Oregon

The Oregon Housing and Community Services will host a partner call with developers on April 27 from 3:00 to 4:00 pm PT. Dial 631-992-3444 and code: 446-0912# to join the call.

Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) is seeking feedback on a proposed rule that would amend and repeal rules for the Publicly Supported Housing Preservation process.

The Public Affairs Division of Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) will hold weekly statewide calls to provide the most up to date information from across OHCS related to COVID-19. These calls will take place every Wednesday from 2:00  to 3:00 pm PT for the foreseeable future.

Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) is implementing a series of interim policies impacting our fund solicitations, inspections and monitoring.

Oregon Housing and Community Services will hold a hearing on its proposed rules on March 20 from 11:00 – 11:30 am PT at the North Mall Office Building 725 Summer St NE, Room 124B Salem, OR 97301. The proposed rule adopts and incorporates of program-based manuals and amends definitions to reflect current programmatic operations and […]

Friday, March 6 is the deadline for Pre-Applications and Site Review Checklists for the following Oregon Housing and Community Services notices of funding availability (NOFA):

Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) will hold a Housing Stability Council meeting on Friday, March 6, 2020 from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm PT. Attendees can participate in person at OHCS (725 Summer St. NE, Salem, OR) in conference room 124 A/B or via phone: 1-877-273-4202; Participant Code: 4978330. The meeting materials packet is […]

The Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) released the first round of 2020 Notices of Funding Availability (NOFAs). OHCS is launching a new electronic application system; this Expectations document has additional information about what that means. OHCS will also be publishing tutorial videos and hosting live webinar trainings.

The 2019 Legislative Session brought Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) historic housing resources across the spectrum, including preventing and ending homelessness. House Bill 2006 allocated $3 million in Rental Market Resources to help homeless and low-income Oregonians navigate the tight rental market and achieve positive housing outcomes.

Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) published the 2020 NOFA Expectations document, which provides foundational information about what to expect in the upcoming NOFAs, including the registration information for NOFA trainings.

The Housing Stability Council recently approved a new Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) LIHTC policy that caps all four percent LIHTC applications at 55 percent of the aggregate basis of the land and building. Please direct any questions about this policy to Tai Dunson-Strane. NH&RA submitted comments to OHCS encouraging the adoption of this […]

Beginning in 2020, Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) will require applications to be submitted electronically. OCHS is finalizing this application, which will include an updated pro forma and streamlined project information entry and scoring sheets. More information will be provided in the NOFA, and corresponding trainings