HUD will host RAD for PRAC Office Hours on June 4^th, and on June 11^th, LeadingAge will host expert staff from HUD to discuss streamlining improvements to this key preservation program.

HUD regional offices are reorganizing in response to significant reductions in workforce; get the latest updates on the Northeast Region and federal initiatives affecting HUD funding, and use LeadingAge’s action alert to respond.

HUD is encouraging housing providers not to change processes until new HOTMA guidance is issued. In the meantime, the agency is working on a factsheet to assist providers with VAWA forms and requirements.

In early May, the agency acknowledged further delays that will push the extension process back to “later in May.”

Use LeadingAge’s action alert to support funding to preserve, expand, and improve affordable housing for older adults, and urge Senators Schumer and Gillibrand to sign on to a letter urging strong funding for Section 202 and 811 programs.

The White House delivered a “skinny” budget request to Congress to describe how the Trump administration would like Congress to fund programs in FY 2026, including a 42 percent cut to HUD’s rental assistance programs.

The reconciliation bill passed by the U.S. House Financial Services Committee would rescind all unobligated GRRP funds, presumably those that would otherwise be used by HUD for energy benchmarking and the hiring of needed staff to help administer the largest of the GRRP awards.

While additional steps may be necessary to restart the program, LeadingAge members are reporting contact from HUD on next steps for resuming GRRP award processing. Meanwhile, LeadingAge has learned that new VAWA materials are under review by the Trump administration.