PIH Notice 2011-11: Extension - Administering the Community Service and Self-Sufficiency Requirement

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. 

PIH Notice 2011-10: Appeals under the Operating Fund Program for Calendar Year 2011

Publication Date:  February 11, 2011

Summary:  This notice updates annual instructions to public housing agencies (PHAs) and field offices for appeals pursuant to 24 CFR Part 990, the Public Housing Operating Fund Program, Subpart G, for calendar year (CY) 2011.

View the notice here.

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Rep. Keith Ellison pens an op-ed in support of his Rental Housing Revitalization Act.

The President's FY 2012 Budget Proposal: A Sneak Preview

In an Op-Ed piece published in the New York Times over the weekend, White House Office of Management and Budget Director Jacob Lew provides a preview of President Obama's FY 2012 budget, which will be released on Monday, February 14. 

Proposed Rule: Public Housing Capital Fund Program

Publication Date: February 7, 2011

HUD to Issue New Cap Fund Proposed Rule

On Monday, February 7, HUD will issue a proposed rule for the Capital Fund.  This rule would take the place of the regulations at 24 CFR 905.  The rule also proposes to replace and remove several other regulations that currently govern a PHA’s use of HUD assistance, specifically: 24 CFR part 941, entitled “Public Housing Development”; 24 CFR part 968, entitled “Public Housing Modernization”; and 24 CFR part 969, entitled “PHA-Owned Projects - Continued Operation as Low-Income Housing After C

HUD Explains Second Operating Fund Distribution

HUD has advanced the second distribution of Operating Funds to PHAs.  This distribution covers both February and March.  As with the first distribution, HUD has adjusted 2010 eligibility to estimate 2011 eligibility.  Unlike the initial distribution which assumed a 100% pro-ration relative to eligibility, the second one employs a 92% pro-ration.  NAHRO’s coverage of the initial distribution, including the eligibility adjustment, can be found here.

Twenty Percent

Hours before President Obama delivered his State of the Union address on January 25, the House of Representatives approved a nonbinding resolution to roll back domestic discretionary funding for FY 2011 to FY 2008 levels.  The resolution was approved by a vote of 256 in favor to 165 against, with 17 Democrats joining 239 Republicans in support of the measure.  The resolution, if actually acted upon by the Congress when it finalizes the still-unresolved FY 2011 appropriations process, would require spending c

Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for FY 2010 Service Coordinators in Multifamily Housing

Date Published:  February 1, 2011

Close Date:   March 24, 2011