Oregon
Oregon Closes Emergency Rental Assistance Application
Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) closed the Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance Program (OERAP) Portal and stopped accepting new applications at 11:59 p.m. PT on March 14.
Oregon Holds WAP Plan Hearing – April 13
Oregon Housing and Community Services will hold a hearing on its draft 2022-2023 Weatherization Assistance Program state plan from 10 to 10:30 a.m. PT on April 13. Join the meeting with this link.
$12 Million Available for Multifamily for Oregon’s Land Acquisition Revolving Loan Program
Oregon Housing & Community Services announced $30 million in funding availability on a first come, first served basis for The Affordable Housing Land Acquisition Program (LAP) starting April 1, 2022.
Oregon LIHTC Rules Update Webinar – March 31
Oregon Housing and Community Services will host a webinar from 10 to 10:30 a.m. PT on March 31 to update the rules governing the LIHTC program to update to the definitions so that they reflect the changes to the four percent LIHTC program and correctly reference the most current QAP.
Oregon Releases Nine Percent NOFA
Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) released the nine percent LIHTC Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) 2022-5.
Oregon Releases LIFT NOFAs
Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) released three Local Innovation and Fast Track (LIFT) NOFAs.
Oregon Housing Stability Council Monthly Meeting – Feb. 4
Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) will hold a Housing Stability Council meeting on February 4 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. PT via Zoom.
Bell Named Acting Director of Oregon Housing and Community Services
Governor Kate Brown named Andrea Bell acting director of Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS), effective in February.
Oregon Opens Agriculture Workforce Housing Tax Credit, Combined Pool Applications
The application for Oregon’s Agriculture Workforce Housing Tax Credit is now open.
Oregon Holds Four Percent LIHTC Workgroup Meeting – Jan. 28
Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) will hold a four percent LIHTC workgroup from 9 to 11 a.m. PT on January 28 to gather provide input about how to approach balancing the diversity of resource needs across the state determining policies for current and future pipeline projects.
Changes to Oregon’s Rent Guarantee Program
Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) released a rule, which enacts HB 2101 from the 81st Oregon Legislative Session into rule.
Comments on Oregon’s Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program Due Jan. 31
Oregon Housing and Community Services will hold a virtual hearing on proposed rulemaking for its Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program on January 18 from 10 to 10:30 a.m. PT.