Community Development Digest

Public Housing

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Rental Subsidy Program Launched in L.A. County

The overall goals of the FHSP are to improve the health outcomes for vulnerable populations, reduce costs to the public health system and help end homelessness in Los Angeles County.

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(RULES) HUD Grants Two ARRA Capital Fund Exemptions from Buy American Requirements

HUD grants Buy American requirement exemptions to single housing authorities in Texas and Oregon to use foreign-made materials as part of rehabilitating housing projects. The Buy American requirements in this case apply to American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) money sent to ousing authori...

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(CAPITAL FUND) Public Housing Repairs to Get New Assist

Public housing renovations receive a new boost with the prospect of an additional $1 billion infusion into capital funding. The money is included in the Obama administration's latest attempt to generate jobs, HR 2847. The Commerce, Justice and Science FY 2010 appropriations bill is being used as the...

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(ARRA) PHAs Expect to Allocate Stimulus Public Housing Capital Formula Funds

Most public housing agencies (PHAs) expect to meet a federal deadline by allocating all of their formula-based Public Housing Capital Fund (PHCF) 2009 economic stimulus money within one year of the effective date of their grants, according to preliminary results of a survey comprising about 20% of t...

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(ARRA) HUD Distributes More Public Housing Capital Fund Stimulus Money

With the 2009 fiscal year winding down, HUD is trying to distribute the last of its outstanding Public Housing Capital Fund (PHCF) stimulus money. On Sept. 23, the department awards $500 million to benefit green affordable housing in 134 public housing authorities nationwide. The money is part of th...

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PHA Stimulus Threshold Lowered

An anticipated delay in awarding $1 billion of housing stimulus money to public housing authorities (PHAs) for public housing renovation has been averted after HUD scrambled to alter restrictions on the awards. Originally, only high-performing PHAs were eligible to receive the aid for new roofing, ...

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HUD Allows Lower Performing PHAs to Seek Capital Public Housing Fund Grants

HUD revises its funding thresholds allowing at least some lower-performing Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) can seek shares of $995 million in competitive grant funding for the Capital Public Housing Fund program authorized in the latest economic stimulus package. The department amends its May 7 N...

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