(RECAP: State officials across the country are taking proactive steps to prepare for implementation of the National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF). The NHTF is a block grant to states, administered by HUD. Twenty-nine states, including Virginia, and the District of Columbia have designated an agency to receive their NHTF grant and administer the state program. The National Low Income Housing Coalition is hopeful that FHFA Director Mel Watt will lift the suspension on funds going to the NHTF soon, which means states could receive their first funds this year.)