Raising voucher rent caps: HUD has been signaling increased flexibility on Housing Choice Voucher “payment standards” to deal with an increasingly tight rental market. PRRAC and the National Housing Law Project have put together a short overview of the new options that public housing authorities can use to increase payment standards – particularly in higher cost … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (July 28, 2022): Raising Voucher Rents; Upcoming CERD Review
PRRAC Update
PRRAC Update (June 17, 2022): mobility funding campaign – and AFFH goes to OMB!
Housing mobility: The campaign for expanded Housing Choice Voucher funding and housing mobility services in the 2023 budget continues with a great letter to House and Senate appropriators – signed by a wide ranging group of national organizations. We are also seeking increased flexibility in the use of voucher funds to support security deposits and apartment holding fees – to … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (June 17, 2022): mobility funding campaign – and AFFH goes to OMB!
PRRAC Update (June 2, 2022): School Diversity Funding Campaign; PHAs and School Districts
Funding for school diversity planning: We helped NCSD with a national sign-on letter urging Congress to appropriate funds for the Fostering Diversity grants program (as also recommended in the President’s 2023 budget) along with other school diversity-related funding, including an increase in the Magnet Schools Assistance Program. The letter included an impressive range of … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (June 2, 2022): School Diversity Funding Campaign; PHAs and School Districts
PRRAC Update (May 19, 2022): AFFH and the President’s Housing Supply Plan; Opening Up Selective High Schools
Buffalo was a city we visited often before the pandemic, working with and learning from dedicated fair housing advocates, city and housing agency staff, researchers, and community organizers. We are deeply saddened by the deadly, racially targeted attack on its people last week. If you are interested in contributing to support the victims’ families, we saw this note from the … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (May 19, 2022): AFFH and the President’s Housing Supply Plan; Opening Up Selective High Schools
PRRAC Update (April 21, 2022): Proposed Charter School Priorities; HUD’s Racial Equity Plan
The federal charter school program: The Biden Administration took a major step forward in March in proposing a new set of priorities and requirements for applicants for federal charter school grants. In addition to eliminating for-profit providers from eligibility, the new priorities encourage collaboration with local public school districts, encourage school diversity where … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (April 21, 2022): Proposed Charter School Priorities; HUD’s Racial Equity Plan
