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Last week, the Senate passed the spending bill with an 87-11 tally, ending the threat of a government shutdown until after the holidays.

The Biden-Harris administration released a new resource to help take action to address homelessness, The U.S. Playbook to Address Social Determinants of Health.

Oregon Housing and Community Services (Affordable Rental Housing Division) announced an open Request for Applications (RFA) for the Modular Housing Development Fund (MHDF).

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that the 2024 multifamily loan purchase caps for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) are $70 billion for each Enterprise, for a combined total of $140 billion to support the multifamily housing market.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is hosting a series of webinars for audiences interested in the potential use of the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) and Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) programs to finance transit-oriented development (TOD) projects, including commercial-to-residential conversions.

HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) issued Notice CPD-23-12 providing implementation guidance for Build America, Buy America (BABA) domestic sourcing requirements for CPD programs, including the HOME Investment Partnerships program and Housing Trust Fund.

In Revenue Procedure 2023-2024 the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) increased the 2024 nine percent LIHTC ceiling to the greater of $2.90 multiplied by the state population or $3,360,000.

The Kentucky Department for Local Government (DLG) is seeking input from communities affected by the flooding from July 2022.

HUD and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) announced that interested parties can apply for the 2024 ACHP/HUD Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation award.

There are 47 days between now and the end of the year and only two days until the government runs out of funding under the current continuing resolution (CR).

Last week the Senate passed a Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 appropriations package which included the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) bill.

HUD’s Office of Policy and Development Research submitted its Worst Case Housing Needs 2023 Report to Congress, showing that worst-case housing needs reached a record high of 8.53 million renter households in 2021.