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Department of Energy Extends Categorical Eligibility to Include HUD-Assisted Households
The Department of Energy released Weatherization Program Notice 22-5, which expands client eligibility for the program.
California Updates 2022 LIHTC Application
The California Tax Credit Allocation Committee updated its 2022 application and attachments to Excel.
Treasury IG Report Concludes IRS Oversight of Housing Credit Program Can Be Improved
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) recently released a report on IRS oversight of the LIHTC program calling for improvements.
HUD Issues Notice Requiring Carbon Monoxide Alarms, Detectors in Assisted Housing
HUD issued Notice PIH 2022-01 to HUD-assisted housing owners clarifying the requirement they install carbon monoxide alarms or detectors in their properties.
House Financial Services Committee Hearing on Addressing Challenges in Serving People Experiencing Homelessness – Feb. 2
At 10 a.m. ET on February 2 the Housing, Community Development and Insurance Subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing on Addressing Challenges in Serving People Experiencing Homelessness.
Choice Neighborhoods Implementations Grant Application Due Feb. 15
Multifamily communities can work with local governments to apply for the 2021 Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant Notice of Funding Opportunity.
Investing In Rural Prosperity
The Federal Reserve Board collaborated with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis to publish Investing in Rural Prosperity, which compiles perspectives from contributing authors and provides a framework to help provide inclusive, sustainable access to economic opportunity in vulnerable rural communities.
President Biden Appoints Alicka Ampry-Samuel as HUD Region II Administrator
President Joe Biden (D) appointed Alicka Ampry-Samuel to be the New York/New Jersey HUD Region Two administrator.
GAO Recommends Treasury Develop Process for ERA Audits
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) this week released a report calling on government agencies, including the Department of the Treasury, to improve oversight of COVID relief funding.
Standard Transitions Market Rate Units to Middle-Income Housing in Hawthorne, CA
Standard Communities announced that it led a public-private partnership that acquired Millennium South Bay Apartments, a 230-unit community in Hawthorne, CA, utilizing California’s innovative public-private partnership structure designed to facilitate the creation of middle-income housing.
NH&RA Joins Rent Comparability Study Letter to HUD
NH&RA joined a letter led by the National Leased Housing Association to HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge on its rent comparability study policy around the valuation of non-shelter services.
Senate Banking Committee Advances Several HUD Nominees
The Senate Banking Committee voted to advance the nominations of Julia Gordon to serve as assistant secretary of Housing and Federal Housing commissioner, David Uejio to serve as assistant secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, Arthur Jemison as assistant secretary for Public and Indian Housing, Solomon Greene as assistant secretary for Policy Development and Research and Elizabeth de Leon Bhargava as assistant secretary for administration.