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Save the Date: Upcoming Basically CDBG for Entitlements and Disaster Recovery Module Training

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Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . Save the Date: Upcoming Basically CDBG for Entitlements and Disaster Recovery Module Training The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is pleased to announce a series of 3-day Basically CDBG for Entitlement Grantees and Disaster Recovery Module Training , in San Antonio, TX and Philadelphia, PA. This training will guide and assist Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) grantees in the implementation of their programs. Participants will learn: CDBG National Objectives & Eligible Activities Program Administrati

IDIS 11.8 Release Notification

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Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . IDIS 11.8 Release Notification The 11.8 system release for IDIS Online will deploy May 9 starting at 9:00 PM EDT. View the IDIS Online 11.8 Release Notes that will go live in the system on May 12 as a result of the release. The release notes will also be posted in the News section in IDIS Online after deployment.

HUD Funding at Risk; Call Your Representatives TODAY!

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May 7, 2014 House HUD Funding Subcommittee Releases FY 2015 Spending Bill This morning, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released its fiscal year (FY) 2015 funding bill for programs under its jurisdiction, including all programs within HUD. The legislation includes $2.105 billion for HUD's McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Grants, the same amount as last year and $300 below the level proposed by the Administration. Simply put, this funding level is unacceptable. Due to expiring multi-year grants and increased renewal demand, a $2.105 billion funding level would result in funding cuts to Continuums of Care . Communities would be required to once again make the difficult tiering/prioritization decisions they made for the FY 2013 NOFA. Flat funding for McKinney would mean a step back in our efforts to prevent and end homeless