IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT! February 14, 2023 Dear CARH Members: As originally announced via email on December 19, 2022, the Council for Affordable and Rural Housing (CARH) Scholarship Foundation is currently accepting applications for the 2023 Scholarships! At that the time, it was announced that, beginning in 2023, an additional seventh scholarship would be added, and that…
On February 13, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published guidance on how it will allocate 1.8 gigawatts of capacity in bonus renewable energy Investment Tax Credits (ITCs) to low-income communities as provided in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) as well as guidance on the qualifying advanced energy project credit program. See the relevant notices…
Updated February 9, 2023: On February 7, 2023, RD held a Listening Session where this subject was briefly mentioned. Click here to view the PowerPoint that was used in the listening session. Additionally, a representative from Nixon Peabody, CARH’s General Counsel, took notes during the session, which are included here. Please note, the Federal Register…
CARH’S BROADCAST E-MAIL – Regulatory Update February 7, 2023 The Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA), enacted as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act on November 15, 2021, focuses on maximizing the federal government’s use of services, goods, products, and materials produced and offered in the United States. As previously reported by CARH,…
On February 6, HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Asset Management sent out the following information: Dear Multifamily Stakeholders, On February 1, 2023, HUD published a press release announcing the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 website, enforcement notice, and Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). In addition, HUD published The Violence Against Women Act…
February 6, 2023 — Rural Development Biden-Harris Administration Delivers on its Promises to Invest in Rural People, Climate-Smart Solutions, and America’s Food System
CARH’S BROADCAST E-MAIL – Regulatory Update February 2, 2023 On January 26, 2023, HUD issued Notice H 2023–01, Unique Entity Identifier Replaces Dun & Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System for Identification of Federal Awards. The Notice provides background on the federal government’s transition from the Dun & Bradstreet Data Universal Number System (DUNS Number) to…
On January 31, 2023, HUD sent out the following Multifamily Housing News – Asset Management bulletin: Dear Multifamily Owners and Program Operators, Today, HUD posted a preview version of its final rule implementing the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA). The rule covers sections 102, 103, and 104 of HOTMA; only sections 102…
On January 26, 2023, Rural Development’s Multifamily Housing (MFH) Field Operations staff held their quarterly meeting to provide updates to their customers. Click here for the Multifamily Housing Partnership Updates – Recording from January 26, 2023(Note, this will launch in Microsoft Teams) Agenda topics for the meeting included: Leadership Updates Budgets Centralized Mailing Address SAM…
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing, Asset Management sent out the following information on January 26, 2023: Dear Multifamily Stakeholders, In August 2019 HUD began implementing the NSPIRE demonstration (demo) (84 FR 43536). Throughout the demo, HUD has been collecting, processing, and evaluating physical inspection data and information, and has used this to improve and refine…