Category: NCDA Washington Report

HUD Publishes HOME Program Final Rule The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a final rule for the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program on January 6, 2025. The rule takes effect on February 5, 2025. Participating jurisdictions (PJs) must comply Read More …

Happy Holidays from NCDA! From your NCDA family, we wish you and yours a happy, safe, and healthy holiday season. We look forward to working with you in the New Year to support community development and affordable housing funding and Read More …

Congress Removes H.R. 3507 From Consideration Thanks to the outreach of NCDA members, Congress removed H.R. 3507 – Yes in My Back Yard Act – from consideration of a vote this week. The measure was bundled together with several other Read More …

Looking Ahead to a New Administration and Congress The former president and now president-elect Trump will return to the White House in 2025. Trump flipped Wisconsin, Michigan, Georgia, and Pennsylvania, which voted for Biden in 2020. The GOP also won Read More …

Appropriations Update – Short-Term Continuing Resolution in Place With FY25 spending negotiations stalled and the new federal fiscal year starting on October 1, Congressional leaders punted final decision making on FY25 spending bills until after the November elections. Congress avoided Read More …

Appropriations Update The House and Senate have been in recess since late July but will return to DC on September 9 with little time to pass the FY25 spending bills. Congress will likely pass a short-term continuing resolution (CR) to Read More …