HUD Reviewing Public Comments for ESG and HMIS Regulations
March 01, 2012
HUD is reviewing public comments submitted in February 2012 for the Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) interim rule and the HMIS proposed rule.
Video Message from HUD Secretary Donovan
February 09, 2012
In his video highlighting the success of HPRP and introducing the Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) program, HUD Secretary Donovan calls on ESG recipients and subrecipients, CoCs, and other partners to invest highly in rapid re-housing, collaborate with CoCs, and focus on results and collecting quality data in HMIS.
Final Rule on Equal Access to Housing Published
February 03, 2012
On February 3, 2012, HUD published a final rule in the Federal Register entitled Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs Regardless of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity. The rule creates a new regulatory provision that generally prohibits considering a person’s marital status, sexual orientation, or gender identity (a person’s internal sense of being male or female) in making housing assistance available.
Revised HOPWA Reporting Forms
February 01, 2012
The HOPWA reporting forms have been updated and approved for use, which include new editions of the Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER), form HUD-40110-D, and the Annual Progress Report (APR), form HUD-40110-C.
HUD Publishes the Final Rule Revising the Definition of "Homeless"
January 16, 2012
HUD published the final rule revising the definition of "homeless" in the Federal Register on December 5, 2011.