Disaster Housing Recovery Update, Wednesday, April 25, 2018
General The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) Division of Community Development released their CDBG-DR action plan draft on April 20. The draft is open for comment until…
FEMA Is Ignoring a Longer-Term Housing Option for Displaced Low Income Families – by Diane Yentel, NLIHC President and CEO
The following was published as an op-ed in the Orlando Sentinel on April 20, 2018: https://bit.ly/2vB78fl For displaced people from the 2017 hurricanes, the storms were the first disaster - FEMA’s…
Senate Democrats Call for Housing Assistance for Families Displaced after Hurricane Maria
Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ed Markey (D-MA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) issued a letter to FEMA Administrator Brock Long…
Senator Nelson Calls for More Affordable Housing in Disaster Recovery
Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) sent a letter on April 16 urging the Director of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) to use Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR)…
Additional Updates on Disaster Housing Recovery – April 23
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…
Op-Ed: FEMA's ignoring a longer-term housing option for displaced families
For displaced people from the 2017 hurricanes, the storms were the first disaster; FEMA’s housing response has been the next. Thousands of low-income seniors, people with disabilities, and families…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update, Wednesday, April 18, 2018
General NLIHC has prepared a chart detailing CDBG-DR Allocations and the status of State Action Plans. Federal Response Congress Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) sent a letter…
HUD Allocates $28 Billion for Disaster Recovery
HUD awarded $28 billion in Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds to support long-term disaster recovery—the second and last allocation of what Congress appropriated in…
Representatives Espaillat and González Introduce Bill to Provide Housing for Disaster Survivors
Representatives Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) and Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR) introduced on April 11 the “Housing Victims of Major Disaster Act” (H.R. 5474). This bill would require FEMA and HUD to…
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Holds Hearing on FEMA
FEMA Administrator Brock Long testified at an April 11 Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing, “FEMA: Prioritizing a Culture of Preparedness.” Mr. Long pledged…
Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition Provides Recommendations for CDBG-DR Authorization Bill
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHCR) sent a letter to House Financial Services Chair Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) and Representative Ann Wagner (R-MO) regarding a bill that…