New Report on 2022 Kentucky Floods Highlights Impact of Disasters on Affordable Housing
A report by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland on flooding in Kentucky in July 2022 finds that floods exacerbated affordable housing shortages and pre-existing weaknesses in local labor markets.…
FEMA Lifts Spending Restrictions after Receiving $16 Billion from Congress in Shutdown Deal
Following the signing into law of the continuing resolution passed on September 30, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will resume funding for more than 2,400 projects across the country…
Hawai‘i Governor Announces Renewal of Tourism as Some Wildfire Survivors Are Displaced from Temporary Shelters in Hotel Rooms
Since catastrophic wildfires swept through Maui in August, thousands of displaced residents of the Hawai‘ian town of Lahaina and of other communities impacted by the fires have been residing in hotel…
NLIHC-Led DHRC Releases Hawai‘i Fires Cultural and Sovereignty Resource Guide for Disaster Recovery Organizations
As part of ongoing efforts to support community-led organizations working to advance disaster housing recovery in Maui in the aftermath of recent catastrophic wildfires, the NLIHC-led Disaster…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update – October 10, 2023
Congressional and National Updates During the U.S.-Pacific Islands Forum Summit meeting at the White House on September 25, President Biden renewed the national commitment to enhancing the U.S.’s…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update – October 6, 2023
Following the signing into law of the Continuing Resolution passed on September 30, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will resume funding for more than 2,400 projects across the country…
Memo to Members and Partners | Volume 28, Issue 35
Memo: Senate Prepares Bipartisan Continuing Resolution after House Republican Proposal Fails, and More
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Hosts FEMA Administrator Criswell for Briefing on State of Disaster Readiness, Response, and Recovery
The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management held a hearing, “FEMA: The Current…
FEMA Operations Would Likely Not Be Impacted by Government Shutdown
A government shutdown on October 1 is looking more and more likely due to stalled negotiations in the U.S. Congress over the appropriations bills that fund government operations, including those of…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update – September 25, 2023
Congressional and National Updates Hurricane Lee made landfall in Canada on September 16 after shifting from a Category 5 hurricane to a post-tropical cyclone. A hurricane watch and tropical storm…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update – September 22, 2023
The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management held a hearing, “FEMA: The Current…