HAPPENINGS

The Guam Housing and Urban Renewal Authority (GHURA) is seeking public comment(s) on the Authority's Capital Fund Program (CFP) Five-Year Action Plan (2022-2026) for the Public Housing Capital Fund Program. The CFP 5-Year Actin Plan outlines Public Housing capital improvements. Copies of the Plan is available for public review at the following locations, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (except on holidays).

Effective Friday, April 1, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. Chamorro Standard Time (ChST), the Guam Housing and Urban Renewal Authority  (GHURA) will open its wait lists and accept online pre-applications for the following Public Housing Program Asset Management Property (AMP) Sites:

• AMP 3 Site Base – Units are located in the following villages:
  • Hågat (formerly known as Agat), Humåtak (formerly known as Umatac),
  • Malesso’ (formerly known as Merizo).
• AMP 4 Site Base – Units are located in the following villages:
  • Dededo, Toto.

The Guam Housing and Urban Renewal Authority (GHURA) hereby notifies the public of its intent to transfer the properties listed below from GHURA to the Government of Guam. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) provided grant funds for the construction of the Sinajana and Hågat Community Centers under the former Urban Renewal Program, funds subsequently converted to and now administered as Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. (Reference Code of Federal Regulations 24 CFR Part 570.800)
 

Effective Monday, January 3, 2022 at 8:00a.m. Chamorro Standard Time (ChST) through Friday, February 4, 2022 at 5:00p.m. (ChST), Guam Housing and Urban Renewal Authority (GHURA) will open its wait list and accept online pre-applications for the Guam Elderly (Guma Trankilidat) Multifamily Housing Program.

 

Effective Monday, October 4, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. Chamorro Standard Time (ChST) the Guam Housing and Urban Renewal Authority (GHURA) will open its wait list and accept online pre-applications forf the following Public Housing Program Asset Management Property (AMP) site:

• AMP2 Site Base - Units are located in the following villages:
  • Yona (2-, 3- and 4-bedroom units)
  • Talo'fo'fo (1-bedroom Elderly units; 2-, 3-, 4-, 5- and 6-bedroom units)
  • Inalåjan (2-, 3-, 4- and 5-bedroom units)

Interested applicants must log on to the GHURA website at www.ghura.org to submit an online pre-application.  HARDCOPY PRE-APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

The Guam Housing and Urban Renewal Authority (GHURA) is seeking the public’s comment on the
Authority’s revised Public Housing Admission and Continued Occupancy Policy (ACOP). The ACOP is
the policy governing the administration of the Public Housing Program. There have been recent
changes to the ACOP; copies of the ACOP are available for public review by appointment only,
Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed weekends and holidays), at the following
locations:

• GHURA’s Main Office: 117 Bien Venida Avenue, Sinajana, Guam 96910
• AMP Site Bases (Public Housing office locations):
  • AMP 1 - 23 Calle Paquito, Toto Gardens, Toto
  • AMP 2 – 10 JC Rojas Circle, Yona
  • AMP 3 – Pagachao Drive, Agat
  • AMP 4 - 27 Doni Lane, Toto Gardens, Toto
• Guma Trankilidat Management Office, Tumon
• GHURA’s website: www.ghura.org

The Guam Housing and Urban Renewal Authority (GHURA) announces the use of $4,476,268 in U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Planning and Development (CPD) funds – Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership Grant (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) – for the projects listed below. The community will note that no new projects were solicited for PY21. Guam will prioritize the full amount of PY21 CPD funds to previously approved projects to facilitate their successful completion.

The Guam Housing and Urban Renewal Authority’s (GHURA’s) 2021 Low Income Housing Tax Credit
(LIHTC) Program Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) and Application are now available. The QAP
describes the basis that GHURA will use to allocate LIHTC Program credits. A total of $6,660,957
($3,245,625 issued on October 26, 2020 under Rev. Proc. 2020-45 for the 2021 allocation period,
$3,217,500 issued on November 18, 2019 under Rev. Proc. 2019-44 for the 2020 allocation period, and
remaining tax credits from the 2019 allocation period in the amount of $197,832) is available for the 2021
program year.