HUD

Congratulations to the Choice Neighborhoods FY 2020 Implementation Grants awardees. NH&RA members were part of every awardee team this year, including Michaels Development, The Community Builders, McCormack Baron Salazar and Boston Financial.

Last week the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs favorably reported Adrianne Todman’s nomination to be Deputy Secretary at HUD to the full Senate.

HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing does not plan to offer a further blanket extension for annual financial statement (AFS) submissions for properties beyond the current extension through June 30, 2021.

HUD re-released the 1997-2013 historical American Housing Survey (AHS) public use files and associated codebook.

HUD will host the first in a series of three webinars about the dangers of radon and how to manage risks associated with it from 2 to 3:30 p.m. ET on May 26.

HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research released three reports that examine aspects of the Moving to Work (MTW) demonstration program.

Last week, HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra announced a partnership to ensure that the national COVID-19 response delivers equitable and comprehensive care to those experiencing disproportionate impact, including HUD-assisted households.

On Tuesday, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs held a nomination hearing for Adrianne Todman to be Deputy Secretary at HUD.

HUD is offering an eight-part web-based modular training course for HUD grantees and funding recipients on Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition (URA) Policies Act of 1970, as amended  requirements for HUD funded projects. Module one provides an overview of the URA.

NH&RA joined a letter to the Senate Committee on Banking Housing and Urban Affairs supporting Adrianne Todman’s nomination to be Deputy Secretary at HUD. The letter was led by the ACTION Steering Committee and joined by 17 other federal housing organizations.

HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs (MFH) is re-establishing the Tenant Rental Assistance Certification System (TRACS) Forum to encourage information exchange between property owners and agents, contract administrators, state housing finance agencies, housing and community development researchers, academics, policymakers and affordable housing practitioners.

President Joe Biden sent the nominations of Mark Colón to be assistant secretary for Community Planning and Development (CPD) and Solomon Jeffrey Greene to be assistant secretary for Policy Development and Research (PD&R) within HUD to the Senate for consideration.