Disaster Recovery

Hurricanes, Friday, October 6, 2017

CONGRESS House and Senate appropriators are beginning to work on the next disaster spending bill, and additional CDBG-DR funding is in the mix. Today, the full Texas congressional delegation (…

Hurricanes, Thursday, October 5, 2017

Congress Congressional Briefing. The Hurricane Housing Recovery Coalition will conduct a Congressional Briefing on Tuesday, October 10 at 10:00 am ET. The briefing will be held in room SVC 210…

Hurricanes, Wednesday, October 04, 2017

HURRICANE MARIA IRS IRS Tax Relief. For residents of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands who evacuated or were not able to return because of the hurricanes, IRS Notice 2017-56 provides some…

Hurricanes, Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Information from Other National Organizations ADA National Network/FEMA Webinar Series. When people are displaced from their homes during a disaster and find it necessary to stay in a community…

Hurricanes, Monday, October 2, 2017

HUD Upcoming Guidance for PHAs. The National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) reports that HUD held a conference call with the three public housing agency (PHA) industry…

Updates on Hurricane Housing Recovery

The following is a review of developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria housing recovery since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in last week’s …

Hurricanes, Monday, October 2, 2017

HUD Upcoming Guidance for PHAs. The National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) reports that HUD held a conference call with the three public housing agency (PHA) industry…

Hurricanes, Thursday, September 28, 2017

HURRICANE MARIA Letter from Senators Led by Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Patty Murray (D-WA), 35 senators sent a letter to President Trump urging the administration to take swift action in…

Hurricanes, Wednesday, September 27, 2017

General Updates The U.S. Department of Education released guidelines for state and local educational agencies and schools to provide some flexibility and support post-disaster. The guidelines…

Hurricane Update, Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Flooding Damage in the Lakewood Area of Houston, TX. Photo: Revolution MessagingArun Chaudhary Hurricane Maria Hurricane Irma Hurricane Harvey HURRICANE MARIA Department of…

Hurricane Update, Monday, September 25, 2017

Hurricane Maria Hurricane Irma Hurricane Harvey HURRICANE MARIA FEMA FEMA Urban Search and Rescue. Six FEMA Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) teams were deployed in both Puerto Rico and…