Oregon

Oregon Housing and Community Services will hold its next Housing Stability Council meeting from 9 a.m. to 1:20 p.m. PT on February 3. Register here. The meeting materials are available here.

Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) requires notification when certain types of work activities are being performed at a property.

Oregon Housing and Community Services will host Katy Miller, senior regional advisor for the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, for a provide a virtual overview of All In, the new Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness.

Oregon Department of Energy’s (ODOE) Solar + Storage Rebate Program provides rebates for renewable solar and solar with paired energy storage systems for eligible affordable multifamily housing developers.

Oregon Housing and Community Services opened its 2023 Combined Pool Application to fund the development, acquisition, rehabilitation and preservation of affordable housing on a first come, first-to-be-reviewed basis.

Oregon Housing and Community Services will hold a Legislative Stakeholder check in meeting from 3:30 to 4 p.m. PT on every other Thursday starting on January 19. Email Nicole.Stingh@hcs.oregon.gov to be added to the invite.

Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) opened its 2023 Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) NOFA to fund development capital, project-based rental assistance and services funding for PSH Projects.

Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) opened its Local Innovation and Fast Track (LIFT) NOFA, which funds the creation of new affordable rental units.

Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) updated its Emergency Housing Assistance program, Housing Stabilization program, Elderly Rental Assistance program, Emergency Solutions Grant program and the State Homeless Assistance program operations manuals to provide improved clarity and transparency in policies, procedures and program analysis, better alignment with outcome-driven performance measures and additional flexibilities for uses of funds.

Oregon Housing and Community Services extended the closing date to apply for the Affordable Rental Housing (ARH) Partnership Grant by one week to January 20 at 5 p.m. PT.

Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) released a report to provide an update on the agency’s significant progress in meeting the goals outlined in the 2019 Statewide Housing plan “Breaking New Ground.”

Updated building codes, which took effect July 1, 2022, require all projects that first apply for a building permit on or after July 1, 2022 to include, at a minimum, provisions for electrical service capacity at no less than 20 percent of the vehicle parking spaces.