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Summary:  HUD’s notice is clarifies certain issues regarding the submission, scoring, and appeal process for the Section Eight Management Assessment Program.

Publication Issuance Date:  October 25, 2012

View the notice here.

Summary:  HUD’s notice extends the obligation deadline in Section 6 of Notice PIH 2012-2 to March 31, 2013. The Continuing Appropriations Act (P.L. 112-175) extended the temporary authority provided through the FY 2012 Appropriations Act of PHAs to use operating reserves above the HUD recommended level for some capital improvements. If Congress chooses to extend this provision beyond March 31, 2013 HUD will extend this notice further.

Summary:  HUD’s notice provides guidance on PHAs’ administrative responsibilities related to family moves with continued assistance both within a PHA’s jurisdiction and portability moves and restates Notice PIH 2011-3, which has expired.

Publication Issuance Date:  October 2, 2012

View the notice here.

Summary:  HUD’s Notice applies to PHAs who are currently receiving or expect to receive Replacement Housing Factor (RHF) grants (also referred to in this Notice as “RHF funds,” especially when referring to more than one year of RHF funding).

Publication Issuance Date:  September 28, 2012

View the notice here.

Summary:  HUD’s Notice applies to all PHAs that administer the HCV program for families that live in, or wish to live in, assisted living facilities. 

Date Publication Issued:  September 28, 2012

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Summary:  HUD's Notice (PIH Notice 2012-39) provides instructions, eligibility, and selection criteria on the funding process for tenant protection vouchers for certain at-risk households in low-vacancy areas, as provided for in the “Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012” (PL 112-55), referred to hereafter as “the 2012 Appropriations Act,” enacted on November 18, 2011, and seeks public comment on these instructions and criteria. Following receipt and

Summary:  HUD's Notice (PIH Notice 2012-38) provides guidance to PHAs seeking Emergency Capital Needs funding for safety and security measures utilizing FY 2012 funds.

Summary:  When owner distributions of surplus cash are limited or prohibited and when HUD determines that project funds are more than the amount needed for project operations, reserve requirements, and any permitted distributions, the excess income is typically required under the applicable new regulation and/or the Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) contract to which the project is subject to be deposited into an interest-bearing account, often called the Residual Receipts account, to be used for project purposes. 

Summary:  HUD issued PIH Notice 2012-16 Request for Applications under the Moving to Work Demonstration Program for Fiscal Year 2011 on February 27, 2012. Notice 2012-16 required prospective applicants to submit applications for the Moving to Work (MTW) Demonstration program by June 27, 2012.

On August 15, 2012, the General Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report regarding HUD’s FY 2012 notice of funding availability (NOFA) rebid for the administration of Project-Based Contract Administrator (PBCA) cooperative agreements, that sustained the protests of several agencies around the country.

A copy of GAO's report is available here.