Oregon
Oregon Holds PAB Gap Filling Webinar – June 22
Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) is holding a webinar at 10 a.m. PT on June 22 to solicit input on policy priorities for funding developments in the four percent LIHTC program without enough private activity bonds
Oregon Housing Stability Council – June 3
Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) will hold a Housing Stability Council meeting on June 3 from 9 a.m. to noon PT via Zoom. The meeting materials packet is available here.
Oregon Seeks Input on Draft 2023 Legislative Agenda
Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) would like to invite you to participate in a series of webinars to learn more about the agency’s DRAFT 2023 Legislative Agenda.
Oregon Publishes Draft Action Plan for $422 million in Federal Disaster Recovery Funding; Public Comments Due June 1
Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) published a draft Action Plan for a $422 million disaster recovery grant, funded by the HUD.
Oregon Posts Agenda for May 6 Housing Stability Council Meeting
The next Housing Stability Council meeting will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, May 6, 2022.
Deadlines for Oregon’s Affordable Housing Fund Offerings
Below are the deadlines for Oregon Housing and Community Services’ development and preservation of affordable housing. Questions about these deadlines and fund offerings should be directed to MFNOFA@oregon.gov.
Oregon Launches Market Cost Offset Fund
In April 2022, the Oregon Housing Stability Council approved a framework to provide funding gaps for projects that, due to the market conditions and construction cost increases, have not been able to close and start development.
Oregon Extends Deadline to Submit Medicaid for Housing Support Letter to April 13
Oregon submitted an application in February to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which includes new innovative proposals that would allow Oregon for the first time to spend Medicaid funds on housing services if approved.
Acting Director Andrea Bell Appointed as Director of Oregon Housing and Community Services
Governor Kate Brown appointed Andrea Bell as the director of Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS), effective April 1.
Oregon Housing Stability Council – April 1
Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) will hold a Housing Stability Council meeting on April 1 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. PT via Zoom.
Oregon Updates IDA Net Worth Limit
Oregon Housing and Community Services is updating the Individual Development Accounts (IDA) Program rules Net Worth definition to reflect new allowable amounts from $60,000 to $120,000, proposed fiduciary organization entity, Fiduciary Organization Use of Tax Credit Contributions and Related Funds and Account Holder Use of Funds per House Bill 2433 (2021).
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.