President's FY19 Budget Would Cut Vital Flood Mapping Activities
President Donald Trump’s proposed FY19 budget released on February 12 requested only $100 million for FEMA’s flood hazard mapping program – a decrease of $78 million from FY17 (FY18 levels have yet…
Additional Updates on Disaster Housing Recovery - February 19
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, February 14, 2018
General Updates Letters Requesting Extension of TSA. Representatives Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) and Jose Serrano (D-NY) sent a letter to FEMA administrator Brock Long urging him to expand the Direct…
Additional Updates on Disaster Housing Recovery - February 12
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…
Representatives Request Subpoena of FEMA
Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD) and Delegate Stacey Plaskett (D-USVI), members of the House Oversight Committee, sent a letter urging Committee Chair Trey Gowdy (R-SC) to subpoena…
HUD Publishes Federal Register Notice for $7.4 Billion CDBG-Disaster Recovery Funds
Last week, HUD published the long-awaited Federal Register notice that provides direction to Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands pertaining to their allocations of the $7.4 billion…
More than 340 Organizations Call for Disaster Assistance
Prior to the passage of a disaster relief package on February 9, more than 340 national, state, and local members of the Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) issued a letter to…
Congress Passes Disaster Relief Package
Congress passed on February 9 a disaster relief package signed into law by President Trump as part of a larger budget bill that lifted the Budget Control Act spending caps on defense and domestic…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update, Monday, February 12, 2018
General Updates Disaster Aid Passed. Congress passed a disaster relief bill on February 9. While the bill provides $28 billion in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR)…
UPDATE: President Trump Calls For Drastic Cuts To Affordable Housing, February 12, 2018
President Donald Trump’s Fiscal Year 2019 budget request — released today — proposes drastic cuts to housing benefits that help millions of low income seniors, people with disabilities…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update, Wednesday, February 21, 2018
General Updates Funding for Relief, Not Debt. Five representatives and two senators sent a letter to the chairman of the Financial Oversight and Management Board (FOMB) for Puerto Rico, José B.…