HUD

HUD issued the FY 2019 Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grants Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). The NOFA makes $5 million for Planning Grants and Planning and Action Grants available

HUD issued a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Section 202 funds. Section 202 provides Capital Advance funding and project rental subsidies for the development and ongoing operation of supportive rental housing for very low-income persons, aged 62 years or older.

On April 4, 2019 the Senate voted 52-44 to confirm Mark Calabria as the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).

HUD revised the Quick Reference Guide for Environmental Review Requirements for RAD Conversions. This version provides a more streamlined organization of information, incorporates frequently asked questions and introduces simplified environmental reviews for RAD conversions to PBRA that do not entail any work.

HUD announced that it charged Facebook with violating the Fair Housing Act by encouraging, enabling and causing housing discrimination through the company’s advertising platform. HUD alleges that Facebook unlawfully discriminates based on race, color, national origin, religion, familial status, sex and disability by restricting who can view housing-related ads on Facebook’s platforms and across the internet.

The Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA) along with its partners, the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development and the Tennessee Department of Health have posted a draft Annual Action Plan detailing guidance for the federal allocation of an estimated $50 million for housing and community development in Tennessee.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on HUD’s Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery. GAO found that HUD does not have the review guidance and monitoring plans it needs for good grantee oversight.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on HUD’s Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) with 14 recommendations to improve the inspection process.

President Trump signed a memorandum that directs HUD and Treasury to draft administrative and legislative options for housing finance reform to be submitted to the President for approval as soon as practicable. HUD will prepare a reform plan for the housing finance agencies it oversees, and Treasury will prepare a reform plan for Fannie Mae […]

Secretary Carson recently traveled to Miami to tour Tuscany Village Housing Complex, an apartment community located in an Opportunity Zone. Tuscany Village Housing Complex was recently built to provide affordable housing for low-income, elderly families in the neighborhood. This Miami community is just one of 427 Opportunity Zones which were designated by the Florida Governor […]

Secretary Ben Carson said HUD will give preference to developers and investors who build affordable housing in federal Opportunity Zones when it comes to certain grants. In an interview with The Real Deal, Sec. Carson said, “if you are doing a project within an Opportunity Zone and you are applying for one of our grants, you get some preference. So that, along with the tax advantages, will drive people to look at those (areas). We are also offering very specific technical assistance to help them coordinate their efforts.”

HUD is inviting a second round of public housing agencies to join the Department’s expanding Moving to Work (MTW) demonstration program. MTW allows public housing agencies (PHAs) to practice greater program flexibility and encourages housing choice and self-sufficiency among low-income families. Currently, there are 39 MTW PHAs throughout the nation. In 2015, Congress allowed HUD to expand the MTW demonstration program to 100 additional PHAs over a seven-year period.