HUD Awards $160.1 Million in Grants to Create and Preserve Affordable Housing for Low-Income Seniors

On October 3, HUD’s Office of Housing sent out the following information below. Click here for the related Press Release: Section 202 Award Announcement Dear Owners and Operators, HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing announced the award of $160.1 million in grant funding to non-profit organizations across the country to support the development of new or redeveloped…

HUD Notices on NSPIRE and HOTMA

CARH’S BROADCAST E-MAIL – Regulatory Update September 29, 2023 HUD issued the following notices today: PIH 2023-28 (September 29, 2023) – Implementation of National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) Administrative Procedures for the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Programs – This notice finalizes the administrative procedures of National Standards for the Physical…

Agency Shutdown Plans

CARH’s BROADCAST EMAIL –Regulatory Update September 28, 2023 Congress has until midnight on September 30th to either pass Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations bills or pass a short-term continuing resolution that would keep the government funded while appropriations talks continue. As of today, the House and Senate remain far apart on funding levels. A government shutdown…

Jen Larson Named HUD’s Director of the Multifamily Office of Asset Management and Portfolio Oversight

CARH’S BROADCAST E-MAIL – Regulatory Update September 21, 2023 This afternoon, Ethan Handelman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs sent out the following information: It is my pleasure to announce Jen Larson as the Director of the Multifamily Office of Asset Management and Portfolio Oversight (OAMPO). Prior to her new position,…

HUD Statutorily Mandated Designation of Difficult Development Areas and Qualified Census Tracts for 2024

CARH’S BROADCAST E-MAIL – Regulatory Update September 21, 2023 In today’s Federal Register, HUD published a Notice entitled, “Statutorily Mandated Designation of Difficult Development Areas and Qualified Census Tracts for 2024” for purposes of the low-income housing tax credit (Housing Credit). Housing Credit developments in Designation of Difficult Development Areas (DDAs) or Qualified Census Tracts…

RD: Proposed Rule- Updates to the Off-Farm Labor Housing Loans and Grants Rates and Terms

On September 18, 2023, Rural Development’s Office of Multifamily Housing sent out the following information: Rural Housing Service (RHS) Office of Multifamily Housing (MFH) published a proposed rule on Tuesday, September 12, 2023 (Federal Register /Vol. 88, No. 175) to amend the current regulation for the MFH Off-Farm Labor Housing (Off-FLH) Program. This proposed rule…

HUD: RADBlast! Resident Engagement Changes in RAD Supplemental Notice

On September 14, 2023, HUD’s Office of Recapitalization sent out the following information via RADBlast!:   New Training Available on Resident Engagement Updates in the 2023 RAD Supplemental The Office of Recapitalization’s Resident Engagement and Protections team produces educational materials and provides technical assistance (TA) to residents, PHAs, and owners around resident rights. This helps…

USDA Seeks Applications for Loans and Grants to Expand Access to New and Better Markets for Rural Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs

Rural Development issued the following stakeholder announcement on September 14, 2023: WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that USDA is accepting applications for loans and grants to expand access to new and better markets for rural small business owners and microentrepreneurs. The Department is making approximately $29 million…