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Senior Housing Weekly

Vaccines and Affordable Housing

Federal Agency Updates

Congressional Updates 

Other Housing Updates

Tools and Resources

SENIOR HOUSING WEEKLY (Archive)

• Senior Housing Weekly: Recap of LeadingAge Update (4/16/21)

VACCINES AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING (Archive)

• "Fully Vaccinated" Recommendations and Affordable Housing (3/12/21)
• FAQs and Resources on COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccinations (updated 3/1/21)
• Vaccine Allocations Roll Out to Community Health Centers (2/19/21)
• Going from 20% to 86% Staff Acceptance of Vaccines - Interview with Derrick DeWitt – February 10, 2021 (2/10/21)
• Some Third Vaccine Clinics Won't Give First Doses (2/9/21)
• FAQs and Resources on COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccinations (updated 2/8/21)

FEDERAL AGENCY UPDATES (Archive)

• HUD Updates Sec. 202 NOFA FAQs (4/16/21)
• HUD Announces Third Round of CSP Funds (4/14/21)
• Fair Housing: HUD Action, Hill Hearing (4/14/21)
• HUD to Host Panel Discussion on Housing and Services (4/13/21)
• CDC Weighs In on "Reopening" Risk in Independent Living (4/13/21)
• White House Asks Congress for 15% Increase to HUD Funding (4/9/21)
• Webinars for HUD's Financial Capability Month (4/9/21)
• Integrated Pest Management Webinar (4/9/21)
• HUD Distributes Nearly $5.7 Billion for Housing (4/9/21)
• HUD Posts Updated NSPIRE Standards, Seeks Feedback (4/8/21)
• HUD Hosts Fair Housing Month Virtual Celebration (4/8/21)
• FCC Posts Emergency Broadband Benefit Resources (updated 4/7/21)
• HUD posts FY2021 Income Limits (4/2/21)
• HUD Issues Memo, Q&A on Extended Eviction Moratorium (4/2/21)
• New Q&A Discusses Vaccine Access, Property Expenses at HUD Communities (4/2/21)
• HUD Withdraws "Mixed Status" Proposed Rule (4/2/21)
• HUD Commemorates National Fair Housing Month (4/1/21)
• White House “Jobs Plan” Proposes Billions for Affordable Housing Infrastructure (3/31/21)
• HUD Waives MFH Financial Reporting Submission Deadline (3/31/21)
• CDC Extends Eviction Moratorium Through June (3/29/21)
• IRS Hosts Public Hearing on Average Income Set-Aside (3/24/21)
• New HUD Guides on Rights & Responsibilities, Tenant Finances (3/22/21)
• FCC Broadband Benefit Program; Spotlight on Bulk Internet Contracts (3/22/21)
• HUD Secretary Issues First Public Address (3/17/21)
• Administration Will Not Defend New Public Charge Rule (3/12/21)
• Senate Confirms New HUD Secretary Fudge (3/10/21)
• Eviction Moratorium Continues Despite Ruling (updated 3/1/21) 
• FCC Adopts Guidelines for Emergency Broadband Program (updated 3/1/21) 
• HUD Announces Service Coordinator Grant Renewals for 2021 (updated 3/4/21) 
• Nonprofits Eligible for New $30M Home Modification Program (3/4/ 21)
• HUD Presents Webinar on Avoiding COVID-19 Scams (updated 3/2/21) 
• Rural Housing Service Clarifies Eligibility for Disaster-Displaced Residents (3/2/21)
• Groups Urge On-Site Vaccine Clinics at HUD Communities (3/1/21)
• HUD Reviews Housing Counseling Resources for Multifamily Residents (2/23/21) 
• Treasury Department Eases Access to Emergency Rental Relief (2/22/21)
• USDA Issues Updated COVID-19 FAQs for Rural Housing Providers (2/19/21)
• Vaccine Allocations Roll Out to Community Health Centers (2/19/21)
• HUD: Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Covered by Fair Housing Act (2/11/21)
• HUD: Resident Risk Factors Make COVID-19 Support Critical (2/11/21)
• Some Third Vaccine Clinics Won't Give First Doses (2/9/21)
• CDC Officially Extends Eviction Moratorium (2/1/21)
• HUD Announces Competition for $150M New Section 202 Funds (1/12/21)
• Treasury Website for New Emergency Rental Assistance Program (1/6/21)
• LeadingAge Submits Concerns, Recommendations for Housing Credit Average Income Test (12/30/20)
• Carbon Monoxide Alarms in HUD and USDA Housing (12/21/20)
• CDC Issues Federal Eviction Moratorium (9/1/20)

CONGRESSIONAL UPDATES (Archive)

• Housing Credit Bills Introduced in Senate, House (4/15/21)
• Draft House Bill: $2.5 Billion for New Section 202 Homes (4/14/21)
• Fair Housing: HUD Action, Hill Hearing (4/14/21)
• Ask Representatives to Sign Letter Supporting Section 202 Funding (4/9/21)
• LeadingAge to Hill: Housing is Infrastructure (3/26/21) 
• Draft Bill Circulated on Housing COVID-19 Relief (3/26/21)
• Bill Introduced to Expand Broadband in Affordable Housing (3/17/21)
• $1.9T American Rescue Plan to President for Signature (3/10/21)
• Hearing on Racial Equity in Housing and Financial Services (3/10/21)
• Rental Assistance, Eviction Moratorium Extension, and Minimum 4% Housing Credit Floor (12/21/20)
• Lame Duck Session COVID-19 Relief for Affordable Senior Housing (11/16/20)
• Senate HUD Bill: Improve RAD for Services, SPRACs (11/13/20)
• Senate HUD Bill: More Service Coordinators, More Housing (10/10/20)
• Updated Heroes Act Includes Sec. 202, Sec. 8, and Service Coordinator Relief (9/29/20)

OTHER HOUSING UPDATES (Archive)

• Report: Severe Housing Cost Burdens for Older Renters (2/17/21)
• COVID-19 Cases Jump in Senior Housing as Financial Strain, Vaccine Access Issues Continue (2/11/21)
• Ask Governors ASAP: Include HUD Sec. 202 in Vaccine Distribution (11/3/20)
• Survey: Cases, Isolation, Financial Strain in Affordable Senior Housing (10/21/20)
• Fair Housing expert discusses COVID-19 for seniors (8/24/20)
• Hospice, Hospice Partners, and Telehealth in the Time of COVID-19 (4/16/20)
• Memo to Elected Officials on Essential Stakeholders, Assistance (4/2/20)

TOOLS AND RESOURCES (Archive)

• Harvard Fellow on Vaccine Hesitancy, Messaging in Senior Housing (2/8/21)
• Toolkit for HUD Section 202 Providers in the CDC Pharmacy Partnership for Long-term Care Program (12/30/20)
• In Thai: HUD Multifamily Tenant COVID-19 Brochure (5/11/20)
• In Tagalog: HUD Multifamily Tenant COVID-19 Brochure (5/11/20)
• In Somali: HUD Multifamily Tenant COVID-19 Brochure (5/11/20)
• In Puerto Rican Spanish: HUD Multifamily Tenant COVID-19 Brochure (5/11/20)

Be sure to visit LeadingAge's main coronavirus resources page for more information, tools, and resources to help all aging services providers plan for and respond to COVID-19.