PRRAC Provides Guidelines on Promoting Fair Housing in HTF Allocation Plans
The Poverty & Race Research Action Council (PRRAC) published a paper, “National Housing Trust Fund: Promoting Fair Housing in State Allocation Plans,” providing guidelines to ensure that states…
New Resources on Developing and Operating HTF Housing for Extremely Low Income Households
NLIHC has produced two new resources for advocates, state agencies and developers related to developing and operating housing affordable to extremely low income (ELI) households with national Housing…
HUD Letter to HTF Grantees Addresses Geographic Diversity, Fair Housing, and Affordability
Principle Deputy Secretary for Community Planning and Development Harriet Tregoning sent a letter to state agencies responsible for administering the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF), offering…
HUD Issues HTF Rehabilitation Standards FAQ
HUD published an FAQ describing the elements that must be included in a state’s set of rehabilitation standards for housing assisted with national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) funds. If a state intends…
HUD Posts Sample HTF Allocation Plan Form
HUD has developed a sample national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) Allocation Plan form, called Housing Trust Fund Allocation Plan Guide 2016. States may use the sample form to submit their HTF Allocation…
HUD Publishes HTF Maximum Per-Unit Subsidy FAQ
HUD has published an FAQ describing the national Housing Trust Fund’s (HTF’s) maximum per-unit development subsidy requirement. The HTF regulation [24 CFR 93.300(a)] requires grantees (states) to…
HUD Publishes Housing Trust Fund State Allocations of Nearly $174 Million
HUD Secretary Julián Castro announced the allocation of 2016 Housing Trust Fund (HTF) resources to each state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Insular Areas on May 4. A formal…
HUD Issues NHTF Allocation Plan Guidance
The long-awaited NHTF Allocation Plan guidance from HUD was posted as Notice CPD-16-07 on April 28. The seven-page Notice primarily restates the interim regulations, with a few exceptions. …
NLIHC’s Model NHTF Allocation Plan and Developer Advisory Group
NLIHC has produced a Model NHTF Allocation Plan for advocates to consider when engaging their state NHTF entity. NLIHC has also established an advisory group of affordable housing developers who have…
Senator Shelby Requests GAO and CBO Reports on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, last week sent letters to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Congressional…
HUD Posts NHTF and HOME Homeownership Value Limits
HUD has posted the 2016 homeownership value limits (the “95% limits”) for the National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF) and HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) programs. According to the NHTF statute, a…