NSPIRE Compliance Date Extended for CoC, ESG, and HOPWA to October 1, 2025
HUD announced the extension of the date that NSPIRE housing inspection standards are to be implemented. Grantees of CoC, ESG, and HOPWA Program need to update their written standards to reflect when they will transition to NSPIRE, ensuring that it is by October 1, 2025. On the NSPIRE website, there are PDF versions of an inspection checklist that may be used during the physical inspection.
“On July 5th, 2024, HUD published a notice extending the compliance date for implementation of the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) for CoC and ESG recipients and subrecipients and HOPWA grantees to October 1, 2025.
The Notice allows recipients, subrecipients, and grantees additional time implement HUD’s NSPIRE standards. HUD intends to publish standards specific to each of the several CPD programs before the compliance date. These notices have not yet been published, and without this compliance date extension, it will be a challenge for participating jurisdictions, recipients, and grantees to revise their inspection procedures in time for the previous compliance date.
The Notice includes instructions for CoC, ESG, and HOPWA programs. CoC and ESG program recipients and HOPWA grantees may apply the NSPIRE standards at 88 FR 40832 before October 1, 2025, provided that their program documents reflect the standards they are using and the date of transition to those standards. Otherwise, CoC and ESG recipients and HOPWA grantees that are not ready to make the transition to the new standards will be expected to adhere to the former program requirements until the new compliance date. However, when HUD issues the standards specific to the HOPWA, ESG, and CoC programs, all grantees and recipients will be encouraged to prepare for the compliance date by updating their policies and procedures to reflect the program-specific standards.
HOPWA grantees are reminded of the requirements for installing carbon monoxide devices and smoke alarms as required by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 and 2023, respectively. HUD will update the NSPIRE Standards for the new smoke alarm requirements before the statutory compliance date of December 23, 2024.
CoCs and ESG recipients and subrecipients and HOPWA grantees should begin preparing for inspections to follow the NSPIRE standards as of October 1st, 2025. Additional guidance to assist CoC and ESG recipients and subrecipients, and HOPWA grantees, in this transition is forthcoming. While SNAPS develops additional guidance, communities may review the resources listed below.