On Thursday, March 16 at 2 p.m. ET, NAHRO will be hosting an eBrieifing on Cybersecurity titled “Protecting Your Agency From Cybersecurity Threats.” This free virtual webinar will feature speakers Brandon White from the Oakland Housing Authority and Ed Malaspina from HAI Group,  a member-owned insurance carrier founded by and dedicated to the public and affordable housing communities.

Presenters will bring advanced knowledge and experience in cybersecurity training for housing organizations. These experts will provide resources and tips for housing related agencies in protecting their data and resources from cyber threats.

To register, please see here.

On March 13, HUD issued Notice PIH-2023-03 (HA) titled “Supplemental Guidance for Implementation of Section 103; Limitation on Public Housing Tenancy for Over-Income Families under the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA).” The Notice provides guidance to PHAs on the new limitations for continued occupancy of over-income families living in public housing. The guidance is linked to the HOTMA Sections 102, 103, and 104 final rule that was released in February. The notice provides guidance on setting rents for over-income families allowed to remain in public housing units by PHA policy, restates instructions on how a PHA must calculate the over-income limit, addresses effective dates in the final rule, and describes the requirement to submit annual reports on over-income families. The Notice can be found here.

In Feb. 2023, HUD released Notice CPD-23-01, which provides guidance on the submission process of Consolidated Plans and Action Plans for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), Housing Trust Fund (HTF), Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG), and Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) formula grantees and participating jurisdictions (PJs). The latest submission deadline for each applicable Plan is Aug. 16, 2023.

The notice for FY 2023 Consolidated Plans and Action Plans includes instructions on:

• applications of waivers
• participation requirements
• costs incurred prior to execution of a grant agreement
• information of waivers for pre-award costs of Entitlement CDBG grantees and HOME PJs
• specific provisions

Consolidated Plans and Action Plans may have different submission deadlines and procedures depending on the program and start date–the notice outlines these differences.

CDBG, HOME, ESG, and HOPWA

Funding allocations, which were announced on Feb. 27 for CDBG, HOME, ESG, and HOPWA grantees, amount to nearly $5.6 billion in formula funds. As allocation letters are expected to be sent to grantees by HUD shortly, grantees must ensure that the actual FY 2023 allocation amounts are reflected in form SF-424 prior to submission.

Each jurisdiction should submit its Consolidated Plan at least 45 days before the start of its program year. Submissions may be delayed by grantees and PJs 60 days after the FY 2023 allocation announcement date for those whose normal Consolidated Plan/Action Plan submission deadline is no later than the 60 day timeline.

Submission deadlines cannot be waived under these programs as the requirement is established by statute.

HTF

For HTF grantees, allocations are expected to be announced in April 2023 at the earliest. These allocation dates differ from the other programs due to source of funding, which are mandatory set-aside amounts that come from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac instead of federal appropriations.

In cases where States would like to submit Plans before HTF allocations are released, they may submit their Plans for other Community Planning and Development (CPD) programs and then submit their HTF allocation plan as a substantial amendment to its annual Action Plan after HTF allocations are released.

While HTF formula grants are not subject to the same Aug. 16 deadline, grantees that receive CDBG funding are required to follow deadline requirements under the program for the submission of Action Plans.

For more information on the notice and the instructions provided, please see our next edition of the NAHRO Monitor on March 15.

For the original notice please see here.

On Feb. 27, HUD announced that $5.6 billion in funding will go to support programs with the Office of Community Planning and Development. Among the programs to receive funding is the Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), Housing Opportunities for Persons With HIV/AIDS (HOPWA) program, Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG), and the Recovery Housing Program (RHP). It is estimated that the awards will amount to 2,400 grants among 1,200 communities. Funding will be provided to thousands of local programs in all 50 states, including all five U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.

Please see the outlined funding chart from HUD below:

STATE	CDBG	HOME	(RHP)	ESG	HOPWA	Total
Alaska	$4,572,219	$3,773,536	$0	$400,619	$0	$8,746,374
Alabama	$43,839,880	$19,117,250	$0	$3,855,996	$6,011,584	$72,824,710
Arkansas	$26,218,309	$13,064,797	$0	$2,315,051	$2,449,533	$44,047,690
Arizona	$55,260,926	$25,089,495	$1,174,274	$4,854,885	$7,099,685	$93,479,265
California	$378,216,242	$196,812,685	$0	$33,477,830	$60,904,916	$669,411,673
Colorado	$36,523,810	$19,515,852	$0	$3,236,152	$5,263,500	$64,539,314
Connecticut	$39,757,317	$18,601,516	$1,209,615	$3,518,311	$4,134,046	$67,220,805
District of Columbia	$15,404,214	$6,056,624	$1,634,036	$1,341,848	$12,770,434	$37,207,156
Delaware	$7,588,841	$4,850,255	$1,382,343	$668,495	$1,351,226	$15,841,160
Florida	$153,536,526	$77,300,378	$1,140,440	$13,371,446	$49,348,464	$294,697,254
Georgia	$82,514,264	$42,633,745	$0	$7,233,310	$22,152,985	$154,534,304
Hawaii	$13,060,786	$6,239,258	$0	$1,155,029	$1,054,910	$21,509,983
Iowa	$37,817,535	$13,266,012	$0	$3,310,266	$982,437	$55,376,250
Idaho	$12,734,945	$6,863,013	$0	$1,117,066	$0	$20,715,024
Illinois	$159,585,479	$60,442,889	$0	$14,142,988	$15,052,936	$249,224,292
Indiana	$66,513,227	$29,412,332	$1,145,278	$5,871,168	$4,523,548	$107,465,553
Kansas	$25,889,396	$12,055,056	$0	$2,270,244	$793,084	$41,007,780
Kentucky	$43,830,588	$21,042,651	$1,461,639	$3,856,804	$2,968,215	$73,159,897
Louisiana	$50,505,738	$21,008,030	$1,321,548	$4,411,370	$9,678,698	$86,925,384
Massachusetts	$99,225,630	$38,476,026	$1,067,194	$8,746,106	$8,197,097	$155,712,053
Maryland	$51,861,368	$21,074,486	$1,295,266	$4,531,660	$9,694,400	$88,457,180
Maine	$17,737,841	$6,077,911	$1,192,137	$1,556,542	$0	$26,564,431
Michigan	$120,803,875	$45,188,261	$1,016,651	$10,669,723	$7,462,486	$185,140,996
Minnesota	$52,595,485	$20,101,815	$0	$4,576,877	$3,462,229	$80,736,406
Missouri	$63,958,131	$27,078,852	$1,041,339	$5,621,647	$6,484,569	$104,184,538
Mississippi	$28,067,151	$13,053,821	$0	$2,495,370	$4,238,448	$47,854,790
Montana	$8,502,640	$4,525,542	$0	$741,200	$0	$13,769,382
North Carolina	$77,823,733	$41,847,605	$1,054,616	$6,836,325	$13,401,347	$140,963,626
North Dakota	$5,527,134	$3,549,768	$0	$486,494	$0	$9,563,396
Nebraska	$17,437,574	$8,255,221	$0	$1,546,062	$848,459	$28,087,316
New Hampshire	$12,594,035	$5,509,613	$930,886	$1,104,523	$0	$20,139,057
New Jersey	$87,566,959	$40,497,391	$1,072,304	$7,707,811	$15,951,114	$152,795,579
New Mexico	$18,132,257	$8,851,305	$1,268,811	$1,590,684	$1,423,600	$31,266,657
Nevada	$23,158,196	$12,843,420	$0	$1,995,196	$4,075,748	$42,072,560
New York	$318,043,716	$140,182,508	$0	$27,743,018	$55,283,456	$541,252,698
Ohio	$150,823,351	$61,451,090	$1,387,641	$13,233,870	$9,734,776	$236,630,728
Oklahoma	$27,809,353	$16,446,422	$0	$2,420,644	$2,731,025	$49,407,444
Oregon	$34,753,244	$20,260,511	$0	$3,052,927	$2,851,520	$60,918,202
Pennsylvania	$186,593,032	$63,946,894	$1,288,739	$16,400,364	$14,664,143	$282,893,172
Puerto Rico	$54,443,639	$26,082,936	$0	$4,777,743	$9,056,831	$94,361,149
Rhode Island	$16,149,217	$6,729,938	$1,213,710	$1,421,391	$1,477,595	$26,991,851
South Carolina	$38,514,758	$19,135,117	$1,150,177	$3,327,876	$6,908,690	$69,036,618
South Dakota	$7,400,994	$3,585,073	$0	$639,874	$0	$11,625,941
Tennessee	$50,082,668	$28,265,235	$1,368,779	$4,388,155	$8,124,652	$92,229,489
Texas	$243,728,678.95	$107,032,059	$0	$21,113,921	$39,867,348	$411,742,006.95
Utah	$21,611,943	$8,718,088	$0	$1,890,387	$1,285,470	$33,505,888
Virginia	$57,521,570	$29,049,908	$0	$5,073,657	$6,700,312	$98,345,447
Vermont	$8,068,410	$3,446,307	$991,106	$697,788	$0	$13,203,611
Washington	$57,309,462	$29,627,400	$0	$5,009,949	$5,293,081	$97,239,892
Wisconsin	$62,038,170	$26,726,388	$0	$5,428,731	$2,534,044	$96,727,333
West Virginia	$20,971,245	$8,740,015	$2,191,471	$1,834,845	$807,359	$34,544,935
Wyoming	$3,984,362	$3,500,000	$0	$349,762	$0	$7,834,124
Subtotal	$3,298,210,063.95	$1,497,002,300	$30,000,000	$289,420,000	$449,100,000	$5,563,732,364
Insular Areas	$7,000,000	$3,000,000	$0	$580,000	$0	$10,580,000
Grand Total	$3,305,210,063.95	$1,500,002,300.00	$30,000,000.00	$290,000,000.00	$449,100,000.00	$5,574,312,363.95