HUD

Three out of the four recent Choice Neighborhoods Initiative (CNI) implementation grants were awarded to projects that involve NH&RA members.

Buildings Challenge (BBC) participants are now able to take advantage of the following new HUD resources to help better meet their energy commitments.

HUD recently published a Notice in the Federal Register modifying the definition of Extremely-Low Income (ELI) for the Section 8 program.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew recently announced a new effort to help increase access to affordable rental options for low- and moderate-income individuals and families…

Energy and water consumption represent some of the largest operating costs in multifamily properties, estimated at $22 billion per year in the US. The newly released Energy and Water Savings in Multifamily Retrofits report provides a detailed analysis of 236 multifamily properties that underwent energy and water retrofit projects from 2009 to 2012. The report […]

All conference materials, PowerPoint presentations, relevant articles, reports, memos, etc. from the 2014 Spring NCHMA Meeting are available below under the relevant session titles. Click below to learn more about the topics that were covered at the meeting! Conference Recordings of each session will be available in NH&RA’s Online Store following the conference. NCHMA Resource: […]

Results from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Green Retrofit Program and the Energy Savers Program in Illinois Download

A new report prepared by Bright Power and Stewards for Affordable Housing for the Future (SAHF) discusses the results of energy- and water-efficiency retrofit projects for multifamily housing developments funded under HUD’s Green Retrofit Program and the Illinois Energy Savers Program.

On June 25, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development published a final rule making changes to the Section 8 tenant-based and project-based voucher programs made by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008.

HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing recently announced a revision to Section F of Housing Notice H 2012-21 “Implementation of Tenant Participation Requirements” amending the current policy for tenant participation and the appeal procedures available to tenants or tenant organizations.

Ohio Housing Finance Agency Releases the Health Impact Assessment The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) released the Health Impact Assessment, a report that examines the health implications of a proposed government policy to align affordable housing inspections.

The Senate Appropriations Committee recently approved its fiscal year (FY) 2015 Transportation-HUD spending bill by a measure of 29-1. The draft bill would provide $36 billion in discretionary spending for Housing and Urban Development programs, offsetting receipts estimated by CBO at $9.8 billion, which allows for program funding levels totaling $45.8 billion.