October 6, 2017 – 7:23 am
(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) Although the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service (RHS) last year developed a new method to better estimate federal rental assistance to multifamily housing properties…
January 8, 2016 – 10:33 am
(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Single Audit Information Service.) The Virgin Islands Housing Authority is taking steps to train and certify its internal inspectors about Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD’s) housing quality standards…
December 31, 2015 – 11:18 am
(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook). The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued new guidance to public housing agencies (PHAs) and owners of Section 8 HUD-assisted multifamily properties concerning the…
November 18, 2015 – 7:25 am
There are certain ideas that on the outset seem like a good, healthy proposals. However, in reality, such ideas may not prove so easy to accomplish.
November 15, 2013 – 11:32 am
It’s heartbreaking to watch the scenes coming out of the Philippines as victims of Typhoon Haiyan try to survive the utter devastation surrounding them. After a natural disaster of this magnitude, poorer regions of the world may face too many…
September 21, 2012 – 9:33 am
(The following was excerpted from an article in the Single Audit Information Service.) The Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Inspector General urged HUD to improve its internal controls over the Section 8 Management Assessment Program (SEMAP) by…
February 21, 2012 – 1:29 pm
(This post originally appeared in the Feb. 13 issue of Local/State Funding Report.) The Department of Housing and Urban Development recently announced awards totaling $30.5 million that were made through three competitions of its Brownfields Economic Development Initiative program.
January 24, 2012 – 6:20 am
(This post is excerpted from an article in Thompson’s Local/State Funding Report. Subscribers can find the rest of the story in the Jan. 23 issue.) Earlier this month, Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan announced 13 awards…
December 13, 2011 – 11:20 am
(This post is excerpted from an upcoming article in Thompson’s Local/State Funding Report. Subscribers can find the rest of the story in the Dec. 19 issue.) The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently issued a number of notices…
October 4, 2011 – 7:00 am
(This post is excerpted from a story in the Oct. 10 issue of Local/State Funding Report.) A coalition of housing advocacy groups and other stakeholders recently sent a letter to the Senate urging them to take “swift action to strengthen…