Regulations, Notices and NOFAs

Publication Date:  February 17, 2011

Cross References:  PIH Notice 2009-31, Section 1605 of Title XVI of Pub. L. 111-5, 2 CFR part 176, 24 CFR parts 85, 905, 941 and 968

Summary:  This notice reissues Notice 2009-31, which provides implementation guidance, including the process for applying exceptions, for the Buy American requirement imposed by section 1605 of Title XVI of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-5) (the Recovery Act) for the Public  Housing Capital Fund Recovery Formula and Competition (CFRFC) Grant Programs within the Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH). This notice is referred to as PIH Implementation Guidance for the Buy American Requirement.

View the notice here.

Publication Date:  February 11, 2011

Cross References:  PIH Notice 2003-17 and PIH 2009-48

Summary:  This notice extends for another year Notice PIH 2009-48, same subject, which expired on November 25, 2010.  As required by 24 CFR Subpart F, 960.600, every adult resident of public housing must contribute eight hours of community service each month, or participate in an economic self-sufficiency program for eight hours each month. 

View the notice here.

Publication Date: February 7, 2011

Summary: This proposed rule combines and streamlines the former legacy public housing modernization programs, including the Comprehensive Grant Program (CGP), the Comprehensive Improvement Assistance Program (CIAP), and the Public Housing Development Program (which encompasses mixed-finance development), into the Capital Fund Program (CFP). This rule proposes a change to the Public Housing Agency Annual Plan regulation to incorporate the  definition of qualified public housing agencies (PHAs), which was mandated by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA) of 2008, and to decouple or  separate the CFP informational requirements from the PHA Annual Plan requirements. Also proposed is the ability for PHAs to request a total development cost  (TDC) exception for integrated utility management, capital planning, and other capital and management activities that maximize energy conservation and efficiency, including green construction and retrofits, which include windows; heating system replacements; wall insulation; site-based generation; advanced  energy savings technologies, including renewable energy generation; and other such retrofits. The structure of the proposed Public Housing Capital Fund  Program regulation is described in section IV of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Several regulations would be eliminated with the implementation of this  rule, along with the issuance of new and/or revised CFP forms, including the CFP Annual Statement/Performance and Evaluation Report (form HUD–50075.1), CFP 5-Year Action Plan (form HUD– 50075.2), and the CFP Annual Contributions Contract (ACC) Amendment, as well as a new guidebook.

Comment Due Date: April 8, 2011.

View the proposed rule as published in the Federal Register here.

Date Published:  February 1, 2011

Close Date:   March 24, 2011

Summary: HUD announces the availability on its website of the applicant information, submission deadlines, funding criteria, and other requirements for the HUD’s FY 2010 Service Coordinators in Multifamily Housing NOFA.   The Service Coordinator in Multifamily Housing program allows multifamily housing owners to assist elderly individuals and nonelderly people with disabilities living in HUD-assisted housing and in the surrounding area to obtain needed supportive services from the community, to enable them to continue living as independently as possible in their homes.   $90 million in fiscal year 2010 funds have been appropriated for the Service Coordinator in Multifamily Housing program. Of these funds, approximately $31 million are available in this NOFA for funding new Service Coordinators in Multifamily Housing programs. Eligible applicants are owners of eligible multifamily assisted housing, as defined in Section III.A.2 of this NOFA may apply.  In any jurisdiction or neighborhood that receives funding, for either the same geographic area or the same population, HUD encourages coordination among programs, where appropriate. This will enable grant recipients to leverage shared resources, avoid duplication of services, and improve access and service delivery for participating families. These programs include Resident Opportunity for Self Sufficiency (ROSS) Service Coordinators, Public Housing Family Self-Sufficiency, Housing Choice Voucher Family Self-Sufficiency, HOPE VI Revitalization, Choice Neighborhoods, Elderly/Disabled Service Coordinators, HUD-VASH, Family Unification Vouchers, Service Coordinators in Multifamily Housing, Continuum of Care, and/or other special use housing assistance with services or service coordination.

View this NOFA here.