Regulations, Notices and NOFAs

Publication Date: 1/4/2011

Summary: HUD announces the availability on its Web site of the applicant information, submissiondeadlines, funding criteria, and other requirements for HUD’s FY 2010 Rural Innovation Fund Program NOFA. Specifically, this NOFA announces the availability of approximately $25 million made available under the Consolidated Appropriations, 2010, in Rural Innovation grant funds, along with unobligated and unused funds remaining for the Rural Fund’s predecessor program, the Rural Housing and Economic Development (RHED) program appropriated by the Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2009, and prior appropriations Acts. In total, this NOFA announces the availability of approximately $25.75 million in funding. The purpose of this program NOFA is to fund local rural nonprofit organizations, community development corporations, federally recognized Indian tribes, state housing finance agencies (HFAs), and state economic development and community development agencies (including consortia of such entities) with demonstrated capacity to undertake comprehensive projects that address the problems of concentrated rural housing distress and community poverty.

The notice providing information regarding the application process, funding criteria and eligibility requirements can be found using the Department of Housing and Urban Development agency link on the Grants.gov/Find Web site at http://www.grants.gov/search/agency.do. A link to Grants.gov is also available on the HUD Web site at http://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/fundsavail.cfm. The Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number for this program is 14.263. Applications must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov.

Publication Date: 12/23/2010 (Effective date is 10/1/2010)

Summary: This notice extends Notice PIH 2008-35 (PHA), same subject, extended by Notice PIH 2009-42, for another year until October 31, 2011.

The purpose of this notice is to provide guidance to PHAs on preparing the market analyses for public housing property required as part of a voluntary conversion assessment under 24 C.F.R. § 972.218(b) of the voluntary conversion rule. These market analyses will assist PHAs in evaluating their recapitalization options, including how rehabilitation and the proposed use of the property (as public, assisted, or market-rate housing) that may affect a property’s value.

View PIH 2010-48 here.

Full Title: Notice of Availability: Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for HUD’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 Emergency Capital Repair Grants for Multifamily Housing Projects Designated for Occupancy by the Elderly

Publication Date: 12/10/2010

Summary: HUD announces the availability on its website of the applicant information, submission deadlines, funding criteria, and other  requirements for HUD's Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 Emergency Capital Repair Grants for Multifamily Housing Projects Designated for Occupancy by the Elderly NOFA. This NOFA announces the availability of approximately $5 million in FY2010, grant funds to make emergency capital repairs to eligible multifamily projects owned by private nonprofit entities that are designated for occupancy by elderly tenants. The capital repair needs must relate to items that present an immediate threat to the health, safety, and quality of life of the tenants. The intent of these grants is to provide one-time assistance for emergency items that could not be absorbed within the project's operating budget and other project resources, and where the tenants' continued occupancy in the immediate near future would be jeopardized by a delay in initiating the proposed cure.

The notice providing information regarding the application process, funding criteria and eligibility requirements can be found using the Department of Housing and Urban Development agency link on the Grants.gov/Find Web site at http://www.grants.gov/search/agency.do. A link to Grants.gov is also available on the HUD Web site at http://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/fundsavail.cfm. The Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number for this program is 14.315; Emergency Capital Repair Grants for Multifamily Housing Projects Designated for Occupancy by the Elderly. Applications must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov.

Publication Date: 12/8/2010

Summary:  Through this notice, HUD announces the availability on its Web site of a draft notice updating HUD’s guidance for the Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly and Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities Programs. HUD’s draft notice provides revised procedures relating to processing activities after selection of Section 202 and Section 811 applications for fund reservations, including mixed-finance transactions. HUD will accept and consider comments from the public. Public comments must be submitted in accordance with the instructions in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. HUD’s draft notice will be posted and is available at http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/mfh/progdesc/progdesc.cfm.

Comment Due Date: January 18, 2011.