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Bill Introduced to Assist Veterans With Pilot Grant Program

Representative Bob Filner (D-CA) has introduced H.R. 5861 that would direct the Secretaries of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and HUD to establish a pilot grant program to provide housing to veterans who are experiencing homelessness and who are age 55 or older.

Disney and KaBOOM! Offer Imagination Playground in a Cart Grants

With support from Disney's Magic of Healthy Living program, KaBOOM! is offering "playground in a cart" grants to bring play to vulnerable children in California. Imagination Playground in a Cart is a kit of parts suitable for a variety of outdoor and indoor sites. It gives communities an easy-to-install cost-effective means to offer their children opportunities for open-ended free play. These sets include Imagination Playground Loose Parts and a storage unit on wheels.

Section 8 Renewal Policy Guide Changes

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has issued page changes to the Section 8 Renewal Policy Guide. Two of those changes have an impact on budget-based rent adjustment requests in Option Four. The first requires the use of current debt service in an Owner’s budget-based rent increase request and the other permits a budget-based rent increase at the annual anniversary date only if the proposed rents do not exceed comparable market rents.

HUD Releases Inventory of All LIHTC and HOME Properties

HUD recently released a file that includes all LIHTC properties placed in service between 1987 and 2009 and all HOME properties from the program’s inception in 1992 through 2012. This file includes a unique building identifier and aims to present an inventory of all multifamily properties subsidized through these two programs, without duplication.

New Development to Rise in the North San Fernando Valley

HUD 811 Funding Availability a Reminder of Need for Interagency Council on Homelessness

(reported by Zach Olmstead of Housing CA.) Absent an interagency council, California may leave more critically needed dollars on the table. The recent release of a notice of funding availability for the Section 811 Project Rental Assistance Demonstration Program is a a prime example of why California needs a state interagency council on homelessness. California could receive up to $12 million from this program to provide rental assistance to persons with disabilities.

Budget Committees Support HCD's Land-Use Role, Fund Staff

(from Housing CA) Months of behind-the-scenes advocacy by Housing California and Western Center on Law and Poverty have convinced key budget committees to appropriate almost $600,000 for five housing element analyst positions at the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). HCD currently has only two analysts to handle the unprecedented crush of draft housing elements expected early next year.

HUD Housing Notice: Guidelines for Assumption, Subordination, or Assignment of Mark-to-Market (M2M) Loans in Transfer of Physical Assets (TPA) and Refinance Transactions

A Housing Notice from HUD that was published called “Guidelines for Assumption, Subordination, or Assignment of Mark-to-Market (M2M) Loans in Transfer of Physical Assets (TPA) and Refinance Transactions.”

HUD Launches New Tools for the Consolidated Planning Process

(from Capitol Express by Enterprise) The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has launched eCon Planning Suite, a new tool to overhaul its consolidated planning process. Recipients of funds from HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development are required to develop a consolidated plan to assess the jurisdictions’ affordable housing and community planning needs.

HUD to Preview Consolidated Plan Enhancement Data and Mapping Tool

HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) hosted a webinar to demonstrate its new Consolidated Plan (ConPlan) data and mapping tools. On Tuesday, May 8 at 1 pm ET, Assistant Secretary Mercedes Márquez will host a call to discuss the new tools. Advocates will want to learn about the Consolidated Plan enhancements because the simple, online electronic mapping tool and extensive data sets will enable advocates to sort that data and introduce independent data to generate their own priority needs statements and proposed resource allocations.

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