HUD's HUGS Portal Wants Grant Recipients' Financial Paperwork
Published Date: 10/30/2026
Notice
Summary
HUD is rolling out a new system called the HUGS Recipient Portal to better track how federal grant money is spent. If you receive HUD grants, you’ll need to submit financial documents through this portal. Comments on this new info collection are open until November 30, 2026, so get ready to share your thoughts!
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Quarterly portal reporting for HUD grantees
If you receive covered HUD grant awards, you must submit financial and supporting documentation through the HUGS Recipient Portal on a quarterly basis. HUD estimates 30,000 respondents with 4 responses per year (120,000 responses), 4 hours per response (480,000 annual burden hours), an hourly cost of $45.10, and an annual cost of $21,648,000.
Submissions are quarterly, not before payment
HUD states that the HUGS submissions will be made on a quarterly basis and will not be required prior to disbursement or voucher payment, so the portal submissions will not change existing reimbursement or draw-down processes.
HUD will provide hands-on technical assistance
HUD has engaged a technical assistance provider to guide grantees with hands-on support and training to help with the transition to the HUGS Recipient Portal.
Potential consolidation of monitoring collections
HUD states that over time the HUGS collection and grants modernization efforts may allow existing financial monitoring collections or processes to be consolidated or replaced where appropriate.
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