7.15.24
HUD’s Office of Lead Hazard Control and Health Homes has several grant opportunities currently available for PHAs to identify and reduce lead hazards, weatherization, and related technical studies.
7.11.24
Committee Democrats Say Bill Will Destabilize Low-Income Housing, Stall Housing Construction, Ignore Climate Change
7.9.24
HUD has announced $1.5 million in Housing Mobility-Related Services Planning awards to 25 PHAs across 14 states, with seven of CLPHA’s members earning funding. These funds enable PHAs to implement programs in their communities that help families using Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV) find housing in better-resourced opportunity neighborhoods.
7.8.24
HUD has published a Notice in the Federal Register that officially extends the NSPIRE-V compliance date until October 1, 2025.
Legislation
Housing Opportunities Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA)
The Housing Opportunities Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA) received bipartisan support and was passed by Congress on July 14, 2016. The legislation makes significant positive reforms to the Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) program, including allowing housing authorities to project-based up to 20 percent of its authorized voucher allocation, with up to an additional 10 percent for targeted populations. The bill also allows more supportive services to be provided to homeless families and individuals, families with veterans, and the disabled and elderly. HUD is still in the process of implementing several provisions enacted by HOTMA.
HR3700 Housing Opportunity Thru Modernization Act
HOTMA CLPHA Section by Section
