More Than 700 Organizations Condemn FEMA for Misleading the Public on its Refusal to Implement Proven Programs for Displaced Families
Washington, D.C. – On behalf of more than 700 local, state, and national organizations in the Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC), the National Low Income Housing Coalition issued a letter…
Senator Nelson Files Legislation Requiring FEMA to Activate Disaster Housing Assistance Program
Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) filed legislation on May 17, the ‘‘Disaster Housing Assistance Act,’’ requiring FEMA to enter into an agreement with HUD to activate the Disaster Housing Assistance Program…
FEMA Continues to Refuse to Stand Up Disaster Housing Assistance Program
Since Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria hit more than eight months ago, FEMA has continually refused to stand up the Disaster Housing Assistance Program (DHAP), a proven and effective strategy for…
House Financial Services Subcommittee Holds Hearing on CDBG for Disaster Recovery
The House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing regarding HUD’s Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program on May 17.…
Additional Updates on Disaster Housing Recovery – May 21
The following is a review of additional housing recovery developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and the California wildfires since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update, Wednesday, May 16, 2018
General Items FEMA has continually refused to allow DHAP because officials stated that the Governors of the impacted states/territories had not formally requested it. However, the Governor of…
More than 200 Organizations Send Letter Urging Senate Leaders to Include DHAP in FAA Reauthorization Act
NLIHC and 212 organizations from the NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition sent a letter on May 11 to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chair Ron Johnson (R-WI) and…
Disaster Recovery State Action Plans
The U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico released on May 3 and May 10 their draft Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Action Plans for public comment until May 17 and May 25…
House Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on CDBG-DR
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight will hold a hearing to examine the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Relief (CDBG-DR) program. Witnesses have not yet been announced.…
Additional Updates on Disaster Housing Recovery - May 14
The following is a review of additional housing recovery developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and the California wildfires since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update, Wednesday, May 9, 2018
General In response to FEMA’s Fact Sheet: Myths vs. Facts – FEMA’s Transitional Sheltering Assistance Program, NLIHC--on behalf of the DHRC--has set the record straight with its own fact sheet:…