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Emergency Housing Assistance Updates

NCSHA Summary of the Moving Forward Act (H.R. 2)

This summary describes the House Democrats’ new $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill, the Moving Forward Act, H.R. 2, which would provide funding for roads, bridges, schools, broadband access, and affordable housing. The bill would increase the amount of Housing Credit and Private Activity Bond authority provided to states annually, make a number of changes to the Housing Credit and Bond programs, establish a new state-administered single-family housing tax credit, and make a number of other changes summarized below.

IRS Notice 2020-53, Housing Credit Coronavirus Guidance

This notice extends and expands temporary relief provided under previous Notice 2020-23 from certain requirements under Section 42 of the IRC for Housing Credit properties in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The deadline extensions and waivers provided in this Notice have since expired; however, the IRS issued subsequent Notices, Notice 2021-12 and 2022-05 providing further extension and expanding on the guidance in this Notice.

Letter to FHFA Director Requesting Longer Comment Period on ECF Rule

In response to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the re-proposed Enterprise Regulatory Capital Framework, on June 30, 2020, NCSHA joined 16 other national associations and organizations in sending to FHFA Director Mark Calabria this request to increase the comment period from 60 to 120 days, to October 28, 2020.

FHA’S Office of Single Family Housing “Drafting Table”

On this HUD.gov page, the Federal Housing Administration's (FHA) Office of Single Family Housing Drafting Table periodically posts policy drafts or other supplemental documents for industry and stakeholder feedback.

Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency | Building Your Financial House – Readine$$ for Reentry

To address the need of incarcerated veterans to improve their financial readiness for reentry and reduce the likelihood of recidivism, PHFA adapted the in-house financial education program, Building Your Financial House (BYFH), for delivery in the state correctional institutions. Participants reported tangible financial actions, improvement of money attitudes, and lower re-arrests. Inmate veterans with long-term sentences have been trained and are replicating BYFH as part of reentry services.

New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency | Special Needs Housing Subsidy Loan Program

The Special Needs Housing Subsidy Loan Program is a $50 million initiative by the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency to create supportive housing for a wide range of special needs populations and enable them to live independently in communities of their choice. It is the agency’s first major new funding source in seven years to provide supportive affordable housing opportunities. The program will provide 400 apartments for some of the most vulnerable members of our communities.

MassHousing | Housing Protections for Domestic Violence Survivors

MassHousing has undertaken a broad VAWA initiative to assist all Agency customers – owners and agents – in implementing HUD’s VAWA guidance and other best practices to assist survivors of domestic violence.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs/Georgia Housing and Finance Authority | Reentry Partnership Housing

The purpose of the Reentry Partnership Housing (RPH) program is to provide short-term housing assistance for up to 6 months to help stabilize a person's reentry process. The target populations are individuals who would remain in prison after reaching their parole date without a valid residence plan. Reentry Partnership Housing (RPH) can also assist with housing for those individuals under supervision with either the Georgia Department of Community Supervision or Georgia's Accountability Courts.

Delaware State Housing Authority | Providing Stable Housing to Prevent Gun Violence

In 2019, Delaware officials launched a Group Violence Intervention (GVI) program intended to help high-risk individuals avoid involvement in the criminal justice system. Early on, one of the key factors identified as an obstacle to success in the program was the inability to find stable, affordable housing. To address this challenge, DSHA began providing housing vouchers for GVI participants, giving them a safe place to call home and much-needed stability that many had never experienced before.

New York City Housing Development Corporation | Employing the Senior Affordable Rental Apartments Program to Protect Low-Income LGBTQ+ Elders from Homelessness

The Senior Affordable Rental Apartments (SARA) program allows for the creative use of low-cost capital in leveraging public-private funds and tax incentives in order to create comprehensive, safe, long-term affordable housing for our most vulnerable senior households, incorporating onsite social services and innovative sustainable design features that foster both independence and sense of community in a healthy and supported living environment.