Congresswoman Linda Sanchez Introduces Bill to Expand LIHTC Program


Act Now for Jobs & Affordable Homes!
 

Call Senators Feinstein and Boxer



We urgently need you to call Senators Feinstein and Boxer. Please call the Capitol Switchboard at (888) 460-0813 and ask to talk to their offices now.

Thank You Senator Barbara Boxer!

Senator Boxer

Thank You For Supporting Affordable Homes & Jobs In California, Senator Boxer!

Senate Jobs Bills Do Not Include National Housing Trust Fund



(from Memo to Members, the publication of the National Low Income Housing Coalition)
As predicted, the Senate leadership has decided not to include the NHTF in its most recent iteration of a "jobs" bill. While the form that its jobs legislation will take remains in flux, neither the Baucus (D-MT)-Grassley (R-IA) proposal nor the stripped down version that Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) brought forward contain the NHTF.

HUD Releases $2 Billion in Recovery Act Funding, CA. Receives $318 Million

California Receives $318 Million In New Federal Awards In Recovery Act To States

(from U.S. Housing and Urban Development) U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan announced today that HUD is awarding $2 billion in Recovery Act funding to states, local governments and non-profit housing developers, under HUD's Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP), to spur economic development in hard-hit communities and create jobs. Nearly 60 grantees are receiving awards. A full list of grants awarded today can be found on HUD's Recovery Act website.

A.C.T.I.O.N. Update

(A special thanks to Matt Schwartz and Marilyn Wacks for this update on LIHTC Federal Legislation)

Just before the holidays the House passed the extenders bill with the 9% exchange extension included, but the Senate did not act on it.

2010 HUD Student Summer Employment Program (May- September)

2010 HUD Student Summer Employment Program (May- September).

ALL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY ONLINE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THESE POSITIONS.

There may or may not be positions for your preferred location.

Why choose to work at HUD? We are seeking highly qualified individuals who are willing to meet the challenges of public service and support our mission.

SCANPH Action Coordinators Network

It's time to take an important step and make affordable homes our nation's top priority!

SCANPH requests your help to build a stronger voice for nonprofit affordable home builders and advocates - by establishing a communications and mobilization coordinator (CMC) at your site.

We would like your community-based organization to select one of your staff members as your CMC - someone who you can dedicate to receiving Action Alerts and information on campaigns for affordable housing such as permanent source funding and mixed-income housing and acting on them.

NHTF Allocation Formula: California Should Receive $193m

from Memo to Members, National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC)

The proposed regulations governing how NHTF funds will be allocated were published in the Federal Register on December 4. The regulations were developed by HUD. With the factors used to determine the formula for distribution now known,
NLIHC has been able to estimate how much money each state and territory will receive assuming an initial $1 billion funding allocation.

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