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HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan Interviewed On KPCC

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan joined KPCC's Steven Julian this morning to talk about the nationwide housing settlement and how the federal government is stepping in to help California.

Secretary Shaun Donovan: 'When you talk about the housing crisis, California is unique.' Link here

Stakeholder Feedback Requested on FY 2013 Section 202 Budget Proposal

Over the last 50 years, HUD’s Section 202 program has provided over 400,000 affordable homes for very low-income elderly individuals through a number of different financing structures, including subsidized financing, capital advances, and ongoing operating assistance. In FY 2013, in an effort to maximize creation of new affordable units in a time of funding restraints, the Department is requesting the flexibility to provide operating assistance-only funding to new or existing elderly affordable housing developments that utilize capital from other state and local sources.

Assistant Secretary Mercedes Marquez Leaving HUD

Assistant Secretary Mercedes Marquez Announcement She Is Leaving HUD:

HUD and City of Long Beach Sign $3.7 Million Agreement

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced today that it has signed a $3.7 million agreement with the city of Long Beach, CA, that will help to create job opportunities for low-income residents and contracting opportunities for the businesses that hire them. The agreement was reached after a HUD review determined that the city’s Section 3 implementation plan was inadequate.

Claudia Lima, LA LISC’s newly appointed Executive Director

Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) announced the Board of Commissioners voted to appoint Doug Guthrie as the Authority’s new President and CEO

The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) announced the Board of Commissioners voted to appoint Doug Guthrie as the Authority’s new President and CEO.

Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) Request for Statement of Qualifications (RFSQ) for Supportive Housing Services

The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) is embarking on a long-term effort to expand the availability of supportive housing for clients of DHS.  To achieve this goal DHS has released a Request for Statement of Qualifications (RFSQ) for Supportive Housing Services. 

Responses to the RFSQ are due by May 3, 2012, at 12:00 noon.  The complete RFSQ can be found at http://cg.dhs.lacounty.gov/.

Request for Proposals (RFP) on behalf of the Home For Good Funders Collaborative

Attached is the Request for Proposals (RFP) on behalf of the Home For Good Funders Collaborative. The Funders Collaborative is an unprecedented partnership of 18 public and private funders that have come together to align funds for permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless people.

CSH Policy Alert! Congressional “Dear Colleague” Letters Need Your Support


Letters supporting 3 key federal programs vital to supportive housing are currently circulating in the House of Representatives for signature by members. These letters will be sent to Appropriations Committee leaders who decide on funding levels.  Be sure that your Representative signs on today!

Simply email or call your Representatives office and ask that he or she sign on to all of the following letters:

Extended Deadline: RFP for Acquisition of Plaza Vermont

The Los Angeles Housing Department is seeking a qualified and financially capable developer to acquire, rehabilitate and operate Plaza Vermont, a City-owned 79-units affordable housing project located at 960 W. 62nd Place, Los Angeles, CA 90044, over the long-term as a financially self-sustaining and service-enriched affordable housing project. The responsibility of the selected developer will include, but not limited to, property planning, construction and permanent financing, property rehabilitation, marketing and leasing, programming of community services, lot separation.

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