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Emergency Housing Assistance Updates

HOME Coalition FY 2019 Sign-on Letter

NCSHA, along with 1,627 national, state, and local organizations, sent this letter to Chairwoman Susan Collins and Ranking Member Jack Reed of the Senate THUD Subcommittee and Chairman Mario Diaz-Balart and Ranking Member David Price of the House THUD Subcommittee, to express strong support for $1.5 billion in funding for HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) program in Fiscal Year (FY) 2019.

Transitional Housing for Opioid Recovery Demonstration Program Act of 2018 Discussion Draft

Sets-aside Housing Choice Vouchers for supportive transitional housing for individuals recovering from opioid addiction.

Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration Discussion Draft

Authorizes a Housing Choice Voucher mobility demonstration for up to 10 sites.

Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act of 2018 Discussion Draft

Provides youth aging out of foster care a preference for public housing and housing choice voucher assistance.

IRS Issues New Housing Credit Per Capita and State Minimum Caps to Account for Increase

IRS issued Rev. Proc 2018-22, modifying the 2018 Housing Credit per capita and small state minimum volume cap amounts to reflect the increase in authority we achieved as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 (omnibus spending bill).

NCSHA Comments on IRS Notice 2018-17

On April 12th, 2018 NCSHA sent comments to the IRS on how it can improve its Low Income Housing Tax Credit (Housing Credit) disaster relief guidance provided in Revenue Procedures 2014-49 and 2014-50.

Executive Order Reducing Poverty in America by Promoting Opportunity and Economic Mobility

Orders several federal agencies, including HUD, to review their public assistance programs and propose new policies and regulations to enhance self-sufficiency and economic mobility.

CHCDF Thank You Letter to THUD Leadership FY18

NCSHA and other members of the Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF) sent this letter to thank THUD leadership for a strong FY 2018 funding bill letter to Senator Susan Collins, Senator Jack Reed, Representative Mario Diaz-Balart, and Representative David Price.

NCSHA Thank You Letter to Appropriators FY18

NCSHA submitted a thank you letter to Senator Susan Collins, Senator Jack Reed, Representative Diaz Balart, and Representative David Price, on behalf of its member state Housing Finance Agencies (HFAs), for their leadership in securing important affordable housing victories in the recently passed fiscal year (FY) 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act (omnibus).

Housing Credit Average Income Test Frequently Asked Questions

Twenty Frequently Asked Questions about Housing Credit Income Averaging. (Updated April 6, 2018)