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Service Coordinators in Multifamily Housing Program Awards

On January 23, 2025 by Bobbie Guidry

Through the Service Coordinator in Multifamily Housing (SCMF) program, nearly $40 million in funds will be allocated to 104 grantees to pay salaries and associated benefits for service coordinator professionals at 107 affordable multifamily homes.

HUD FAQs on Medicare Advantage Plan Flex Cards

On January 23, 2025 by Bobbie Guidry

On January 14, HUD released its anticipated Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on “HUD-assisted Housing and Medicare Advantage Supplemental Benefits.”

HUD Finalizes 30-Day Eviction Notification Rule

On December 19, 2024 by Bobbie Guidry

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has published a new rule requiring housing providers to provide written notification to tenants facing eviction for non-payment of rent 30 days in advance of filing a formal judicial eviction procedure.

Disaster Response Resources for Affordable Senior Housing Providers

On November 21, 2024 by Bobbie Guidry

LeadingAge has compiled a disaster preparation and response resource for affordable housing. The resource covers how affordable senior housing providers should prepare for a disaster event and what to expect after an event has occurred.

Deadlines Approaching: Funding for Solar in HUD Housing

On October 3, 2024 by Bobbie Guidry

The Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program, administered by the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of the Treasury, promotes cost-saving solar or wind investments in low-income communities as part of affordable housing developments, and for projects that benefit low-income households.

HUD Delays Housing Opportunity through Modernization Act Compliance Requirements

On September 26, 2024 by Bobbie Guidry

Last Friday, September 20, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a six-month delay to compliance requirements for the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act (HOTMA).

HUD Posts NSPIRE Appeals Guidance

On August 29, 2024 by Bobbie Guidry

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) made appeals guidance available for its NSPIRE housing inspection protocol on August 19.

LeadingAge Weighs in on HUD Efforts to Reduce Barriers to Housing Access

On June 13, 2024 by LeadingAge

LeadingAge supports HUD’s efforts to expand housing access in practical, consistent ways.

Expand housing access in practical, consistent ways, LeadingAge told the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in a June 10 comment letter.

Senators Seek Bold Housing Funding

On May 16, 2024 by LeadingAge

On May 10, Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) led a letter to Senate Appropriations HUD Subcommittee Chair Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Ranking Member Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) urging strong funding in fiscal year 2025 for affordable housing programs serving older adults and persons with disabilities.

Testimony Highlights Consequences of Legislation to Require Assisted Living Licensure for HUD and Other Exempt Settings

On March 7, 2024 by Erin Huppert

This week, LeadingAge Minnesota and its Long-Term Care Imperative partner led advocacy efforts and testimony opposing a bill to restore licensure requirements and administrative burden for currently exempt settings from assisted living licensure (144G).

News from LeadingAge: HUD Announces ConnectHome Expansion to Multifamily Housing

On October 26, 2023 by LeadingAge

LeadingAge advocacy helped HUD expand the agency’s connectivity initiative to 50-100 new HUD-assisted properties.

News from LeadingAge: HUD Posts Disaster Preparedness Plan Template

On October 12, 2023 by LeadingAge

HUD’s new Multifamily Disaster Preparedness Plan Template is designed to help HUD-assisted housing providers create property-specific plans to protect resident life and safety during a disaster.

News from LeadingAge: LeadingAge Urges HUD Action on HOTMA

On September 14, 2023 by LeadingAge

In a Sept. 12 letter to leadership at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), LeadingAge requested “urgent action” on HOTMA implementation.

News from LeadingAge: New Funding Increases Section 202 Preservation Rent Subsidies

On August 24, 2023 by LeadingAge

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) broke down how $12 million in new Congressional funding, for which LeadingAge advocated, will increase Section 202 rents as communities with Project Rental Assistance Contracts (PRACs) go through Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) conversion.

News from LeadingAge: House Subcommittee Advances “Unthinkable” HUD Funding Bill

On July 13, 2023 by LeadingAge

During a markup help by the House Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban Development (THUD) on July 12, lawmakers advanced a Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding proposal for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) that would enact serious cuts to affordable housing programs.

2023 Legislative Report Spotlight – Legalization of Cannabis in Minnesota

On July 13, 2023 by Mark Schulz

This summer, we’ll regularly highlight some of the most significant issues summarized in the 2023 Legislative Report, a benefit of membership in LeadingAge Minnesota. This week’s topic: the impacts of legalized cannabis on aging services providers.

HUD Published NSPIRE Final Rule

On May 18, 2023 by Bobbie Guidry

Last week, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published the final rule to establish its new approach to defining and assessing housing quality, the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE). The final rule describes the development of NSPIRE and the next steps from HUD before NSPIRE is implemented on Oct. 1 for multifamily and voucher programs and July 1 for public housing.

HUD Publishes 2023 Annual Adjustment Factors

On March 16, 2023 by Bobbie Guidry

On March 9, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the Annual Adjustment Factors (AAFs) for 2023, which adjusts rents for certain Section 8 housing assistance payment programs.

Supportive Services Now More Accessible for Affordable Senior Housing Communities

On March 2, 2023 by Bobbie Guidry

Following two years of advocacy from LeadingAge, our national partner, on behalf of affordable senior housing communities, a raft of supportive services for older adults can now be more easily accessed and funded with the publication of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) guidance last month.

HUD Previews HOTMA Final Rule to Streamline Rental Assistance Calculations

On February 2, 2023 by Bobbie Guidry

On Jan. 31, HUD posted a preview version of its final rule implementing the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act (HOTMA), which Congress enacted in 2016. HOTMA was a bipartisan bill that sought to streamline aspects of HUD’s rental assistance programs, including by making changes to resident income calculations and reviews.