New York State’s Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) is still open and available for low-income residents and households. The New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) opened the Regular benefit program on November 13, 2017 and opened the Emergency... Read More

NYS Homes and Community Renewal issued a NOFA for funding on February 7th for CDBG-DR projects that will be financed by tax exempt bonds issued by the state Housing Finance Agency. The goal of the program is to construct new rental housing or rehabilitate existing apartments... Read More

In accordance with the provisions of the National Affordable Housing Act, the State of New York is making a draft of its Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for Program Year 2017 available for public comment. The CAPER analyzes New York State’s progress... Read More

www.health.ny.gov/funding/rfa/17643/index.htm   The New York State Department of Health (DOH) released an RFP for Health Home Supportive Housing Program on February 9, 2018. This round includes $8 million to renew currently funded programs and add new programs. The program will... Read More

Date: Wednesday, March 21, 2018 Time: 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. EST Presenter: James Hartz, Director of Community Development for Tonawanda, New York The Town of Tonawanda, NY recently completed a Solarize campaign in which they were able to offer low- to moderate-income... Read More

The Joint Senate/Assembly hearing on the housing programs included in the Governor’s 2018/19 budget proposal was held on Wednesday, January 24th.  Some of the issues highlighted in the testimony given include: There is a proposal to bifurcate the LIHTC and State housing tax... Read More

John Eberhard, former Board Member of the Rural Housing Coalition, passed away recently. His obituary is found at: http://obituaries.thedailystar.com/obituary/john-eberhard-1947-2018-1021847862   Read More

New York State is taking strides to move affordable multifamily buildings toward net-zero energy. NYSERDA’s RetrofitNY team is working to revolutionize the way New York State renovates affordable multifamily buildings to approach or achieve net-zero energy performance. The... Read More

The Veterans Administration posted a NOFA for the Grant and Per Diem program on November 2nd. Applications are due on February28th. To continue to meet the evolving needs of homeless Veterans, the Grant and Per Diem (GPD) Program is changing. The transformation involves... Read More