Recent Updates to www.hud.gov/Codetalk:

• Dear Lender Letter 2021-01 – Extension of foreclosure and eviction moratorium and loan processing flexibilities in connection with the Presidentially Declared COVID-19 National Emergency through March 31, 2021

·       Dear Tribal Leader Letter – Publication of Tribal Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (Tribal HUD-VASH) Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) Deadline is 4/15/21.  Training to be announced soon.

• Notice PIH 2021-06 – Process for Amending ICDBG-CARES Grants

·       Save the Date!  January 28, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. EST. ONAP is pleased to host a national Best Practice webinar featuring the “Minnesota Tribal Collaborative to Prevent and End Homelessness”

·       Save the Date!  February 2, 9, and 16^th at 2:00 p.m. EST. ONAP is pleased to partner with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to host a 3-part training series on Your Money, Your Goals.

• Dear Tribal Leader Letter- Tribal Consultation for Housing Counselor Certification Requirements – January 26^th and February 4th

A full listing of Dear Lender Letters can be found at:  Section 184 Indian Home Loan Guarantee Program under the Loan Processing Guidelines section.  For any questions about these resources, please contact the Office of Loan Guarantee at OLGINFO@hud.gov

NEW! Dear Tribal Leader Letter – Publication of Tribal Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (Tribal HUD-VASH) Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has published the NOFA that expands the Tribal HUD-VASH program. The NOFA announces the availability of approximately $3.2 million for competitive grants to eligible Indian tribes and tribally designated housing entities (TDHEs).  This program provides applicants the ability to use HUD funding towards rental assistance for Native American Veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, living on or near a reservation or other Indian areas. Continue Reading

·       Tribal HUD-VASH Expansion NOFA (Deadline 04/15/21)

·       Training details coming soon!

NEW! Notice PIH 2021-06 – Process for Amending ICDBG-CARES Grants

This Notice provides ICDBG-CARES grantees with instructions on how to amend the use of existing Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) Imminent Threat (IT) funds provided under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136) (CARES Act).  Continue Reading

NEW! Save the Date!  January 28, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. EST.

ONAP is pleased to host a national Best Practice webinar featuring the “Minnesota Tribal Collaborative to Prevent and End Homelessness” – Please pre-register for the webinar at  https://ems8.intellor.com?do=register&t=1&p=835936 to receive a join link, dial-in number, access code, and unique Attendee ID for the event.

NEW! Save the Date!  February 2, 9, and 16^th at 2:00 p.m. EST.

ONAP is pleased to partner with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to host a 3-part training series on Your Money, Your Goals. The 3-part training series will feature the following training sessions:

1.     February 2, 2021   Financial Empowerment Self- Assessments, Goal Setting, Savings – This session focuses on easy to use financial empowerment self -assessments for staff and family members. In addition, information from the Your Money, Your Goals toolkit and the Focus on Native Communities companion guide will be used to address goal setting, savings, asset limits, IIM payment topics. Register here.

2.     February 9, 2021 Tracking income, Tracking Savings, Cash Flow Budgeting – This session focuses on easy to use topics and tools related to cash flow budgeting. Topics include sources of income and benefits, spending that includes savings and addressing bills that are due at different times of the year. Register here.

3.     February 16, 2021 Debt, Credit, Consumer protection, COVID-19 Financial Resources – This session focuses on debt, credit, identity theft and other forms of financial exploitation topics. Easy to use tools will be presented with a suggested approach for use by practitioners. Register here.

NEW! Dear Tribal Leader Letter- Tribal Consultation for Housing Counselor Certification Requirements

In 2010, Section 106 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (Section 106) was amended by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd Frank Act) to require, in part, that any homeownership counseling or rental housing counseling required under, or provided in connection with, any HUD program must be provided only by organizations or counselors certified by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as competent to provide such counseling.

We believe that these statutory changes have implications for certain HUD Native American programs. HUD is committed to the government-to-government relationship between the Federal government and tribes and engaging tribal leaders through consultation on such matters. Accordingly, HUD is conducting tribal consultation to determine how to best implement the Section 106 statutory requirements as applied to the Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) program and the Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) program, and is soliciting Tribal feedback to determine how best to apply the housing counseling program and certification requirements in Section 106 to these programs. Continue Reading

Consultation dates and webinar links:

• Session 1 on January 26 – https://icfi.webex.com/icfi/onstage/g.php?MTID=ef3c1f8e1f7a519e4dc285a5c85219960
• Session 2 on February 4 – https://icfi.webex.com/icfi/onstage/g.php?MTID=e11fdae9e4286332984587c28ee71d795

Tribal Consultation page: https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/housing-counseling/tribal-consultation/.

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