Authorization for National Flood Insurance Program Lapses Amid Shutdown
By Noah Patton, NLIHC Director of Disaster RecoveryThe authorization for the largest residential flood insurance program in the country, the FEMA-administered National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP…
NLIHC’s Disaster Team Travels to Puerto Rico to Deepen Partnerships with Community Groups on the Island
By Noah Patton, NLIHC Director of Disaster Recovery and Meghan Mertyris, NLIHC Disaster Housing Policy Analyst As part of NLIHC’s ongoing work in disaster recovery, research, and resilience (DHR…
Insufficient Federal Funding and Technical Assistance Limit Some Public Housing Authorities’ Implementation of Disaster Risk Management Strategies
By Esther Colón-Bermúdez, NLIHC Research Analyst An article recently published by the journal PLOS Climate, “Exploring implementation of disaster risk management strategies by public housing…
NLIHC-Endorsed Bill to Overhaul FEMA Passes House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
By Noah Patton, NLIHC Director of Disaster Recovery The “Fixing Emergency Management for Americans (FEMA) Act of 2025” (H.R. 4669) was passed by the House Committee on Transportation and…
Join 8/12 Webinar on Immigration & Disaster Recovery
Join NLIHC, Protecting Immigrant Families, and Just Solutions Collective on Tuesday, August 12th at 2 – 3 pm EST for “Immigration & Disaster Recovery: Rights, Access, and Where We Go from Here”…
NLIHC-Endorsed Bill Introduced Granting Mortgage Forbearance for Disaster-Impacted Families
By Noah Patton, NLIHC Director of Disaster Recovery Senators Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) introduced the “Mortgage Relief for Disaster Survivors Act” on July 31. This bill,…
Bipartisan, Comprehensive FEMA Reform Bill Introduced in House
By Meghan Mertyris, NLIHC Disaster Housing Recovery Analyst The “FEMA Act of 2025” (H.R. 4669) was introduced by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) and…
Acting FEMA Administrator Questioned at Hearing on Texas Flood Response
By Alyssa Kemp, NLIHC DHR Intern and Noah Patton, NLIHC Director of Disaster Recovery On July 23, 2025, the House held a hearing on FEMA’s disaster response to the deadly Texas flash floods that…
Tropical Storm Chantal Brings Catastrophic Flooding to the Carolinas
By Alyssa Kemp, NLIHC Disaster Housing Recovery Intern Tropical Storm Chantal made landfall near Litchfield Beach, South Carolina, on July 6, 2025 before stalling over central North Carolina and…
Severe Flooding Devastates Communities Across the Texas Hill Country
By Noah Patton, NLIHC Director of Disaster Recovery Moisture from the remnants of Tropical Storm Barry collided with atmospheric conditions over central Texas during the July 4th weekend…
NLIHC and Hispanic Federation to Host Joint Webinar on Disaster Recovery Citizen Advisory Committees on July 8
By Noah Patton, NLIHC Director of Disaster Recovery Join NLIHC and the Hispanic Federation tomorrow, Tuesday, July 8, from 2 – 3:30 pm ET for the “Lessons Learned: Citizen Advisory Committees”…