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IRS Notice 2021-17: Clarification of Housing Credit Guidance in Notice 2021-12
This notice clarifies a provision of IRS Notice 2021-12 that temporarily extended the deadline by which a Housing Credit property must meet occupancy obligations.
Map: PBCAs by State
Below is a map detailing Performance-Based Contract Administrators (PBCA) by state. Currently, 33 state Housing Finance Agencies (HFAs) serve as PBCAs.
2021 Calendar Year Resident Population Figures
IRS Notice 2021-19, provides resident population figures necessary to determine the 2021 private activity bond volume cap and the population-based component of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit ceiling.
Chart: State HFA PBCA Portfolio
Below is NCSHA's chart detailing state Housing Finance Agencies (HFAs) serving as Performance-Based Contract Administrators (PBCAs) and their active portfolios. 33 state Housing Finance Agencies (HFAs) serve as PBCAs.
Administration of the Federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program: Considerations for State Agencies
To help states design Emergency Rental Assistance programs and deploy the available funds, NCSHA worked with Abt Associates to develop this guidance document. This guidance is intended to help states...
Featured ERA Program: Idaho Housing and Finance Association’s Housing Preservation
IHFA's Housing Preservation Program was created to assist households with an inability to pay rent or utilities due to a COVID-19 related financial hardship. Idahoans, if you or your renter is unable to pay rent or utilities because of the COVID-19 pandemic or the related economic crisis, short-term emergency assistance may be available.
NCSHA Letter to Treasury with Policy Recommendations for Homeowner Assistance Fund
On March 12, 2021, NCSHA sent this letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen outlining our policy recommendations for implementing the Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF), included in the American Rescue Plan. In the letter, NCSHA makes three different types of suggestions 1) mission-critical items that must be included in whatever mechanism Treasury uses to disburse HAF funds to make the program operable; 2) issues that are necessary for Treasury to clarify or resolve for the programs to launch promptly; 3) steps Treasury can take when administering the program help ensure that assistance is delivered promptly and effectively.
NCSHA List of HFAs Administering HTF from 2016 to Present
Below is NCSHA's list of HFA's Administering the National Housing Trust Fund (HTF) from 2016 to present.
American Rescue Plan Provisions Pertaining to the Homeowner Assistance Fund
This document contains the legislative language in the American Rescue Plan Act, enacted on March 11, 2021, that authorizes the Homeowner Assistance Fund.
