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Emergency Housing Assistance Updates

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ACTION Campaign Letter Urging Congressional Leaders to Support the AHCIA of 2021

The ACTION Campaign, which NCSHA co-chairs with Enterprise Community Partners, sent this letter, signed by 2,421 organizations from across the nation, to House and Senate leaders urging them to support the passage of the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act (AHCIA) of 2021.

HUD Interim Final Rule Restoring Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Definitions and Certifications

This interim final rule issued by the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity and effective July 31, 2021, repeals the 2020 Preserving Community and Neighborhood Choice (PCNC) regulations and reinstates aspects of the 2015 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing regulations, including certain definitions and certification requirements, that had been repealed by the PCNC rule.

Featured ERA Program: Maryland’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program

Has COVID-19 affected your ability to pay rent? As a Marylander, you may be eligible for assistance with current or past due payments.​

NCSHA’s Analysis of the Biden Administration’s FY 2022 Budget Request

This resource is NCSHA’s analysis of the Biden Administration’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Request. The $6 trillion budget outlines the Biden’s Administration’s fiscal priorities, including for HUD and USDA housing programs.

HUD FY 2022 Budget in Brief

On May 28, 2021, the Biden Administration submitted to Congress its budget request for fiscal year (FY) 2022. The administration requests $68.7 billion for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, an increase of $9 billion above the FY 2021 enacted level.

U.S. Department of Treasury “General Explanations of the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2022 Revenue Proposals”

To accompany the president's budget request, the U.S. Department of Treasury releases the “General Explanations of the Administration’s Revenue Proposals,” which provides an explanation of the administration’s revenue proposals for that fiscal year.

Biden’s FY 2022 Budget Request

On May 28, 2021, the Biden Administration submitted to Congress the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2022. The budget request totals $6 trillion and outlines the Biden’s Administration’s fiscal priorities, including for HUD and USDA housing programs.

NCSHA Comments on Treasury and IRS 2021-2022 Priority Guidance Plan

On May 28, 2021, NCSHA provided these comments to the Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service on guidance projects the agencies should include in their 2021-2022 Priority Guidance Plan. The annual Priority Guidance Plan sets forth the tax issues Treasury and IRS intend to address through regulations, revenue rulings, revenue procedures, notices, and other published administrative guidance.

Featured ERA Program: DSHA’s Delaware Housing Assistance Program (DEHAP)

If you are a renter in Delaware who is facing financial hardship as a result of the pandemic, you may qualify for rental assistance from DSHA’s Delaware Housing Assistance Program (DEHAP). The program provides emergency housing assistance to renters affected by shutdowns, closures, layoffs, reduced work hours, unpaid leave or financial hardship related to the COVID-19 health crisis.

Members of Congress, HUD Secretary Make the Case for Housing Is Infrastructure in Hearings

The Senate Finance Committee, House Ways and Means Committee, and Senate Banking Committee all held hearings the week of May 17 on investing in the nation’s infrastructure. During the hearings, key...