Senate Subcommittee Holds Hearing on HUD FY22 Budget Request
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee for Transportation and Housing and Urban Development (THUD) held a remote hearing on June 10 to discuss the president’s budget request for fiscal year 2022 (…
President Biden Releases $6 Trillion Budget Request as Infrastructure Negotiations Continue
President Joe Biden released on May 28 his budget request for fiscal year 2022 (FY22). The $6 trillion budget proposes $9 billion in additional funding for HUD, a 15% increase over FY21. The funds…
HUD PIH Updates CDC Eviction Moratorium FAQs
HUD posted updates on May 26 to its “Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Eviction Moratorium FAQs for HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH).” The previous update was issued on…
HUD PIH Withdraws MTW Work Requirement Cohort
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) sent an email to stakeholders on May 21 stating that PIH was rescinding Notice PIH 2021-02, the Moving to Work (MTW) Demonstration expansion selection…
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel Statement on Biden Administration’s $318 Billion for Affordable Housing in the ‘American Jobs Plan’
Washington, DC – HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge unveiled today details of the housing provisions in President Biden’s $2.3 trillion “American Jobs Plan,” with new resources to expand access to affordable…
Treasury and White House Release New ERA Guidance with Major Improvements to Protect Renters
Together with the second allocation of Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA), the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the White House published on May 7 new guidance and a summary with major program…
HUD PIH Issues New and Updated Waivers and Alternative Requirements for Multiple Housing Programs
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) issued Notice PIH 2021-14 on May 4 that provides new waivers and alternative requirements for the Public Housing, Housing Choice Voucher (including…
Secretary Fudge Testifies before Senate Appropriations Committee on Need for Substantial Investment in Affordable Housing Infrastructure
HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan, and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, testified on April 20 before…
House THUD Subcommittee Holds Hearing on HUD FY22 Budget Request
The House Appropriations Subcommittee for Transportation and Housing and Urban Development (THUD) held a remote hearing on April 22 to discuss President Biden’s budget blueprint previewing the fiscal…
HUD CPD Requests Public Comment on 2015 Interim Housing Trust Fund Rule
HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) posted a notice in the Federal Register on April 26 inviting public comment about the January 30, 2015 Interim Final Rule implementing the…
Campaign Sends Letter to President Biden, HUD Secretary Fudge, and Congressional Leadership Urging Robust Housing Resources in Infrastructure Package
Opportunity Starts at Home, a multi-sector affordable homes campaign, sent a letter to President Biden and HUD Secretary Fudge on March 30 urging them to prioritize robust housing resources in future…