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 (…
HUD PIH Publishes Moving to Work (MTW) Expansion Operations Notice
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) posted the final “Operations Notice for the Expansion of the Moving to Work (MTW) Demonstration Program” in the Federal Register on August 28. This…
Summary of HUD’s CDBG-CV Presentation from NLIHC’s National Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness Call, July 27
NLIHC’s national call on coronavirus, housing, and homelessness on July 27 featured two senior career staff members of HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD): Janet Golrick, acting…
HUD Posts Frequently Asked Questions on Coronavirus for ESG, CoC, and HOWPA Programs
HUD’s Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs (SNAPS) on August 11 posted Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on the use of supplemental CARES Act funds in three programs: Emergency Solutions Grant…
GAO Report to Congress Finds Increase in Homelessness, Likely Undercount by HUD
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report to Congress on August 13 directly tying increases in the cost of rental housing to increases in homelessness. The report also indicates…
Former USICH Directors Send Letter to Congressional Leaders Calling for Homelessness Assistance in Next Coronavirus Relief Package
Former directors of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) Fred Karnas, Barbara Poppe, Laura Zeilinger, and Matthew Doherty on August 5 sent a joint letter to congressional…
NLIHC Joins National Partners in Sign-On Letter Urging $11.5 Billion for Homeless Assistance in Next Coronavirus Relief Bill
NLIHC joined national partners in a letter sent on August 6 to Senate Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ranking Member…
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing Implements $400 Million CARES Act Supplemental Funds
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) posted Notice PIH 2020-17 on July 31 implementing the $400 million CARES Act supplemental Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) funding for the Housing…
Trump Administration Final Rule Repealing AFFH Published in Federal Register
The Trump Administration’s final rule repealing the 2015 regulations implementing the statutory obligation to “affirmatively further fair housing” (AFFH) was published in the Federal Register on…
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing Posts Notice Making $25 Million Available to Cover Funding Shortfalls at Public Housing Agencies
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) posted Notice PIH-2020-16 implementing the FY20 Appropriations Act $25 million set-aside of Public Housing Operating Funds to assist public housing…