HUD
HUD Delays Compliance Date for NSPIRE Protocols for CPD Programs to October 2024
HUD is delaying the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) compliance date for Community Planning and Development (CPD) programs through Oct. 1, 2024.
HUD Updates FY 2024 FMRs
Last week, HUD announced that they updated Fair Market Rents (FMRs) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 and released an additional $113 million in Housing Choice Vouchers to public housing agencies to help 9,500 families to meet these growing costs.
HUD Awards $140 Million to Protect Families from Lead and Other Health and Safety Hazards
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced awards nearly $140 million to 36 state and local government agencies in 19 states to protect children and families from lead-based paint hazards and other home health hazards.
HUD Launches $85 Million PRO Housing Funding Opportunity
HUD opened the $85 million first-of-its-kind competitive Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing) funding opportunity for jurisdictions.
HUD Publishes Updated Public and Assisted Housing Guidance for Treatment of Solar Programs for Residents to Benefit
HUD published updated guidance for Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) and owners of properties participating in HUD Multifamily Assisted Housing programs regarding the treatment of financial benefits received from participation in community solar energy programs or the presence of on-site solar facilities.
HUD Posts CDBG-DR and MIT Monthly Performance Reports
HUD announced that it posted the latest versions of the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) and CDBG-Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) Monthly Performance Reports.
GRRP Leading Edge Wave One – Applications Due in Two Weeks
The first application review period (wave) for the Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP) Leading Edge Awards will close in approximately two weeks at 11:59 PM ET on July 31, 2023.
HUD Creates Office of Manufactured Housing Programs within Office of Housing
HUD created a new Office of Manufactured Housing Programs as an independent office within the Federal Housing Administration.
HUD Releases Increasing the Supply of Affordable Housing Tool
HUD announced the Increasing the Supply of Affordable Housing page on the HUD Exchange.
Comments on HUD’s Proposed FMR Calculation Methodology Due July 24
HUD issued a notice with proposed changes to calculate fair market rents (FMRs), including a change in the definition of “recent mover” to include residents who have lived in their current household for 11 months or less and to retain and to expand the use of rent inflation factors calculated by private-sector sources.
HUD Publishes Final NSPIRE Inspection Standards & GRRP FAQs
HUD published the Final Inspection Standards Notice for the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE). HUD also announced that they have posted answers to new Frequently Asked Questions for the Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP) based on the May 23 webinar.
HUD Removes $25 Million Loan Cap for Projects in LIHTC Pilot Program
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs issued a memo, which removes the $25 million loan cap for the LIHTC Pilot Program.