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November 07, 2025

HUD Extends Compliance Date for Energy Efficiency Standards in New Construction

On November 6, 2025, HUD released a pre-publication notice announcing an additional extension of the compliance dates for Energy Efficiency Standards in most HUD programs.

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October 30, 2025

Updated Deadline for Jobs Plus Program Funding Applications

HUD has extended the application deadline for the Jobs Plus Initiative funding. Applications are now due Monday, December 29, 2025 (originally October 27).

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October 02, 2025

Funding Opportunity: FY 25 FSS Annual Notice

HUD has released the FY 25 Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Annual Funding Notice for calendar year 2026 funding. Only agencies funded in at least one of the past 3 years are eligible; new applicants will not be considered. The FY 25 application process is similar to FY 24 and HUD encourages agencies to review both the General Notice and Annual Notice for full instructions.

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October 01, 2025

Government Shutdown Begins Today

At midnight on October 1, the federal government began a complete shutdown. This marks the first complete government shutdown since late 2018, when appropriations lapsed from December 22, 2018, until January 25, 2019. That 35-day shutdown was the longest one the U.S. has ever experienced.

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September 30, 2025

ProPublica Releases Draft Proposed Rules on Mixed-Status Families, Work Requirements, and Time Limits

On September 29, ProPublica released draft copies of two HUD proposed rules along with an accompanying article analyzing both.

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September 29, 2025

Congress Returns to Session With Shutdown Looming

Today, Congress returns from a week-long recess with a potential government shutdown looming. If both the House and Senate are unable to pass a continuing resolution before midnight on Tuesday, September 30, the federal government will shut down.

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September 18, 2025

PHADA, Other Groups Ask HUD to Delay Flawed Cash Management Plan

HUD has recently published several notices implementing a new cash management process for the Operating Fund. Cash management will require HAs to institute new and more complicated accounting practices that may have the effect of recapturing operating reserve assets over several years.

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September 15, 2025

Opportunity for RAD Relief for Projects Facing Extraordinary Costs

Due to PHADA and its members’ advocacy efforts on this issue, on September 15 HUD announced an opportunity for relief for Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) projects facing extraordinary costs. HUD’s Office of Recapitalization notes that public housing properties that converted under RAD receive annual rent increases based on HUD’s Operating Cost Adjustment Factor (OCAF). However, in recent years, the standard OCAF has been insufficient for some RAD projects experiencing extraordinary circum...

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September 11, 2025

HUD Delays Deadline for NSPIRE-V Implementation

On September 10, HUD Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) for Public and Indian Housing Ben Hobbs sent the following email (below) to housing authorities formally announcing that the deadline for agencies to implement NSPIRE-V has been delayed to February 1, 2027. Earlier implementation is permitted.

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August 28, 2025

Funding Still Available for Public Housing Emergency and Disaster Capital Grant Program

HUD has announced that approximately $9 million remains available in HUD’s FY 25 Public Housing Capital Fund Emergency and Disaster Grant Program. Eligible applications are funded on a first-come, first-served basis until funding has been exhausted. PHAs may submit applications at the time an Emergency or Non-Presidentially declared Disaster has been determined.

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August 22, 2025

HUD Publishes FY 26 Fair Market Rents

On August 22, HUD published the methodology for its FY 26 Fair Market Rents (FMRs) in the Federal Register. Concurrently, the Department updated its rent limits website with both metropolitan and Small Area FMRs for all bedroom sizes. As in recent years, HUD has utilized both government and private-market rental data to calculate area rents. The FY 26 FMRs are effective as of October 1, 2025.

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August 19, 2025

HUD Announces $21 Million in Jobs Plus Program Funding

On August 13, HUD announced $21 million in funding under the FY 25 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Jobs Plus Initiative, a competitive grant program that helps public housing residents increase earnings through employment. The program offers on-site job training, financial literacy, and other support to help residents build skills, find work, and achieve greater economic stability.

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July 29, 2025

Senate Releases FY 26 T-HUD Appropriations Bill

On July 24, the Senate Appropriations Committee advanced its FY 26 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (T-HUD) funding bill with strong bipartisan support, approving the measure by a 27–1 vote. The full appropriations text was released the following day.

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July 22, 2025

HUD Releases ROSS Rapid Response Funding Opportunity

On July 18, HUD released Notice PIH 2025-23 , announcing the availability of funding under a Rapid Response component of the Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency (ROSS) program. The ROSS Rapid Response Program (RRP) is a one-time, off-cycle grant opportunity designed to help PHAs and other eligible entities address sudden, community-wide emergencies that impact HUD-assisted residents.

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July 21, 2025

HUD Announces Registration of Interest for VASH Funding

HUD recently published Notice PIH 2025-21, which announces the opening of the Registration of Interest process for incremental 2025 Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) funding. The Department is disbursing approximately $34 million through this Notice, which will support roughly 3,400 new VASH vouchers.

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July 15, 2025

PHADA Joins Over 700 Other Organizations in Calling for Full Voucher Funding

PHADA, along with over 700 other national, state, and local organizations, wrote to Congressional appropriators earlier today requesting they reject the Administration’s proposed restructuring of, and funding cuts to, the Housing Choice Voucher program.

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July 15, 2025

HUD Issues Operating Fund Financial Reporting Notice

On July 9, HUD issued Notice PIH 2025-20: Operating Fund Federal Financial Report (SF-425) Submission Process. This very technical notice implements requirements from the Office of Management and Budget that as of October 1, 2009, all Federal agencies and Federal grant and cooperative agreement recipients were required to use the SF-425 for financial reporting as included in 2 CFR 200. The SF-425 replaces the SF-269, SF-269A, SF-272, and SF-272A forms used to report the financial status of gran...

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July 14, 2025

House Releases Troubling FY 26 T-HUD Appropriations Bill

Over the weekend, the House Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (T-HUD) Appropriations Subcommittee released its draft FY 26 appropriations bill.

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July 08, 2025

PHADA Joins Industry Letter to Repeal CARES Act 30-Day Notice Provision

Earlier today, a diverse coalition of 14 housing organizations wrote to leaders of the House leadership requesting the repeal of the 30-day notice provision for non-payment of rent initially enacted through the CARES Act. A copy of the letter is available on PHADA’s website.

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June 26, 2025

Press Release: Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Relocation of HUD Headquarters to Alexandria

Governor Glenn Youngkin announced alongside U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner and U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Public Buildings Service Commissioner Michael Peters that HUD will relocate its headquarters from the Robert C. Weaver Federal Building in Washington, DC, to 2415 Eisenhower Avenue in Alexandria, VA. This move will save taxpayers several hundred million dollars in deferred maintenance and modernization costs, address serious hea...

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June 25, 2025

Department Publishes Guidance on Transitioning EHV Families

HUD recently published Notice PIH 2025-19, which provides guidance and information on regulatory waivers for agencies seeking to transition Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) holders into their regular Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program. The notice reiterates steps HAs must take related to waiting lists and preferences to continue to assist EHV families, but does not provide significant regulatory flexibility beyond a streamlined waiver process.

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June 17, 2025

Senate Finance Committee Releases Reconciliation Text with Key Housing Provisions Included

On June 16, the Senate Finance Committee released text of its portion of that chamber’s reconciliation bill. The committee has included several provisions that would expand and strengthen the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program, including:

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June 05, 2025

Industry Groups Release FY 26 Funding Recommendations

PHADA, NAHRO, CLPHA, the Moving to Work Collaborative, and the Local Housing Administrators Coalition have released their joint appropriations recommendations for FY 26. The recommendations encompass programs administered through HUD’s Public and Indian Housing and Multifamily Offices, which collectively ensure that over four million households have access to safe, decent, and affordable housing.

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June 04, 2025

HUD Publishes FY 25 HCV Renewal Funding Inflation Factors

On June 3, HUD published the FY 25 Renewal Funding Inflation Factors (RFIF) for the Housing Choice Voucher program. While individual agency inflation factors vary, HUD indicates that the “expected” percent change in the national Per Unit Cost (PUC) is 4.71 percent. Individual inflation factors for every Fair Market Rent (FMR) area can be found on the HUD RFIF webpage.

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June 02, 2025

ESSG Deadline Extended—All Applicants Must Resubmit

On Friday, May 30, the HUD PIH Office of Capital Improvements announced a Revision to PIH Notice 2023-10 and an extension of the application deadline until June 30, 2025, for the FY 25 Emergency Safety and Security Grant (ESSG) Program. The announcement highlights that all PHA’s must re-submit their FY 25 ESSG applications.

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June 02, 2025

President Releases Full Budget Request

Over the weekend, the administration released its full FY 26 budget request and Congressional Justification (CJ), which provides additional detail on the “skinny” budget that the President released in early May. Overall, the budget request proposes cutting non-defense discretionary spending by $163.1 billion, a decrease of more than 22 percent.

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May 30, 2025

HUD Delays HOTMA Compliance Date for Multifamily Housing

On May 29, HUD published Notice H-2025-03, which extends the compliance date for Sections 102 and 104 of the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA) to January 1, 2026, for Multifamily Housing (MFH) programs. Previously, MFH owners were expected to comply with Sections 102 and 104 by July 1, 2025. This delay aligns HOTMA compliance dates for both MFH and Community Planning and Development (CPD) programs.

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May 22, 2025

House Narrowly Passes Reconciliation Bill with Housing Credit Provisions

Late last night, the House passed its reconciliation bill, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1), by a 215–214 vote. Included in the bill are three provisions that would expand and strengthen the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program.

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May 20, 2025

Industry, Advocacy Groups Send Letter Requesting EHV Funding

On May 19, PHADA and seven other organizations wrote to Congressional appropriators requesting “adequate funding and flexibilities” for the continued operation of the Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) program. The letter was jointly signed by PHADA, its housing industry partners (CLPHA, NAHRO, and the MTW Collaborative), and several housing and homelessness advocacy groups.

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May 08, 2025

HUD PIH Publishes Guidance: Interest Earned on Operating Funds

The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) posted guidance on the Asset Management webpage on May 7, entitled PHA Post Federal Award Requirements Guidance: Interest Earned on Operating Funds. The guidance outlines a housing authority’s requirement to return interest earned on federal funds to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), under the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The Department states that the guidance provides i...

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May 02, 2025

President Trump Releases FY 26 “Skinny” Budget Request

Today, the Trump Administration released its proposed budget for FY 26, outlining plans for discretionary spending. PHADA is deeply concerned about the severe funding reductions in the proposed budget, which represents a cut of over $32 billion to HUD programs compared to the enacted FY 25 levels.

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May 02, 2025

PHADA’s Latest Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) Comments

On May 1, PHADA submitted comments concerning an Interim Final AFFH Rule published on March 3, 2025, effective on April 2, 2025. The comments echoed PHADA’s decade-long advocacy for effective implementation of this requirement of the Fair Housing Act of 1968 using existing planning processes, minimizing burdens for program participants, and not requiring HAs to submit separate plans and reports.

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May 01, 2025

AHCIA Introduced in Senate with 30 Bipartisan Co-Sponsors

On April 29, 2025, the PHADA-endorsed Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act (AHCIA, S. 1515) was introduced in the Senate by lead sponsors Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Todd Young (R-IN). At introduction, the bill had 30 co-sponsors—evenly divided between 15 Republicans and 15 Democrats—making it one of the most broadly supported bills to be introduced in the 119th Congress.

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April 09, 2025

Tax Credit Bill Introduced in House with 114 Co-Sponsors

On April 8, the PHADA-endorsed Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025 (AHCIA) was introduced in the House. At introduction, 114 Representatives—evenly divided between 57 Democrats and Republicans—had signed on as co-sponsors. That number represents over one-quarter of all members of the House of Representatives.

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March 25, 2025

HUD News: HUD Secretary Scott Turner, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Establish Partnership to End Illegal Alien Exploitation of Housing Programs

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem today signed the “American Housing Programs for American Citizens” Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), to end the wasteful misappropriation of taxpayer dollars to benefit illegal aliens instead of American citizens.

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March 12, 2025

HUD Leadership Updates

On March 10, HUD Secretary Scott Turner announced that Andrew D. Hughes has been nominated to serve as Deputy HUD Secretary.

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March 10, 2025

House Releases Full-Year Continuing Resolution

Over the weekend, the House Republican majority released the text of a Continuing Resolution (CR) that would fund the government through the end of FY 25. If passed, the CR would avert a government shutdown that would occur on March 14, 2025, when the current CR expires.

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March 07, 2025

HUD and USDA Extend Compliance Dates for Energy Efficiency Standards in Construction

In a pre-publication notice released on March 7, the Administration is extending the dates by which compliance with updated energy efficiency codes is required. These dates were initially established by notice on April 26, 2024, a “Final Determination” which adopted the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) and the 2019 edition of ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1: Energy Standard for Buildings, Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings (ASHRAE 90.1) as the minimum energ...

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February 19, 2025

Read PHADA’s Response Letter to The New York Times

On February 13, The New York Times published an article titled, “Some Tenants Could Get Only One Day’s Eviction Notice, Under Federal Bill,” which presented an inaccurate account of a proposed bill on eviction notices. Below is a reprint of PHADA’s response, submitted on February 18.

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February 19, 2025

HAI Group Video Premiere: A Housing Authority on the Brink–Watch Their Comeback Story!

Join HAI Group for the YouTube premiere of HAI Group's latest housing spotlight feature, “Housing Crisis to Comeback: A Connecticut Housing Authority’s Inspiring Revival,” Wednesday, February 19, at 11:00 am ET, and see how Park City Communities (formerly Bridgeport Housing Authority) turned things around.

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February 18, 2025

Senate Democratic Leaders Express Alarm over HUD Staffing Cuts

On February 16, five Democratic Senate leaders wrote to HUD Secretary Scott Turner, noting that they were “deeply alarmed and troubled” by the administration’s termination of the Department’s probationary employees. The letter also notes the Senators’ concerns regarding media reports that the administration plans to reduce HUD’s overall staffing level by 50 percent.

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February 18, 2025

Scholarship Funds Available to Descendants of Housing Professionals

To be eligible for a grant, a child must meet three criteria: (1) to have lost a parent or guardian, (2) have at least one parent or legal guardian who has worked in the housing, community development, or economic development field, and (3) demonstrated need. If you, or someone you know is eligible, please see the nomination materials here.

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February 13, 2025

HAI Group Virtual Panel: AI in Public Housing

On Tuesday, March 4, at 1:00 pm ET, HAI Group will host a virtual panel on AI in Public Housing: Innovations, Challenges, and Compliance.

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February 10, 2025

Senator News Release: Hyde-Smith, Hagerty Move to Stop Pandemic-Era Burden on Landlords & Property Owners

U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) have introduced legislation to restore the right of states and localities to regulate eviction policies by striking a federal pandemic-era requirement that continues to roil the rental market years after the national health emergency ended.

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February 07, 2025

HUD News: Scott Turner Confirmed as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

FEBRUARY 5, 2025—Today, Scott Turner was confirmed by the United States Senate to be the 19th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Secretary Turner was confirmed by a bipartisan vote of 55-44 and sworn in by Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, the Honorable Clarence Thomas.

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February 04, 2025

PHADA, Others Write to Appropriators to Urge Adequate Funding

Congress opted to defer action on a final FY 25 budget until mid-March even though the deadline was last October 1. The March 14 deadline is now just a little more than one month away. As a result of the impending date, lawmakers have begun to consider top-line amounts for various domestic discretionary accounts. They will then divide up those funds to the dozen subcommittees that fund government accounts annually. In the meantime, PHADA has been working with other industry groups (CLPHA, N...

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January 28, 2025

OMB Pause in Federal Grants, Loans & Financial Assistance

The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memo last night that would temporarily pause billions of dollars in federal assistance. At this stage, it is unclear whether any public housing, Section 8, or other federal housing assistance is affected under the memo. PHADA has contacted HUD staff to inquire about the Executive Order’s impact, while also raising its serious concerns. In addition, key lawmakers have raised questions about the legality of the freeze given that it in...

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January 16, 2025

Senate Committee Holds Hearing for HUD Secretary Nominee

On January 16, the Senate Banking Committee held a hearing for President-elect Trump’s nominee for HUD Secretary, Scott Turner. The largely collegial hearing saw the committee’s members inquire about the nominee’s view on various affordable housing issues

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January 16, 2025

HUD Accepting Applications for FY 25 Public Housing Emergency Safety and Security Grants

On January 14, HUD announced that it is now accepting applications for the Public Housing Capital Fund Emergency Safety and Security Grants Program. HUD expects to award $10 million based on prior years’ appropriations. No funds will be awarded until the FY 25 federal budget is finalized.

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January 15, 2025

Please Contact Your Elected Officials Today

Congress recently avoided a government shutdown by passing a Continuing Resolution (CR) that extends FY 24 funding levels through March 14, 2025. However, the FY 25 appropriations process remains unsettled, with significant differences between the House and Senate proposals.

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January 13, 2025

HUD Nominee’s Confirmation Hearing Announced

The Senate Banking Committee will hold a confirmation hearing for President-elect Trump’s nominee for HUD Secretary, Scott Turner, on Thursday, January 16, 2025, at 10:00 am ET. The hearing will be streamed online, and PHADA encourages members to watch the proceedings.

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January 02, 2025

HUD Releases Best Practices Notice for Maximizing Occupancy in Public Housing

On December 31, HUD published Notice PIH 2024-42, which provides an overview of best practice strategies for housing authorities to improve and sustain optimal occupancy rates in public housing. This notice outlines practices from agencies that achieved a 95.5% occupancy rate in FY23. Key categories covered include waitlist management, unit turnaround protocols, accuracy in unit categorization, marketing and outreach, vacancy trends, natural disaster preparedness, community needs, and technolog...

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January 02, 2025

PHADA Submits Comments on Proposed Changes to PHAS

Today, PHADA submitted formal comments to HUD in response to the proposed rule, “Public Housing Evaluation and Oversight: Changes to the Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS) and Determining and Remedying Performance Deficiencies.”

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December 31, 2024

Department Announces Delayed HOTMA Compliance Date for CPD Programs

On December 31, HUD announced a delayed compliance date for Sections 102 and 104 of the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA) for programs administered through its Community Planning and Development (CPD) office. The new HOTMA compliance date for CPD programs is January 1, 2026, though grantees may choose to implement HOTMA provisions before that date if they are ready to do so.

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December 23, 2024

Biden Signs Funding Bill, Avoiding Government Shutdown

On December 20, just hours before the funding deadline, the House leadership released a scaled-back Continuing Resolution (CR) to extend funding for federal programs, including HUD, through March 14, 2025. The new CR passed both chambers, and President Biden signed the legislation into law early on December 21.

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December 20, 2024

Government Shutdown Possible

The House of Representatives yesterday failed to adopt a bill that would have continued federal funding beyond today when the existing Continuing Resolution (CR) expires. If Congress fails to adopt a CR today, a government shutdown will begin at midnight tonight.

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December 18, 2024

HUD Issues Revised Compliance Date for NSPIRE Affirmative Requirements

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a revised compliance date for National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) new affirmative requirements on December 17, via PIH Notice 2024-39 / H Notice 2024-11. The Notice states that HUD is extending the compliance date to October 1, 2025, and is applicable to public housing and multifamily housing programs.

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December 18, 2024

HUD Releases HOTMA Phased Implementation Notice

On December 17, HUD published Notice PIH 2024-38, establishing a phased implementation schedule for certain provisions in Sections 102 and 104 of the Housing Opportunity through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA). Implementation of HOTMA Sections 102 and 104 is contingent on the rollout of the Housing Information Portal (HIP), the successor system to IMS/PIC. The HIP rollout has been plagued by miscommunication and delays, and this has in turn led to several postponements to the HOTMA compliance...

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December 12, 2024

HUD to Issue Final 30-Day Notice Rule

Today, HUD released the pre-publication version of a final rule, 30-Day Notification Requirement Prior to Termination of Lease for Nonpayment of Rent. Over a year has passed since the proposed rule was published, and release had not been expected in the final weeks of this administration.

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December 06, 2024

HUD News: HOTMA Implementation FAQs Now Available

HUD's Office of Multifamily Programs has developed a series of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) with respect to the implementation of the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA). This guidance includes information on the phase-in hardship relief provision as detailed in the HOTMA final rule, HOTMA-compliant Tenant Selections Plans at Management and Occupancy Reviews, and use of the rent override function in TRACS 202D up until the newly established July 1, 2025 compliance...

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December 04, 2024

Congress Pushes for Continuing Resolution

Congress reconvened this week with a potential government shutdown looming on December 20. Both chambers are focused on passing a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government until they can either pass the twelve regular spending bills individually or a comprehensive omnibus package can be enacted. Alternatively, the twelve bills could also be grouped into a handful of “minibus” authorizations. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) aims to pass a short-term CR potentially extending into March 2025, ...

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December 03, 2024

HUD Publishes 2025 Annual Adjustment Factors (AAFs) for some Section 8 Multifamily Programs

On December 3, HUD published the Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Annual Adjustment Factors (AAFs) for 2025. AAFs apply only to the initial term of Section 8 HAP contracts in the New Construction, Substantial Rehabilitation, Moderate Rehabilitation, Loan Management Set-Aside (LMSA), and Property Disposition (PD) programs. Application of AAFs varies depending on the specific program. The effective date of the notice is December 3, 2024.

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November 19, 2024

Planning New Construction? Energy Code Webinar Rescheduled

On April 26, 2024, HUD published the Final Determination for the Adoption of Energy Efficiency Standards for New Construction of HUD- and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Financed Housing, establishing the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) 90.1-2019 as minimum energy efficiency standards for new construction for certain HUD and USDA covered programs.

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November 08, 2024

PHADA Submits Comments on HUD’s Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan Form Revisions

HUD’s PD&R has proposed revisions to Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan forms that are required from all developers of FHA insured housing. The changes generally appeared to be helpful, but PHADA expressed some concerns. In particular, HUD’s failure to make documents available until just over a week before comments were due was frustrating.

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November 07, 2024

HUD Proposes PHAS Revisions

On Monday November 4, HUD posted a proposed rule revising PHAS, the Public Housing Assessment System. PHADA had previously provided formal comment and recommendations in 2022.

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November 04, 2024

HCV Homeownership Virtual Convening for HAs

HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH), in collaboration with the Technical Assistance Collaborative (TAC), is hosting the first national HCV Homeownership Convening being held virtually and specifically for housing authorities.

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October 30, 2024

Fair Housing Marketing Plan Comments

On October 3, HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) published a 30-day notice of a proposed information collection, Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan forms required from all FHA insured developments. The department and OMB failed to publish the subject forms on OMB’s web site until Friday, October 25, 2024, reducing the public review period from 30 days to 10 days.

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October 22, 2024

HUD Multifamily Posts Draft Notice on Solar Leases

The Office of Multifamily Housing recently posted a draft notice regarding commercial leases for on-site solar systems, cell towers, and other rooftop uses. Broadly, the draft notice centralizes procedures for applications and approvals for such leases, as well as to establish additional requirements for multifamily owners seeking to install rooftop or other on-site solar systems. This is especially true if any of the electricity generated by the system is used by the property, such as through...

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October 18, 2024

Rural Housing Funding Opportunities; HAs Eligible for TA Program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced additional funding opportunities that will expand safe, affordable housing throughout rural America.

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October 11, 2024

Important Resources for HAs Affected by the Recent Hurricanes

As many of your agencies manage the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, PHADA would like to express our readiness to assist you, and your staff wherever needed. We understand the immense challenges that many of your housing authority, staff, residents, and communities may face now and in the indefinite future. Your agencies are often first responders to residents, and as a result, your staff play a vital role in the immediate aftermath of a disaster.

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October 10, 2024

PHADA Writes to Tax Teams in Support of LIHTC Expansion

On October 9, PHADA wrote to the Community Development Tax Team to support strengthening and expanding the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program in any future tax legislation. A copy of the letter—which highlights the importance of LIHTC in delivering affordable housing and to the success of the Housing Choice Voucher program—is available here

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October 08, 2024

HUD’s HCV Homeownership Program Convening

TAC and Du & Associates are collaborating with HUD on a crucial HCV homeownership convening. Below is the Save the Date notice from HUD Headquarters. Registration details will be coming soon from HUD.

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October 08, 2024

HUD Announces FSS Q&A for Funding Notices

On September 24, HUD released two Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program funding notices. In notices PIH 2024-32 and PIH 2024-33, the Department announced that while the final deadline for renewal applicants is June 30, 2025, there is a priority deadline of November 1, 2024.

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September 26, 2024

Congress Passes Continuing Resolution to Avert Government Shutdown

On September 25, 2024, both the House and Senate passed a continuing resolution (CR) that will fund the government through December 20, 2024. The CR passed overwhelmingly and with bipartisan support in both chambers, averting a potential government shutdown that would have begun on October 1. President Biden is expected to sign the CR soon.

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September 23, 2024

HUD Announces NSPIRE Webinars and Office Hours

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently announced a series of webinars and office hours for the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) for vouchers coming soon, following PHADA’s recommendation to maintain ongoing communication and information sharing. The series is geared towards housing authorities, landlords, maintenance staff, inspectors, and industry staff who may come with questions and to engage in discussion with HUD staff.

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September 23, 2024

HUD Requests Information on Awarding Some Lead Hazard/Healthy Homes Funding by Formula

On September 17, HUD published a request for information (RFI) in the Federal Register regarding the administration’s proposal (including its 2025 budget proposal) to make some Lead Hazard Reduction and Healthy Homes Program funding awards based on formula. Currently, funding designated for these programs is statutorily required to be awarded via competition.

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September 18, 2024

HUD Announces Delay to HOTMA Compliance Date

In a September 18 email to Executive Directors, General Deputy Assistant Secretary Dominique Blom noted that HAs will not be required to comply with Sections 102 and 104 of the Housing Opportunity through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA) on January 1, 2025.

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September 05, 2024

PHADA Joins Other Organizations to Advocate for Maximum HUD Funding

On September 4, 2024, PHADA—along with nearly three dozen other organizations—wrote to Congressional appropriations leaders, advocating for maximum funding for crucial HUD programs. The letter was organized by the Coalition for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF), of which PHADA is a member.

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August 14, 2024

HUD Publishes FY 25 FMRs Effective October 1

On August 14, HUD published a notice in the Federal Register , as required by law, announcing the 2025 Fair Market Rents (FMRs). The primary methodology is unchanged from 2024, when provisions for including private-market data sources were added when available to better reflect local market conditions and is described in detail in the notice. Small Area Fair Market Rent (SAFMR) information is also included, with SAFMRs now calculated for both metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas.

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August 13, 2024

NTIA Announces Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program

On July 24, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced a nearly $1 billion Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program. These competitive grants will help fund initiatives that support low-income households, older adults, rural communities, and other populations most impacted by the digital divide.

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August 12, 2024

HUD Announces Second Offset of HAP Reserves

On August 9, HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing posted Notice PIH 2024-29 (HA): HCV 2024 HAP Funding – Second Offset Based on Excess HAP Reserves.

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August 08, 2024

HUD Files Notice of CY 24 HCV Administrative Fee Rates

On August 1, HUD published the Notice of Annual Factors for Determining Administrative Fees for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, Mainstream, and Moderate Rehabilitation Programs in the Federal Register. The notice announces the monthly per unit fee rates for use in calculating administrative fees for Calendar Year 2024 (CY 24) in accordance with HUD Notice PIH 2024-16. It covers administrative fee rates for the HCV, Mainstream Vouchers, Emergency Housing Voucher (column A rate only), and M...

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July 30, 2024

Senate Expected to Vote on Tax Bill Thursday

On Thursday, August 1, the Senate is expected to vote on cloture for the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act, commonly known as the “Tax Bill.” This bill includes two PHADA-endorsed provisions that will expand and strengthen the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program (LIHTC)—increasing the number of 9 percent (competitive) tax credits and lowering the bond financing threshold for 4 percent (non-competitive) tax credits to 30 percent.

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July 24, 2024

HUD Updates Budget Submission Deadlines for FY 22 and FY 23 Public Housing Shortfall Funding Recipients

On July 23, HUD posted Notice PIH 2024-23: Extending the 2024 Shortfall budget deadlines for Public Housing Agency Recipients of 2022 and 2023 Public Housing Shortfall Grants. Shortfall recipients are required to submit annual budgets to HUD via the Public Housing Portal. However, the Portal has not been available for submissions due each quarter of 2024 based on FYE cycles of recipient agencies. This notice applies to PHAs that received 2022 Shortfall Grants or 2023 Shortfall Grants and had 20...

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July 17, 2024

HUD News: Biden-Harris Administration Invests $325 Million in Housing and Community Development Improvements

On July 16, President Joe Biden and HUD Acting Secretary Adrianne Todman announced that the Biden-Harris Administration is awarding $325 million in Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant funding to seven communities to build more homes and revitalize neighborhoods that have been left behind. The awards will redevelop distressed housing with high-quality mixed-income options, while also providing residents with services focused on income, health, and education. Grant funds may also be used fo...

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June 26, 2024

HUD Revises 2024 HAP Shortfall Funding Requirements

On June 24, HUD published Notice PIH 2024-21 (HA), “HCV 2024 HAP Funding – Revised HAP Set-aside Shortfall Funding Requirements.” This notice supersedes Appendix E of PIH Notice 2024-16 on 2024 HAP funding, issued only a month earlier. Despite PHADA’s calls for caution by HUD in continuing to push lease-up over other considerations, HUD is now backtracking.

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June 17, 2024

HUD Releases Notice on Cooling Options for Public Housing

On June 13, HUD published Notice PIH 2024-20, “Responding to Extreme Heat in Public Housing – Eligible Expenses and Individual Relief for Excess Utilities Consumption.” The new guidance is only applicable to public housing and highlights the eligible uses of capital funds and operating subsidies for air conditioning and other cooling technologies for extreme heat events. Additionally, the notice—which goes into effect immediately — outlines steps HAs may take at their own discretion to streamli...

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June 17, 2024

Department Announces HIP Implementation Delay

In a June 17, 2024, email to HA Executive Directors, HUD General Deputy Assistant Secretary Dominique Blom announced a delay in onboarding agencies to the Housing Information Portal (HIP), the successor system to PIC. This email rescinds the HIP implementation timeline published in Notice PIH 2024-12 and discussed in a recent edition of the Advocate.

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June 17, 2024

HUD Extends NSPIRE-V Compliance Date

As previously reported in the Advocate , PHADA and other industry groups met with Secretary Adrianne Todman in May. Among other issues, the groups raised concerns about the timing and volume of new regulations and requirements imposed by HUD in recent months. The groups also noted those problems are compounded by inadequate funding, rising tenant account receivables, and big increases in the cost of insurance. In addition, PHADA has pointed out the NSPIRE-V implementation timeline may negative...

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May 28, 2024

Preparing for Inflation Reduction Act Tax Credits

In late May, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the opportunity for members to provide input related to access to whole-building energy use data to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA just announced its Whole-Building Energy Data Campaign to assist building owners in communicating the need for whole-building energy use data to utility companies. The campaign seeks input from building owners and managers, companies that provide support for benchmarking...

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May 17, 2024

PHADA Urges Comments on Proposed Criminal Records Rule

In its discussion of the proposed rule, HUD indicates it consulted with many stakeholders, but current public housing resident perspectives were under-represented and public housing authority participation was limited. PHADA urges members to comment and share information on the proposed rule and the mechanisms for public comment with their tenant leadership. Resident commissioners, Resident Advisory Boards, Tenant Councils, and individual tenants can all comment on the rule and may want to. One...

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May 16, 2024

HUD News: HOTMA Final Rule Improvements to the PBV and HCV Programs

Last week, I had the great honor of announcing the publication of Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016-Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Project-Based Voucher Implementation; Additional Streamlining Changes alongside the Housing Authority of DeKalb County in Decatur, GA, at one of their beautiful PBV properties.

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May 15, 2024

HUD News: Join HUD for May/June Webinars on HIP & NSPIRE

HUD’s Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) in the Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) invites PHAs to three upcoming webinars on the Housing Information Portal (HIP) and the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) for Vouchers. Please mark the following dates and times on your calendar and join the webinars via the provided links.

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May 07, 2024

HUD Awards Public Housing Capital Grant Funds

On Monday, May 6, HUD awarded capital grant funds to public housing authorities and began notifying executive directors of their awards. Below is the email communication being sent by the HUD Office of Capital Improvements to contacts of record for public housing agencies receiving public housing capital funds.

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April 25, 2024

Department Releases FYI Funding Opportunity

Last week, HUD announced the availability of approximately $13 million in competitive funding for the Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) Initiative. FYI makes voucher funding available to HAs working in partnership with Public Child Welfare Agencies (PCWAs). FYI vouchers serve youth aged 18–24 who have left foster care or will leave foster care within 90 days. Vouchers may only be used to provide housing assistance for a maximum of 36 months, and FYI vouchers may also be project-based.

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April 18, 2024

MTW HCV Reserve Reporting Now Required

HUD has published Notice PIH 2024-11: Voucher Management System Reporting Requirements for Moving to Work Public Housing Agencies.

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April 18, 2024

HUD Resident Council Training in Birmingham and Chicago

Tenant leaders and residents have the opportunity to learn how to form and run effective resident councils. HUD’s Office of Public Housing and Voucher Programs (OPHVP) is scheduling training for residents interested in forming resident councils in Birmingham, AL, and Chicago, IL.

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April 11, 2024

HUD Extends PHAS Tenant Accounts Receivable Adjustment in the Management Assessment Subsystem to 2023 PHAS Assessments

On April 11, HUD published Notice PIH 2024-09pihn entitled, “Extension of the Adjustment to Tenant Accounts Receivable (TAR) Sub-indicator under the Management Assessment Subsystem (MASS) Indicator for the fiscal year 2023 Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS) assessment cycle.” The notice announces that HUD will extend its 2022 adjustment for assessing TARs in PHAS for agencies with fiscal year ends up to December 31, 2023.

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April 10, 2024

Criminal Records and Tenant Screening Proposed Rule Published

HUD has issued the much-anticipated proposed rule on the use of criminal records in tenant screenings and evictions, under the title, “Reducing Barriers to HUD-Assisted Housing.” Comments are due June 10 .

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April 09, 2024

HUD Publishes NOFO for FY 24 Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grants

On April 9, 2024, HUD published the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for FY24 Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grants. HUD is making $10 million available for approximately twenty grants of up to $500,000 each to support local planning efforts to revitalize communities with distressed HUD-assisted public housing and/or PBRA properties. Applications for FY24 Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grants are due June 10, 2024.

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