{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Spring Street Brief","title":"Episode 182: HUD Holds Section 3 Benchmarks, Opens Comment Period","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/2c8ca593\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":191,"description":"HUD has issued a notice maintaining its existing Section 3 benchmark goals for hiring low- and very low-income workers on covered housing projects, citing an absence of sufficient data to justify a revision. The agency is simultaneously opening a comment period, requesting input from grantees, contractors, and other stakeholders on compliance challenges and recommendations for future benchmarks. The updated notice takes effect in November, making the comment window immediately relevant for LIHTC developers, syndicators, and lenders whose projects layer HUD funding sources.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/eww4KoCb2-o7-dD11A42DpSkBhZjKNEkIb9mGj3dsyg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81YWNi/MGVlZjVhN2FjYzBk/NDY5YWEyOTA3MWMw/MWViZS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}