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Emergency Housing Assistance Updates

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.

Coronavirus Questions and Answers for HUD Office of Multifamily Housing Stakeholders

On July 29, 2021, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Multifamily Housing published these updated Questions and Answers related to COVID-19.

Emergency Rental Assistance Reporting Guidance

This document provides guidance from the Treasury Department to grantees receiving Emergency Rental Assistance funding on required reporting procedures.

HOME-ARP Allocation Chart by State HFA

This chart shows the total grant amount allocated to each state HFA under the American Recovery Plan to reduce homelessness and increase housing stability through the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s HOME Investment Partnerships program.

Proposed Rule: Reinstatement of HUD’s Discriminatory Effects Standard

This rule proposes to rescind the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s 2020 disparate impact rule and to restore the 2013 discriminatory effects rule.

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.

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.