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11.7.23
From Tracey Scott's op-ed in the Chicago Tribune:
Amid unprecedented congressional uncertainty and unfinished business regarding a 2024 budget, federal support for affordable housing is urgently needed in Chicago.
11.2.23
HUD has updated the guidance for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to allow funding of a wider range of housing-related activities. These include acquisition, adaptive reuse, rehabilitation, reconstruction, housing counseling, and fair housing planning activities.
10.18.23
PIH Notice 2023-29 provides a streamlined submission and review process for regulatory waivers for payment standards up to 120 percent of the Fair Market Rent or Small Area Fair Market Rent (SAFMR) through December 31, 2024, as well as for increasing the payment standard during the HAP contract term.