Memo to Members and Partners Articles
On February 2, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution (File# 150822) committing to match all National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF) dollars allocated to projects in San Francisco. The resolution, initiated by the Supportive Housing Providers Network of San Francisco, was…
HUD updated its National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on December 30, 2015 to clarify that NHTF money may be used for installing broadband infrastructure. On the same day, HUD also issued a similar FAQ for the HOME program. On January 7, HUD issued CDBG broadband FAQs…
Thank you to everyone who reached out to their Senators and urged an up/down vote on the nomination of Representative Mel Watt (D-NC) as the next director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). Unfortunately, the Senate voted 56-42 to oppose cloture, the limiting of debate that would have…
The President’s proposed FY12 budget, released on February 14,
includes $1 billion as the initial capitalization for the NHTF. It is
proposed as part of the HUD budget, but listed as a mandatory
expenditure, one that does not compete with the other HUD programs that
are funded through…