We are committed to ensuring that the Housing Counseling grant program continues helping families, seniors, and individuals achieve stable and affordable housing.
Support continued federal housing counseling programs by urging HUD to restore eligibility for pre-purchase, post-purchase, and tenant counseling services.
Occurrences
Evidence
Mrvan said he led a letter to HUD urging the agency to reverse FY25 NOFO eligibility restrictions and let HUD-approved agencies continue pre-purchase, post-purchase, and tenant counseling.
HUD’s FY2025 NOFO FAQ still states that pre-purchase counseling is not reimbursable as one-on-one housing counseling and that agencies may use alternative funding instead.
Assessments
Mrvan materially advanced the promised action by leading a May 11, 2026 letter urging HUD to restore eligibility for pre-purchase, post-purchase, and tenant counseling services. However, the promised outcome was not delivered: HUD guidance still reflected the FY2025 NOFO restriction, including that pre-purchase counseling was not reimbursable as one-on-one housing counseling. Because this was a serious advocacy attempt but the requested federal policy change had not occurred, the correct adjudication is failed delivery with effort credit.