The ability to serve low income people in need depends on federal appropriations. NLIHC monitors the federal budget process and advocates for the highest possible allocation of resources at HUD and the USDA Rural Housing Service to support affordable housing and community development.
NLIHC leads the Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding to ensure robust resources to address America's housing crisis. Learn more here.
Budget Trends
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Budget Analysis for Fiscal Year 2020
- HUD/USDA BUDGET CHART (updated 2/10/20)
- Advocates Secure Increased Funding in Final FY20 Spending Bill
Attachments
The following documents are provided with this article.
- Factsheet: Impacts of Government Shutdown on Affordable Housing Programs
- Factsheet: Expired or Expiring HUD Project-Based Rental Assistance Contracts (Dec. 2018 - Feb. 2019) (By State)
For more information on Budget and Appropriations, contact Sonya Acosta, Policy Analyst, at [email protected] or 202.548.7969.
Memo to Members and Partners Articles
February 24, 2020
More than 4,700 Organizations Join NLIHC in Urging Congress to Fund Affordable Housing, Community Development Programs
More than 4,700 organizations – including national, state, and local housing and community development, business, transportation, faith-based, disability, and civil rights organizations, as well as officials in municipal, tribal and state governments – sent a letter on February 21 urging Congress…
February 18, 2020
Take Action to Oppose Deep Cuts to Affordable Housing Proposed by the Administration
President Trump and HUD Secretary Ben Carson’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 budget request – released on February 10 – proposes to slash funding for HUD by an astounding $8.6 billion or 15% below 2020 enacted levels, not including those cuts offset by increased FHA receipts.
At a time when the affordable…
February 10, 2020
Analysis of President Trump’s FY 2021 Budget Request
Overview
President Donald Trump’s and HUD secretary Ben Carson’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 budget request – released today – proposes to drastically cut housing benefits that help millions of low-income seniors, people with disabilities, families with children, and other individuals afford their homes…
President Trump released his budget request for fiscal year (FY) 2021 today. NLIHC will analyze the president’s request and share a summary later today. In the meantime, NLIHC and other national leaders in housing, homelessness, community development, and transportation are circulating a sign-on…