Newsroom
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.
ND Continuum of Care Awarded Grant to Prevent and End Youth Homelessness
The North Dakota Continuum of Care (CoC) has been awarded a $1,975,377 Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). “The North Dakota Continuum of Care will lead a collaborative effort that brings together service providers to uncover and address the causes of homelessness among young adults in our state,” said Dave Flohr, North Dakota Housing Finance Agency (NDHFA) executive director.
RIHousing Awarded Funding to Support Counseling Services for Rhode Island Homeowners Facing Foreclosure
RIHousing has been awarded just over $112,000 in funds from NeighborWorks America’s new Housing Stability Counseling Program (HSCP) to help Rhode Island homeowners facing foreclosure and housing instability. The HSCP aims to help eligible nonprofits and agencies provide direct housing counseling services to individuals and families facing housing instability, such as foreclosure and homelessness. “These funds come at a critical time for Rhode Island families,” said Carol Ventura, Executive Director of RIHousing.
MassHousing Closes on $31.4 Million for the Refinancing and Extension of Affordability at the 219-Unit Franklin Park Apartments in Boston
MassHousing has closed on $31.4 million in affordable housing financing to The Community Builders, Inc. (TCB) for the refinancing and extension of affordability at the 219-unit Franklin Park Apartments in Boston. TCB will extend rental assistance affordability protections for 155 of the 219 units at Franklin Park Apartments by an additional 29 years and will also complete approximately $1.5 million in property improvements at the 15-building housing community, which is located on 12 scattered sites in Dorchester and Roxbury.
