On Monday, September 26, 2022, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) posted a Request for Information (RFI) in the Federal Register, on a new Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP).

As part of the Inflation Reduction Act, HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing received $1 billion in funding for a new Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP). When implemented, the GRRP may include multiple rounds of funding availability to support energy and water efficiency retrofits and climate resilience of HUD-assisted multifamily properties.

HUD is seeking input on several components of the design and implementation of the program, as well as on the best methods for utility benchmarking. Information provided in response to this RFI will inform HUD’s development and implementation of this program.

Comments are requested on or before October 27, 2022, using the instructions in the RFI. 

Read the RFI here. Docket No. FR-6350-N-01.

Note: To receive consideration as public comments, all submissions must refer to the docket number and title of the notice.

To read the official HUD press release, click here. 

On Wednesday, September 21, 2022, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the Section 202 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for Fiscal Year 2022 was published.

This NOFO makes funds available for the development of new housing and rental assistance for low-income seniors, and provides up to $174.6 million in grant funding opportunities through the Section 202 program. Applications are due by January 25, 2023.

Under the Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly program, HUD provides upfront “capital advances” to nonprofit sponsors to finance the development of supportive rental housing for elderly very low-income residents, as well as a “Project Rental Assistance Contracts” (PRAC) to keep rents affordable. The program provides elderly persons 62 years of age or older with the opportunity to live independently in an environment that provides support services to meet their unique needs. 

Read the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) here.

See the grants.gov page here. 

To read the official HUD press release, click here. 

On Thursday, August 4, 2022, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for Fiscal Year 2022 was published.

For the first time, owners participating in HUD’s Multifamily Section 8 project-based rental assistance program are eligible to apply for funding through this NOFO. The 60-day application period runs from August 4, 2022 to October 3, 2022. The NOFO can be accessed here.

You may find more information about the grant on the HUD Funds Available page. (Important general information is at the top – scroll down to find the link for the FY22 FSS NOFO page, which is where the NOFO, webinar and FAQ (if any) links will be posted).

In the coming weeks, HUD will host a webinar to review the components of the NOFO and discuss the changes between the FY22 NOFO and previous years. Please feel free to submit questions to FSS@hud.gov once you have reviewed the NOFO.

For more information, visit HERE.

HUD is offering webinars on Disaster Readiness for public housing agencies (PHAs). The PHA Disaster Readiness, Response, and Recovery Webinar Series introduces PHAs to best practices in disaster management.

Topics to be discussed in this series will include:

• Effective steps to take prior to a disaster
• Disaster response, including assessment of business operations, residents, and housing stock
• Recovery activities
• Initial actions and short-term recovery
• Identifying types of assistance and eligibility
• Required documentation

Participants will learn about:

• Best practices for PHAs to prepare for and respond to disasters that impact their families and buildings
• Resources and information to PHAs to ensure faster, more efficient disaster response

The 2022 Hurricane season begins on Wednesday June 1st, and continues through November 30th. Click on the link below to find some important tips and resources to help you prepare and plan before a storm makes landfall.

https://conta.cc/3M9F0C1

On April 18, 2022, HUD released the Fiscal Year 2022 Income Limits for Section 8 properties. The new income limits must be utilized when processing all Move In certifications effective April 18, 2022 and later. Please note that these limits do not affect the eligibility of households who are already receiving Section 8 assistance.

Please make sure you immediately update your TRACS software with the new limits. You can access the Income Limit documentation at:

HUD Income Limits

If your property is experiencing an event causing resident displacement or an interruption to major utilities, contact SHCC and HUD immediately. To find out more, click on the link below.

https://conta.cc/3EgOoBj

To learn about these free, upcoming trainings offered by HUD Multifamily, click on the link below:

https://conta.cc/3tPDi2K

As of March 8, 2022, HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing has issued COVID-19 Supplemental Payments (CSP) totaling more than $20 million to the owners/agents with Section 8 project based rental assistance and Section 202 contracts who applied for the fourth round of this CARES Act funding this past fall.

The COVID-19 Supplemental Payments Housing Notice made supplemental operating funds available to owners/agents of multifamily assisted properties for protecting residents and staff from COVID-19. This latest round gave owners increased flexibility when using these funds to combat COVID-19, including eligible expenses for limited types of capital investments, such as Broadband Wi-Fi infrastructure.

Click here to see how owners around the country used CSP funds to prevent and respond to COVID.  

Status Updates

For the owners who have not yet received decision notification emails, please note that HUD anticipates queuing additional payments by the end of this week.

For owners who have not yet received an approval or denial notification, they can expect to receive an email communication from HUD within the next week.

• This may be a funding approval notification, notification of denial, or notification that the funding request is still being processed.

• The funding approval process for a limited number of CSP requests may extend into April.