Federal Regulations & Notices

Request for Reallocated ERA 1 Funds Form

Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program grantees who have obligated 65 percent or more of their ERA 1 as of September 30, 2021, may submit this form to the Treasury Department requesting additional ERA 1 funds from the excess funds Treasury has recaptured from other grantees.

ERA Program Improvement Plan Form

Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program grantees who have obligated less than 65 percent of their ERA 1 grant as of September 30, 2021, must submit this Program Improvement Plan form to the Treasury Department.

Obligated ERA 1 Funds Certification Form

Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program grantees are required to submit this certification to the Treasury Department indicating the amount of their ERA 1 grant they have obligated through September 30, 2021.

IRS Revenue Procedure 2021-44

On October 18, 2021, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published Internal Revenue Bulletin 2021-42, which includes Revenue Procedure 2021-44, providing the Housing Credit National Pool amounts for qualified states for calendar year 2021. Twenty-nine states received unused housing credit carryovers from the National Pool.

Waivers and Suspensions of HOME Program Requirements Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic

This September 28, 2021, memorandum revises and extends the availability of waivers and suspensions of HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) program requirements in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. HUD originally published COVID-19-related waivers and program rule suspensions in April 2020 and updated that information in a memo issued in December 2020.

Letter from Treasury to ERA Grantees on ERA 1 Reallocation Process

This September 24, 2021, letter from U.S. Department of the Treasury Deputy Secretary Adewale O. Adeyemo to Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program grantees provides preliminary information about Treasury’s approach to the statutorily required reallocation of grants authorized by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (ERA 1).

HUD Notice CPD-21-10: Requirements for the Use of Funds in the HOME-American Rescue Plan Program

This September 13, 2021, HUD notice establishes the requirements for the $5 billion provided under the American Rescue Plan Act through the HOME program (HOME-ARP) intended for use by HOME participating jurisdictions to provide housing and services for households experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

HUD Q&As on Use of Emergency Rental Assistance Program and HUD Rental Assistance

This document provides guidance on the use of Treasury’s Emergency Rental Assistance by households also receiving HUD rental assistance, including Housing Choice Vouchers and Public Housing.

IRS Notice 2021-45: State Populations Residing in Qualified Disaster Zones

This notice provides the populations residing in qualified disaster zones for the 12 states (including Puerto Rico) that qualified for disaster Housing Credit authority under Section 305 of the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020.