President Biden Issues Memorandum on Tribal Consultation and Strengthening Nation-to-Nation Relationships
President Joe Biden issued a memorandum reaffirming the administration’s commitment to American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal Nations and directing the heads of executive departments and agencies…
Disaster Recovery Timelines are Shortening, but Challenges Remain for the CDBG-DR Program
An Urban Institute report, “Housing Recovery and CDBG-DR: A Review of the Timing and Factors Associated with Housing Activities in HUD’s Community Development Block Grant for Disaster Recovery…
President Biden Signs Executive Order Implementing Supreme Court Ruling Protecting Transgender Americans
On his first day in office, President Joe Biden signed an executive order directing the federal government to fully implement the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County,…
Senate Committee to Hold Confirmation Hearing for HUD Secretary Nominee Fudge
The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs is scheduled to hold a confirmation hearing on January 28 for President Joe Biden’s nominee for the secretary of HUD, Representative Marcia…
HUD PIH Posts Work Requirement and Landlord Incentive Cohort MTW Notices
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) posted notices soliciting public housing agencies (PHAs) to apply for two Moving to Work (MTW) Demonstration cohorts. Notice PIH 2021-02 pertains to…
HUD PIH Posts Updated Demolition/Disposition Notice
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) posted Notice PIH 2021-07 about Section 18 public housing demolition and disposition. The notice posted on the last day of the Trump administration…
PIH Informs Public Housing Agency Directors of Extended CDC Eviction Moratorium
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) sent an email to all public housing agency (PHA) directors alerting them to the temporary extension to January 31, 2021 of the Centers for Disease…
HUD CPD Issues ESG-CV Waiver Notice
HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) issued Notice CPD-20-08 on September 1, providing statutory and regulatory waivers for the $3.96 billion supplemental Emergency Solutions…
HUD CPD Posts “CDBG-CV Notice FAQs”
HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) posted “CDBG-CV Notice FAQs” on September 1. The document primarily repackages key provisions of a Federal Register notice providing statutory…
HUD SNAPS Office Posts Updated Version of CoC Tool for Analyzing Racial Disparities in Homelessness
HUD’s Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs (SNAPS) announced an updated version of its Continuum of Care (CoC) “CoC Analysis Tool: Race and Ethnicity” on August 25. SNAPS, which is in the…
HUD PIH Notice Extends Assisted Unit Standard for Voucher Rent Reasonableness Assessment
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) posted Notice PIH 2020-19 on August 21 modifying the standard for determining whether a unit is considered “assisted” in the Housing Choice Voucher (…