10.31.25
We’re pleased to share positive updates from HUD regarding Public Housing Operating Fund and Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program funding.
Public Housing Operating Fund
HUD has informed us that they will be able to obligate December Public Housing Operating Fund payments, contrary to earlier reports. PHAs can expect to see these funds available in eLOCCS by...
10.28.25
Mark Gillett, executive director of the Oklahoma City Housing Authoirty, recently sat down with The Oklahoman to give a brief video explainer about the HCV program and how chronic federal underfunding of the program presents challenges for OCHA and impacts local housing opportunities. Watch the video here.
10.27.25
The federal government shutdown has entered its 27th day with no resolution in sight. The House hasn't voted since September 19, and Senate efforts remain stalled. While hundreds of thousands of federal workers have missed paychecks and SNAP benefits are set to run dry November 1, the most immediate crisis for public housing authorities is the December public housing operating...
10.10.25
Late last night, the Senate passed the ROAD to Housing Act as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for F
10.8.25
Over the summer, HUD published four notices that, when taken together, add substantive new requirements for cash management in public housing. These changes will burden PHAs that operate public housing and further restrict flexibilities available to them.
Legislation
Housing Opportunities Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA)
The Housing Opportunities Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA) received bipartisan support and was passed by Congress on July 14, 2016. The legislation makes significant positive reforms to the Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) program, including allowing housing authorities to project-based up to 20 percent of its authorized voucher allocation, with up to an additional 10 percent for targeted populations. The bill also allows more supportive services to be provided to homeless families and individuals, families with veterans, and the disabled and elderly. HUD is still in the process of implementing several provisions enacted by HOTMA.
HR3700 Housing Opportunity Thru Modernization Act
HOTMA CLPHA Section by Section
