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1:   (HUD) Oct. 15 Deadline Set for Lead Hazard Control, Demonstration Grants : Tribes, states and local governments can apply through Oct. 15 to gain parts of $62 million in HUD's Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Program grants and for cities with the greatest need to receive $48 million in Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration gr... 09/03/2010 3:35 PM

2:   (GRANT) HUD Offers $20 Million for Sec. 202 Pre-Development Demonstration : HUD is offering $20 million in fiscal year 2009 elderly housing program pre-development demonstration grants to nonprofits in order to help ensure Sec. 202 projects meet closing deadlines. Applications must be in no later than Oct. 4. The demonstrat... 08/30/2010 2:41 PM

3:   (STABILIZATION) HAMP Modifications, Trials Continue to Slow; HOPE Now Picks up Slack : The Obama administration's voluntary program allowing lenders and borrowers to lessen mortgage payments on Federal Housing Administration-backed homes saw a continued slowdown in the number of trial modifications and permanent conversions in July. Ad... 08/20/2010 3:03 PM

4:   (HUD) Dept. Files Fair Housing Complaint against PA Property Owners : A HUD administrative law judge is considering a housing discrimination complaint against Bristol, PA property owners and a management company that they violated the Fair Housing Act for refusing a mother with a child to rent an apartment. HUD's Aug.... 08/12/2010 1:56 PM

5:   (SENATE) Begich, Brown Offer Senate Version of FHA Reform : Two senators offer companion legislation (S 3704) to reform the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) by improving its mortgage insurance practices and in so doing protecting taxpayers from losses. Sens. Mark Begich (D-AK) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) of... 08/05/2010 12:18 PM

6:   (NOFA) HUD Issues $79 Million Housing Counseling Grant Notice : Eligible stakeholders have through Aug. 27 to apply for shares of $79 million in HUD Housing Counseling Grant funding. HUD-approved national and regional intermediaries, state housing finance agencies and HUD-approved multi-state organizations are el... 08/02/2010 5:15 PM

7:   (HOUSING) Private Partnership to Help NYC Preserve Thousands of Affordable Housing Units : Affordable housing units in the New York City metropolitan area will be rehabilitated as a way to battle the losses of those units through the new New York Affordable Housing Preservation Fund (NYAHPF). The Fund is the work of Citi Community Capital... 07/28/2010 3:02 PM

8:   (RULES) HUD to Craft New Emergency Homeowners Fund Underwriting Guidelines : The new $1 billion Emergency Homeowners' Relief Fund (EHRF) offered in the Wall Street Reform Act of 2009 (HR 4173) is expected to be distributed by HUD to state governments before being issued locally, but other program details remain in HUD's hands... 07/21/2010 2:34 PM

9:   (AFFORDABLE HOUSING) New Deadline Set For County Housing Pact : Westchester County has until Aug. 9 to make the next set of revisions to its implementation plan to build 750 units of fair and affordable housing in 31 communities in the suburban New York City locale over the next seven years. The move by a federa... 07/16/2010 4:41 PM

10:   (DEMOLITION) HUD Balks At Housing Demolition : Bowing to congressional pressure to be more selective in demolition of public and assisted housing, HUD rejects a plea from Woonsocket, RI to allow demolition of 180 rent-subsidized housing units. HUD's Special Applications Center (SAC) says the uni... 07/16/2010 4:36 PM

11:   (FUNDS) Elderly, Disabled Projects Get Boost with $550 Million Capital Advance from HUD : Hundreds of housing projects for the elderly and disabled will get a needed boost after HUD issues $550 million in supportive housing capital advance funds through the Sec. 202 and Sec. 811 programs respectively. HUD issues the funds July 12 to help... 07/14/2010 09:54 AM

12:   (ELDERLY) NJ Mansion Becomes New Senior Living Facility : A mansion on the National Register of Historic Places near Camden, NJ becomes a 27-unit home for low-income elderly persons. Demand for the units was so strong that state and local government officials decided to stage a lottery for the units. The ... 07/09/2010 4:25 PM

13:   (ELDERLY) New Senior Housing In Brooklyn : A $40 million, eight-story affordable housing complex in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, NY is opened to accommodate low-income seniors in its 143 rental units. Construction was made possible through the New York City Housing Development Corp... 07/09/2010 4:19 PM

14:   (FUNDING) NeighborWorks America Issues Grant Awards to Rehab Affordable Housing : NeighborWorks America sends $35 million in grant funds to dozens of local NeighborWorks groups and two affiliated capital corporations to rehabilitate affordable housing nationwide. The money goes to the groups and to Community Housing Capital and N... 07/08/2010 11:18 AM

15:   (VETS) HUD Issues Second Round of Homeless Veterans' Grants to PHAs : HUD issues $7.5 million to public housing agencies (PHA) to provide permanent homes for 1,255 homeless veterans. Funds are provided through the second round of HUD's $75 million Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program (HUD-VASH), the first round... 06/18/2010 4 PM

16:   (STATES) NJ Senate Clears Bill Abolishing Affordable Housing Agency : New Jersey state senators back Gov. Chris Christie's (R) proposal to abolish the state's controversial Council on Affordable Housing (COAH). The 28-3 vote sends the proposal to the state Assembly. COAH determines affordable-housing obligations in o... 06/11/2010 4:14 PM

17:   (HUD) Department to End Income Discrimination by Affordable Housing Grant-Seekers : HUD is pressing 2010 grant applicants to follow state and local laws preventing income-based discrimination of those seeking affordable housing. John Trasvina, HUD's Assistant Secy. for Fair Housing & Equal Opportunity, says racial discriminatio... 06/11/2010 1:24 PM

18:   (FDIC) Bair Questions Whether Federal Policy Provides Proper Affordable Housing Push : Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) Chairwoman Sheila Bair questions whether federal housing policy has provided enough emphasis on affordable housing when compared to providing tax breaks for homeowners. The comments were made as part of suggesti... 06/07/2010 7:36 PM

19:   (AWARDS) PHAs, Tribes, Nonprofits Get $28 Million in HUD ROSS Service Coordinators Awards : HUD issues $28 million in fiscal year 2009 awards for its Resident Opportunity & Self-Sufficiency (ROSS) Service Coordinators Program. The competitive awards are given to public housing agencies (PHAs), tribes, designated tribal housing entities... 06/04/2010 4:54 PM

20:   (HOUSING) CNI to Require One-for-One Housing Unit Replacement in Nearly All Markets : HUD's Choice Neighborhoods Initiative (CNI) demonstration will require one-for-one unit replacement of any demolished units, unless the lost units are in markets that allow vouchers to be used in similar households. The department made its intention... 05/28/2010 2:21 PM

21:   (STATES) NJ Senate Rejects Bill Containing Potential Hit for Affordable Housing : New Jersey's state Senate returned to its Economic Growth Committee legislation that critics say could cost developers and investors in affordable housing for low-income, elderly and disabled persons billions. Long-time state Sen. Ray Lesniak's ... 05/21/2010 12:38 PM

22:   (AWARDS) HUD Sends Out $32.7 Million in Elderly, Disabled Service Coordinator Grants : Owners of 162 privately owned multi-family housing developments for elderly and disabled residents in more than 19,300 units nationwide will benefit from HUD's issuance of $32.7 million in Service Coordinator Grant funds. The money is issued May 14 ... 05/14/2010 4:57 PM

23:   (ASSOCIATIONS) Housing Trust Campaign In High Gear : Backers of an effort to provide the fledgling Nat'l Housing Trust Fund with a $1 billion appropriation for FY 2011 prepare letters to every member of Congress in an attempt to sway them to the effort. The Nat'l Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) sa... 05/14/2010 1:29 PM

24:   (USDA) Farm Labor Housing Grant, Loan Applications Due July 9 : The Agriculture Dept. (USDA) sets a July 9 pre-application deadline for nearly $30 million in Fiscal Year 2010 Farm Labor Housing (FLH) housing loans and FLH grants to build off-farm facilities for domestic farm laborers. Applications should be file... 05/11/2010 11:30 AM

25:   (EPA) July 6 Comment Deadline Set for Lead-Safe Building Renovation Practices : Stakeholders have through July 6 to comment on advance Environmental Protection Agency proposals to create lead-safe work practices for the repair, renovation and painting of public and commercial buildings under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSC... 05/07/2010 10:22 AM

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