National Housing Trust Fund

The Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) is soliciting comments to the draft allocation plan for the FY 2020 Greater Opportunities for Affordable Living (GOAL) Program and QAP.  These documents govern the allocation of four funding sources: the Low Income Housing Tax Credit; the HOME Investment Partnership Act; the National Housing Trust Fund; and the Senior Citizens Housing Development Fund.

The Missouri Housing Development Commission will hold a webinar on the FY2020 Missouri Housing Trust Fund (HTF) Draft Allocation Plan and Draft Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) on June 6, 2019 from 10:30 to 11 am CDT. Register here.

Chairman David Perdue (R-GA) and Ranking Member Bob Menendez (D-NJ) of the Senate Banking subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development Subcommittee introduced S.1463, a bill to establish a scorekeeping rule to ensure that increases in guarantee fees of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shall not be used to offset provisions that increase the deficit.

The New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority (MFA) and the New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration, Local Government Division (DFA) are seeking public comment on the Draft State of New Mexico 2019 Annual Action Plan (AAP).

Oregon Housing and Community Services, Oregon Health Authority and Oregon Business Development Department are seeking public comments for priorities for housing and community development in its Proposed 2019 Annual Action Plan (AAP).

On April 30 the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) held a hearing on Housing in America: Assessing the Infrastructure Needs of America’s Housing Stock. The hearing featured discussion on Chairwoman Maxine Water’s (D-CA) draft bill, Housing Is Infrastructure Act of 2019, and testimony from:

The State of Minnesota issued a draft of its 2019 Action Plan. This plan directs how the state will meet needs and priorities in 2019 using HUD resources, and will be submitted to HUD to receive federal housing and community assistance funding for the Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnerships, National Housing Trust Fund, Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS and Emergency Solutions Grant. A public hearing on the draft plan will be held on May 7 at 4 pm CDT at Minnesota Housing’s office – 400 Wabasha Street, Suite 400, St. Paul.

The Alabama Housing Finance Authority (AHFA) is accepting applications for National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF) projects. The application deadline for available 2017 HTF funding is Monday, June 3rd. The AHFA HTF Plans and Application Materials are here. Any questions regarding the application process should be directed to mf.applications@ahfa.com.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced the authorization of disbursements from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to the National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF) and Capital Magnet Fund (CMF). The NHTF will receive $244.86 million and the CMF will receive 131.84 million.

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.

NH&RA joined a letter led by the National Housing Conference, the National Low Income Housing Coalition, the Capital Magnet Fund Coalition, LISC and the Opportunity Finance Network which calls on the Acting Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency to continue making allocations to the Capital Magnet Fund (CMF) and the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF).

The California Department of Housing and Community Development awarded more than $30 million from the National Housing Trust Fund program to help build new housing affordable for extremely low-income households.