Affordable Housing Program
Updates
NCDA Conference
February 16, 2017
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Housing Trust Fund
• Due date for submission of HTF
allocation plans to HUD was 8/16
• As of 2/10/13, HUD had approved 38
plans and obligated 18 HTF grants
• Amount available for FY 2017 formula
allocations will be announced in
April/May
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Housing Trust Fund
• Estimates of amount available vary.
• Funds will be sufficient to provide statutory
$3 million minimum for each State.
• States should be planning for HTF
administration, including the citizen
participation process and HTF allocation
plan development and submission.
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HOME Budget
• FY 17 Administration Request - $950m
• New Legislative Proposals in Budget:
• Eliminate 24-month commitment deadline
• Eliminate 15% CHDO set-aside
• House and Senate marks - $950 million
• Continuing Resolution thru 4/28/17
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HOME Six-Year Accomplishments
80,000
70,000
60,000
50,000
Units Completed
40,000
TBRA Housholds Assisted
30,000
20,000
10,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
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Commitment Deadline Elimination
• Deadline no longer necessary because 2013
Rule established new deadlines for:
– Project completion within 4 years
– Rental unit occupancy within 18 months
– Sale of homebuyer units within 9 months
• FY 2002 and later HOME funds expire
• Feinstein-Portman Amdt would suspend
commitment (not CHDO) deadlines occurring
during 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019
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All Commitment Deobligations
HOME Commitment Rule
• Interim rule implementing grant-specific
method for deadline compliance for FY 15 &
later grants – published 12/3/2016
– CHDO set-aside measured grant-by-grant
– Significant changes to treatment of PI &
other funds in “local” HOME account
– “Final” cumulative deadline for allocations
through FY 14 on PJ’s FY 2015 deadline
– Eliminated 5 year expenditure deadline
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HOME Commitments
• As of 1/31/17, total national shortfall:
– FY 2015 Grants: $382.7 million
– Cumulative: $288.2 million
– TOTAL: $670.9 million
• HUD Webinar 1/12/2016 – archived
– Office Hours to be scheduled
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4-Year Project Completion Deadline
• Established by 2012/13 HUD Approps. law &
incorporated by rule
• Requires repayment of HOME funds if project not
completed by deadline
• One-year exception authority:
– 2012/13 Approps project – “circumstances beyond
PJ’s control”
– HOME rule projects – HUD assesses likelihood of
project being completed in one year
• PR 46 Flagged Activities report – lists flagged
projects and those within 30/90 days of deadline
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IDIS
• IDIS Release 11.13 - March 2017
• Commitment interim rule changes
• IDIS Release 11.14 - May 2017
• HTF eCon Planning Suite
• FIFO completion
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HOME Training
• Building HOME – 4 live online deliveries
with office hours in 2017
– OAHP developing “E-Building HOME” – an
interactive, web-based training tool
For updated info on HOME, visit:
www.hudexchange.info/home
Sign up for HOME listserv at:
www.hudexchange.info/mailinglist/
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Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
• Final Rule implementing 2013 VAWA
Reauthorization Act – 11/16/16
• Provides protections for victims
• Establishes notification requirements
• HOME PJs must develop and
implement Emergency Transfer Plans
by June 14, 2017.
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Housing Counseling Rule
• Final Rule implementing Dodd-Frank counseling
requirements published 12/14/16
• Housing counseling provided in connection with
HUD programs can only be provided by certified
housing counselors employed by approved
Housing Counseling organizations
• Certification required within 36 months of date
that certification examination becomes available
• Applies to all HOME & HTF homeownership units
& any rental counseling provided
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