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Community development and housing news: September 28, 2020

Posted by NMA on Sep 28, 2020 8:45:00 AM

HUD awards nearly $2 billion in CARES Act funding and announces a new EnVision Center, Tulsa Housing Authority establishes an Emergency Rental Assistance Program, and more.

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HUD awards nearly $2 billion in CARES Act funding

On September 11, HUD Secretary Ben Carson announced the allocation of the remaining $1.988 billion in CARES Act funding for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. This round of funds will provide temporary assistance to help individuals and families pay up to 6 months of rent. Read more

 

HUD announces Montana's first HUD EnVision Center

Fort Peck Housing Authority in Poplar, Montana will house the latest EnVision Center to utilize resources that help individuals and families achieve self-sufficiency and economic mobility. The center hopes to increase employment, participation in health and safety activities, youth engagement in leadership programs and summer programs, and more. Read more

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Topics: Fair Housing, Industry News, Housing Choice Voucher

Community development and housing news: September 14, 2020

Posted by NMA on Sep 14, 2020 3:24:43 PM

HUD reiterates allowable uses of CARES Act funds, Dover Housing Authority creates free Wi-Fi access program for students, HUD awards San Diego County tribes $3.5 million for coronavirus recovery efforts, and more.

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HUD states that rental assistance to prevent evictions is an allowable use of the $7 billion in CARES Act funds

HUD reiterated that recipients who received Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) or Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds can use the money to aid individuals experiencing hardships due to COVID-19 in the form of rental assistance or other aid. Read more

 

Dover Housing Authority creates free Wi-Fi access program for remote students

The facility will seat up to 30 students (while still following social distancing guidelines) and allow children who live at Whittier Falls to attend their school remotely. The program will also teach students computer literacy. Read more

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Topics: Fair Housing, Industry News, Housing Choice Voucher

Community development and housing news: August 31, 2020

Posted by NMA on Aug 31, 2020 8:45:00 AM

HUD approved new uses and provided guidance and flexibility for coronavirus relief funds, Fair Market Rents (FMRs) for the Housing Choice Voucher were published, and more.

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HUD Secretary Ben Carson approved new uses for communities' coronavirus relief funds

On Friday, August 14, Secretary Ben Carson announced new flexibilities for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG-CV) program to allow for the best utilization of funds by state and local governments. HUD is also allowing flexibility to use non-CARES Act funds for coronavirus recovery. Read more

 

HUD provided guidance and flexibility to state and local governments for coronavirus relief funds

The issue will allow governments to use existing federal disaster recovery funds to support low- and moderate-income households for disasters occurring in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 during the coronavirus outbreak. Also provided were extensions and clarification on submission deadlines for Community Development Block Grant disaster recovery (CDBG-DR). Read more

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Topics: Fair Housing, Industry News, Housing Choice Voucher

Community development and housing news: August 17, 2020

Posted by NMA on Aug 17, 2020 8:30:00 AM

HUD awards $472 million in CARES Act, Los Angeles County plans to provide $100 million in rent relief, Shreveport and Sacramento get HUD EnVision Centers, and more.

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HUD awards $472 million in CARES Act funding to support public housing authorities

On Monday, August 10, HUD announced the latest round of emergency relief funding for public housing authorities. These funds are available by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and can be used to help the Housing Choice Voucher program. Read more

 

Los Angeles County prepares to hand out $100 million in rent relief

The program will use money from COVID-19 relief funds to pay rent for low-income tenants who are experiencing hardships as a result of the health and economic crisis. The Los Angeles County Development Authority hopes the program will help 8,000 to 9,000 households. Read more

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Topics: Fair Housing, Industry News, Housing Choice Voucher

Community development and housing news: August 3, 2020

Posted by NMA on Aug 3, 2020 8:53:30 AM

HUD announces Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration and commemorates the first anniversary of the Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) initiative. NYCHA program helps woman launch her own business. Affordable housing complexes coming to ID and NYC, and more.

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Secretary Ben Carson announces HUD’s new Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration

On Tuesday, July 21, HUD Secretary Ben Carson announced the Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration. The demonstration allows participating PHAs to implement housing mobility programs by offering mobility-related services to increase the number of voucher families with children living in opportunity areas. PHAs will also be able to adopt administrative policies that further enable housing mobility, increase landlord participation, and reduce barriers for families to move across PHA jurisdictions through portability. Read more

 

HUD Secretary Ben Carson commemorates the first anniversary of the Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) initiative

On July 24, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Secretary Ben Carson commemorated the one year anniversary of the Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) initiative by meeting with voucher recipients and holding a roundtable with local leaders. Read more

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