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CLPHA is pleased to announce that 15 of our members received a combined more than $4 million in grants from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that will help bridge the digital divide for their communities!
Earlier this month, the FCC announced funding...
On March 15, HUD issued Notice PIH 2023-04: Foster Youth to Independence Initiative. This notice sets forth the process by which PHAs can apply for $30 million in new incremental voucher assistance that was made available by the appropriations acts in FY23, FY22, any remaining leftover funds from...
HUD announced a new broadband funding guidebook for states and organizations to consider when deploying high-speed Internet service projects. The guide will help Public Housing Authorities, Multifamily Owners and Operators, and Tribes understand the mechanics of these two programs and the role...
Protecting, expanding. and providing affordable housing has never been so important.
The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us that housing instability and homelessness have disastrous effects on our national economic and public health. Public housing authorities (PHAs) are our nation’s most effective...
From the Chicago Housing Authority's press release:
The Chicago Housing Authority this week received $1.1 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for 75 new vouchers that will provide housing assistance to young adults who are transitioning out of foster care and...
HUD-assisted communities interested in educating youth on drones can request free drone kits to provide high school-age youth with a STEM opportunity. Drone kits can be requested by filling out this form by March 17.
Through partnership efforts, the Federal Aviation Administration...
From LoHud.com:
Last summer, Shanequa Benitez borrowed her mom’s electric bike and pedaled up and down Yonkers’ notorious hills. Using her grandfather’s Vivitar 35-millimeter camera, the 34-year-old Yonkers native photographed friends on sweltering afternoons in and around Cromwell Towers, the...