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CalHFA Introduces ADU Grant Program Offering up to $25,000 to Help Homeowners Build More Affordable Housing Options
Following a Tuesday event in Oakland where Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation to boost affordable housing supply and strengthen accountability measures – and touted the state’s $22 billion investment in a broad range of housing types including Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) — the California Housing Finance Agency is thrilled to introduce its new ADU Grant Program.
Strehlow Recognized With Champion of Affordable Housing Legacy Award
North Dakota Housing Finance Agency (NDHFA) recognized Blake Strehlow, executive director of the Housing Authority of Cass County (HACC), with a Champion of Affordable Housing Legacy Award in September at an open house for Monterey and Brighton Place, the housing authority’s new affordable senior housing community in West Fargo, ND.
Iowa Finance Authority Awards More Than $13.2 Million in Federal Housing Tax Credits for the Construction of Nearly 700 Rental Homes
The Iowa Finance Authority Board of Directors recently awarded a total of more than $13.2 million in federal housing tax credits to support the construction of 699 rental homes for Iowans. The eighteen rental housing projects are located in Boone, Cedar Rapids, Clinton, Council Bluffs, DeWitt, Grinnell, Johnston, Marion, Marshalltown, Shenandoah and West Des Moines.
DCHFA Names Nikol Nabors-Jackson Chief of Staff
DCHFA has a new Chief of Staff, Nikol Nabors-Jackson, a human services and affordable housing professional with more than 20 years of government and non-profit experience. DCHFA’s Executive Director/CEO Christopher E. Donald made the appointment this summer, “Nikol is a proven leader who has operated across the human services and housing sectors.
HUD Extends COVID-Related HOME Waivers and Extensions
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Wednesday posted a memorandum that extends and revises several suspensions and waivers of HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) regulations HUD previously issued in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. HUD originally published the waivers and program rule suspensions in April 2020 and updated the information in a memo issued in December 2020 that extended the waivers and exemptions through September 2021. NCSHA urged HUD to extend these exemptions and waivers in response to needs caused by the ongoing pandemic.
WHEDA Announces Awards for Innovation Housing Tax Credits
The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) today announced 9% federal housing tax awards for its 2021 Innovation Housing Tax Credit program. Woodside Prairie, a 32-unit supportive housing development in Grafton and The Shield, a 44-unit supportive housing development in Madison, will each receive a tax credit award of $800,000.
NCSHA Recognizes State Housing Finance Agencies for Affordable Housing Innovation
WASHINGTON, DC — On September 27, the National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) recognized state housing finance agencies (HFAs) for programs and practices that effectively address the...
Treasury Issues Preliminary Information About Reallocation of Emergency Rental Assistance
On September 24, Treasury Department Deputy Secretary Adewale O. Adeyemo sent a letter to Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program grantees providing preliminary information on how the department will conduct the statutorily required reallocation of ERA funding provided under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (ERA 1). Congress requires Treasury, beginning September 30, 2021, to reallocate grantees’ unobligated funds that it determines to be “excess” to other ERA 1 grantees who have obligated at least 65 percent of their funds.
Iowa Finance Authority Awards Habitat for Humanity Affiliates $100,000 to Support Construction of Three Homes in Hawarden and Waterloo
The Iowa Finance Authority Board of Directors recently awarded a total of $100,000 in State Housing Trust Fund grants to Habitat for Humanity affiliates to support the construction of homes in Hawarden and Waterloo. The funding is made available through the State Housing Trust Fund’s Project-Based Housing program.
NCSHA Washington Report | September 24, 2021
The seeds of innovation in state housing finance were planted a century ago, in California, with the passage of a state law to “provide veterans with the opportunity to acquire farms and...
HUD Awards $143 Million in Grants to Support Construction and Project Rental Assistance for New Multifamily Housing for Very Low-Income Seniors
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Multifamily Housing Programs announced on Wednesday that it has awarded $143 million in grants to non-profit...
WHEDA Announces Executive Leadership Change
The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) today announced that May yer (“mine-za”) Thao will leave her position as WHEDA Assistant Deputy Director effective September 24, 2021. During her time at WHEDA, Thao has led WHEDA’s equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts throughout all aspects of the organization. She has accepted a new leadership role as President and CEO for the Hmong American Partnership (HAP) in Minnesota.
