Illinois

Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) Executive Director Gloria L. Materre, recently announced the launch of a new statewide initiative to preserve affordable rental homes in Illinois.

The Illinois Housing Development Authority recently announced the launch of a new website that allows users to conduct a state-wide search of rental properties to help residents find appropriate rental housing to fits their needs.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Assistant Secretary Sandra B. Henriquez has announced an additional three public housing agencies (PHA) that have been chosen to participate in HUD’s Moving To Work (MTW) program.

The Illinois Housing Development Authority will hold a series of three public hearings to discuss and solicit questions with regards to IHDA’s 2010 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) and Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Program application process.

NH&RA announced today that a rare assemblage of five state allocators from adjoining Midwestern states will be a highlight of the Annual Meeting of the National Council of Affordable Housing Market Analysts (NCAHMA) at Chicago’s Doubletree Hotel on November 9 and 10.

The Illinois Housing Development Authority recently released the initial draft of its 2010 qualified allocation plan (QAP) for administering the low-income housing tax credit program.

The U.S. Treasury Department recently announced over $90 million in funding awards to five states through the Section 1602 Exchange Program created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan yesterday announced that HUD has approved requests from 26 states for over $1 billion in funding through the Tax Credit Assistance Program (TCAP), provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).

Senator Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) has proposed legislation that would make $230 million in funding immediately available to begin work on shovel-ready affordable housing developments in flood-ravaged areas of Indiana. The legislation would clarifiy that disaster housing credits in Indiana, Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Minnesota, Nebraska, Texas and Wisconsin would be eligible for the Tax Credit Exchange Program.

The Illinois Housing Development Authority has released guidance and competitive selection criteria for its Equity Replacement Programs (TCAP and Exchange), under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009.

The Illinois Housing Development Authority has released eligibility and selection criteria, program deadlines, and competitive scoring methods for implementation of the tax credit assistance program (TCAP).

NH&RA will continue to update the ARRA resource page below as information is made available.