HUD

In an effort to improve its outreach, training, and compliance with HUD’s rules, the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) is soliciting information from affordable housing developers and HUD-funding recipients about their understanding of regulations and requirements governing housing program contract awards involving federal funding.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has published a draft Mortgagee Letter with revised requirements for Project Capital Needs Assessment (PCNA), Estimated Reserves for Replacements and Remedies for Accessibility Deficiencies.

The Center on Budget Policy and Priorities (CBPP) released a report that commended the Senate Committee on Appropriations for a few of the policy proposals in its recently approved HUD appropriations bill for FY 2013. Most notably, the Senate Committee funded Housing Choice Vouchers at $17.5 billion, which is $250 million above the Obama Administration’s request for FY 2013.

Several agencies have released a notice indicating changes to the Fixed Residential Moving Cost Schedule (FRMCS). The FRMCS was developed as a result of the Uniform Relocation Act to assist with moving payments and related expenses for people who are displaced because of Federal or federally assisted projects.

HUD’s Economic and Market Analysis Division regularly publishes Comprehensive Housing Market Analysis reports for regions across the country.

Congress is considering expanding HUD’s Moving to Work Demonstration program, and has asked the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to evaluate the success of the program to date, HUD’s existing monitoring efforts, as well as the potential benefits and concerns of expansion.

HUD has published a notice entitled Operating Guidance for Implementing FY 2012 HOME Appropriation Requirements.

HUD and the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) will host a webinar entitled “Beyond HUD-VASH: Ending Veteran Homelessness” on Wednesday, May 23 at 3:00 pm EST.

HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs has published a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Section 811 Project Rental Assistance Demonstration Program (PRA Demo).

NH&RA and its Legislative Leadership and HOPE VI/Mixed-Finance Committees were pleased to submit comments to HUD on its Rental Assistance Demonstration implementation strategy laid out in Notice PIH 2012-18.

A new report released by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) finds that data on the overall impact of the CDBG and HOME Programs are limited because, among other things, such an evaluation would have to compare neighborhoods that received program assistance with those that did not.

HUD has published a proposed rule in the May 15 Federal Register that would make conforming changes to the regulations of the Section 8 Tenant-Based Voucher and Section 8 Project-Based Voucher programs.