General News

19 Housing Organizations Ask Bank Regulators to Lower Risk Rating for LIHTC Properties

NH&RA joined a letter to the three bank regulators (Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) urging a lower risk for LIHTC properties under the capital rule amendments applicable to large banking organizations and banking organizations with significant trading activity, or Basel III Endgame.

Apply for Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits Historic Rehabilitation Award by March 1

The Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits Historic Rehabilitation Awards honor outstanding achievements in the rehabilitation of historic properties by recognizing development teams for excellence in the creative use of the Historic Tax Credit.

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