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PBCA Awards: Court Upholds Notice of Funding Availability
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Section 202 Preservation: HUD Issues Consolidated Guidance for Refinancing Properties
On May 30, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued Housing Notice 2013-17, which provides guidance for the approval and processing of prepayments and refinancing of all cohorts of the Section 202 Direct Loans, originally financed between 1959 and 1992 when the Section 202 PRAC capital advance program replaced the loan program. The notice incorporates the guidance issued between 2002 and 2012 in order to consolidate the processing requirements in one notice. It also replaces the most recent guidance from 2012, H Notice 2012-8, which was issued to implement the provisions of the Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act of 2010. More
Service Coordinator Reports and Grant Extensions
If your property has a service coordinator program, Semi-Annual Performance Report, HUD Form 92456, for the reporting period of October 1, 2012, through March 31, 2013, was due by April 30. Those with a grant should also have submitted the Federal Financial Re-port, SF 425, for the same period. Those that have grants that expire between October 1, 2013, and December 31, 2013, should submit a request for grant increases to HUD no later than August 15. HUD estimates that there will be sufficient FY 2013 funds to fulfill all eligible grants that expire on or before Dec. 31, 2013, including a 2.1% increase over funds awarded or expended in FY 2012. More
Elder Abuse: How Technology is Spreading Awareness
Technology was in the media spotlight as advocates for older adults prepared to celebrate World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on June 15. More
How iCanConnect is Helping Those with Hearing, Vision Loss Pay for Technology
A new federal program is helping about 600 consumers who are blind and deaf to purchase communications technology and learn how to use it. A national campaign called iCanConnect is working hard to increase that number. More