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KHC Celebrates Grand Opening of Stonewall Terrace in Lexington
Kentucky Housing Corporation (KHC) joined Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton, Representative Cherlynn Stevenson, Senator Reginald Thomas, and others on Friday, April 21, 2023, to dedicate Stonewall Terrace, a 26-unit permanent supportive housing community in Lexington developed through a partnership between AVOL and Winterwood, Inc.
NCSHA Submits Comments to HUD on Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
In its submitted comments, NCSHA applauds HUD for repealing the 2020 Preserving Community and Neighborhood Choice rule, which we believe would not have resulted in meaningful planning and strategies to meet the statutory obligation to affirmatively further fair housing, and for seeking to streamline and improve the 2015 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule rather than reinstating it without critical examination and revisions to reduce its substantial burden on HUD program participants. In general, NCSHA believes HUD has taken substantial steps towards improving the process for fair housing planning. However, NCSHA also believes HUD can and should do more to further streamline aspects of the rule, clarify program participants’ responsibility, and reduce duplication of efforts and better coordinate planning when different HUD program participants serve the same geographic areas.
HUD Outlines its Action Plan to Remove Unnecessary Barriers to Housing for People with Criminal Records
In weeks ahead, HUD will introduce rulemaking, establish a process for individualized assessments, and outline guidelines for public housing authorities HUD Secretary challenges public housing...
Maryland Mortgage Program Recognizes Top Lender and Realtor Partners at Annual Awards Ceremony
The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development recognized the top performing lender and realtor partners of 2022 on Thursday during the Maryland Mortgage Program’s annual awards event, which featured remarks from Secretary Jake Day and the MMP leadership team, as well as from US Bank, Maryland REALTORS, Freddie Mac, and the Maryland Bankers and Brokers Association.
MSHDA Board Supports Newcomer Rental Subsidy Program and Development Projects to Increase Affordable Housing Statewide
The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) Board approved a Newcomer Rental Subsidy (NRS) program that will provide temporary support for refugees and other immigrant populations coming to the state. MSHDA also authorized funding for rehabilitation projects for two multifamily properties in New Baltimore and Eaton County, during its April meeting.
NCSHA Washington Report | April 21, 2023
One of the reasons the Fair Housing Act, sometimes called the “last plank” of the civil rights movement, has been perhaps the hardest of all to put in place is because it not only bars...
EPA Releases Implementation Framework for Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund
On April 19, the Environmental Protection Agency released a detailed implementation framework for its new Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF), authorized by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which will invest $27 billion to finance projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. The implementation framework provides detailed descriptions of program design, grant requirements, and application evaluation factors in advance of the publication of formal Notices of Funding Opportunities for the various GGRF components, anticipated as early as June. EPA is soliciting written comments on the GGRF implementation framework, and interested parties may send written feedback by May 12.
House, Senate Appropriations Subcommittees Discuss HUD’s FY24 Budget Proposal with Secretary Fudge
As the Fiscal Year 2024 funding cycle gets underway, the House and Senate Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development appropriations subcommittees held hearings on April 18 and April 20, respectively, featuring Secretary Marcia L. Fudge to evaluate the President’s FY24 Budget Request for the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Kansas Housing Awards the First State Affordable Housing Tax Credits
The first Kansas Affordable Housing Tax Credits have been awarded to four 4% Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) and Private Activity Bond (PAB) projects. In January, Kansas Housing received 11 applications equating to over $250 million in Private Activity Bonds for the first of three application rounds. Of the four applications awarded, the approved LIHTCs and PABs will build 436 new units and rehabilitate 181 affordable units.
Kansas Housing Resources Corporation Launches Statewide Art Contest
Kansas Housing Resources Corporation (KHRC) launched a statewide art contest today, inviting K-12 students to share their visions on the theme: WHAT DOES HOME MEAN TO ME? The contest aims to raise awareness of the importance of home and the connection between quality, affordable housing and healthy families and communities.
LHC Celebrates Grand Opening of Senior Living Development Cypress Pinchback in Baton Rouge
Today, the Louisiana Housing Corporation (LHC) held a ribbon cutting for a new senior living development, Cypress Pinchback, in the Gardere area of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
EPA Releases Framework for the Implementation of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund as Part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda
EPA will hold three complementary grant competitions to invest $27 billion, putting public and private capital to work in communities combatting climate change WASHINGTON (April 19, 2023) –...
