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COVID-19 Supplemental Payment Requests Due Nov. 19
The deadline to submit COVID-19 Supplemental Payment reimbursement requests to HUD or the Contract Administrator is November 19.
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Becomes Law
The House recently passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684), and earlier this week, President Joe Biden signed the bill into law.
Novogradac Estimates BBB LIHTC Provisions Would House 1.9 Million Low-Income Americans
Novogradac estimates the latest version of the $1.75 trillion Build Back Better reconciliation legislation would finance 936,900 affordable homes over 2022 to 2031.
GAO Report: HUD and HHS Could Enhance Coordination to Better Support Communities Serving Youth Experiencing Homelessness
A new report from the Government Accountability Office recommends that HUD and the Department of Health and Human Services provide more guidance to local programs on how to help youth who are homeless.
RFP for NMTC Program Native Initiative Due Nov. 19
The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund released a Request for Proposal related to a procurement that is part of a broader effort to increase New Markets Tax Credit investment in Federal Indian Reservations, Off-Reservation Trust Lands, Hawaiian Home Lands and Alaskan Native Village Statistical Areas.
CDFI Fund Opens CY 2021 NMTC Allocation Round; Application Deadline Jan. 13, 2022
The Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund released a notice of allocation availability (NOAA) for the $5 billion calendar year 2021 allocation round of the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program, along with application materials and an updated application FAQ document.
CDFA Report: $17.2 Billion in Multifamily Bonds Issued in 2020, 62 Percent of All Bonds Issued
Council of Development Finance Agencies’ (CDFA) Annual Volume Cap Report for 2019 and 2020.
HUD Allocates Over $2 Billion in CDBG for Disaster Relief
HUD announced the allocation of more than $2 billion ($2,040,617,000) in CDBG-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) and CDBG-Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) funds.
LIHTC, $154 Billion in Housing Spending Now Included in Build Back Better Act
House leadership recently released an updated version of the Build Back Better Act, which now includes $153.95 billion in direct housing spending provisions as well as several key LIHTC provisions.
Spending Provisions of Budget Reconciliation Released; Still Awaiting Tax Provisions
Last week, the House released the 1,684-page budget reconciliation bill text for spending provisions, which includes $153 billion for housing.
Using Community Income Levels to Help Tenants Get Emergency Rental Assistance
In a new Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University blog post, Sam Gilman makes the case for using community income levels to help tenants get Emergency Rental Assistance. Gilman is the co-founder and COO of the COVID-19 Eviction Defense Project.
$10 Billion in ERA Funds Distributed Through September
Last week, the Department of the Treasury announced state and local governments distributed nearly $2.8 billion from the Emergency Rental Assistance program to more than 510,000 households in September, up from 459,000 households in August.