Policy

• Priorities
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Activities

Recent Policy Activities

• Network Releases Toward a Housing Policy Reform Agenda (March, 2013)
• Network Presents Policy Initiatives at Bipartisan Policy Center Forum in Maine (July 25, 2012)
• HPN Voices Support for Choice Neighborhoods Initiative
  Choice Neighborhoods Testimony to the Senate Housing Subcommittee (March 27th, 2012)
• Housing Partnership Network Responds to Enterprise/FHA Request for Information on Scattered Site Rental (September 15, 2011)
  Request for Information Highlights
  Request for Information Narrative
• Housing Partnership Network Comments on CDFI Bond Guarantee Program (August 15, 2011)
• Housing Partnership Network Comments on Risk Retention Rule (August 1, 2011)
• CEO Tom Bledsoe Criticizes Cuts to Affordable Housing Programs (April, 2011)

Capital Magnet Fund

• Comment Letter to the CDFI Fund (5/14/10)

Choice Neighborhoods

• Choice Neighborhoods Support Letter to Congress (11/07/11)
• Coalition for Choice Neighborhoods Letter of Support (4/23/10)

Community Reinvestment Act:

• CRA comment letter (8/31/2010)
• CRA testimony of Housing Partnership Network President and CEO Thomas Bledsoe (8/6/2010)
• HPN/SAHF comments on Community Reinvestment Act Regulation (7/26/2010)

Homelessness:

• Comments on Federal Strategic Plan (4/26/10)

Low Income Housing Tax Credit:

• National Consensus Letter to Support and Improve the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (Housing Credit) Program (09/2011)

Social Innovations Fund:

• Comment on Draft Notice of Funding Availability (1/15/10)

STRENGTH MATTERS® paper:

• Building Stronger Nonprofits in Housing and Community Development (4/30/2010)

Sustainable Communities:

• Sustainable Communities Planning Grant Comments (3/12/10)

Transformation of Rental Assistance

• Comment letter on proposed legislation to Preserve, Enhance, and Transform Rental Assistance (PETRA) (7/19/2010)
• Transformation of Rental Assistance, Comments on Discussion Draft (5/8/10)
• Rental Assistance Transformation (Note to HUD) (1/27/10)