On December 31, 2015, HUD issued a Notice in the Federal Register announcing the final approved Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Assessment Tool. This is the Assessment Tool to be used by local governments that receive Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), HOME funds, Emergency Solutions Grants, or Housing for Persons with Aids (HOPWA) formula funding from HUD when conducting and submitting their own Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH). For purposes of this Assessment Tool, no AFH will be due before October 4, 2016.
The requirement to conduct and submit an AFH is set forth in HUD’s Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) regulations, and this Assessment Tool formal guidance can be found at www.hudexchange.info/programs/affh/.
Agencies affected by this Notice, including Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) that administer any of the above noted programs on behalf of localities, should obtain the Assessment Tool and become familiar with its requirements.