Resource Center

Looking for talking points or FAQs to prepare for a meeting on Capitol Hill? A copy of NCSHA’s annual Factbook? Housing research and analysis? A presentation from a recent conference to share with a colleague? A reference guide for Housing Credit, HOME, MRBs, or Section 8 program administration? You’ve come to the right place: The NCSHA Resource Center is your source for this important information and much more. Refer to the right sidebar to see resource categories or use the search bar to search resources by topic.

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Emergency Housing Assistance Updates

IRS Revenue Procedure 2022-20: Guidance on Telephonic Public Hearings for Tax-Exempt Bonds, Housing Credit QAPs

On March 18, the Internal Revenue Service issued Revenue Procedure 2022-20 providing permanent authority to conduct telephonic public hearings for tax-exempt private activity bonds and Housing Credit...

Homeownership Assistance Fund Directory

The Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF) is a $9.961 billion federal program to help households who are behind on their mortgages and other housing-related expenses due to the impacts of COVID-19. HAF provides funding to states, tribes, territories, and the District of Columbia to assist these homeowners. This directory presents key components of individual state HAF programs. To find a program in your area, visit the Homeownership Assistance Fund Program page.

Featured HAF Program: Texas Homeowner Assistance Fund Program

The Illinois Homeowner Assistance Fund Program (ILHAF) provides direct financial assistance to prevent mortgage delinquencies, defaults, displacements, and foreclosures for income-eligible homeowners experiencing pandemic-related hardships in Illinois. The state is now accepting applications from homeowners for grants of up to $30,000 to eliminate or reduce past-due mortgage and property tax payments.

Homeowner Assistance Fund: Interim Reports Webinar

State and Territory Participants that received Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF) awards are required to submit a one-time Interim Report. In this Mar 1, 2022, webinar, a representative from the U.S. Department of the Treasury provides an overview of the steps needed to submit the report. Please refer to the Treasury's website for details, including the guidance in full, as well as the Award Terms and Conditions, the authorizing statute, the Final Rule, and other regulatory and statutory requirements.

State, Local Government and Housing Industry Sign-On Letter to Congressional Leaders on Using Fiscal Recovery Funds with the Housing Credit

This February 28 letter urges congressional leaders to amend the underlying statute of the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund to facilitate its use with the Housing Credit.

Featured HAF Program: Mortgage Assistance Alabama

If you live in Alabama and have experienced a temporary COVID-19 related financial hardship after January 21, 2020, Mortgage Assistance Alabama (MAA) may be able to help.

Emergency Rental Assistance 2021 Quarterly Data

Data released by the U.S. Department of the Treasury illustrates the uses of funding under the Emergency Rental Assistance programs in Quarters 1 – 4 of 2021.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Homeowner Assistance Fund FAQs

On this webpage, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) answers frequently asked questions about the Homeowner Assistance Fund program. Go to Webpage Related CFPB Resources for...

GAO Report on Monitoring in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program

This report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office examines U.S. Department of the Treasury’s policies related to Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program flexibilities intended to enable grantees to spend funds more quickly and the nexus between such policies and fraud prevention policies procedures. GAO highlights the need for Treasury to balance speed in spending with accountability and oversight.

HOME Coalition Letter Supporting Maximum HOME Funding in Final FY22 Appropriations Bill

THOME Coalition sent a letter to leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) urging them to devote the maximum amount possible for the HOME program in a final FY 2022 appropriations bill. The letter supports the $1.85 billion for the HOME program that was included in the THUD appropriations bill passed by the House of Representatives in July 2021.