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…
Memo to Members and Partners | Volume 28, Issue 33
Memo: Senate Prepares to Vote on HUD Funding Bill; Register for Upcoming Webinars; and More!
HUD Announces Funding to Support People Experiencing Homelessness in Maui through Rapid Unsheltered Survivor Housing Program
HUD awarded $1.3 million to the State of Hawaii on August 23 to support people experiencing homelessness and people at risk of homelessness through the Department’s Rapid Unsheltered Survivor Housing…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update – September 11, 2023
Hawaii Wildfires The Hawaiian island of Maui is still reeling from the impact of catastrophic wildfires – the deadliest in modern U.S. history. Although the fires have now been contained, more than…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update – September 8, 2023
The Hawaiian island of Maui is still reeling from the impact of catastrophic wildfires – the deadliest in modern U.S. history. Although the fires have now been contained, more than 5,000 people…
Memo to Members and Partners | Volume 28, Issue 32
Memo: Updates on Budget Advocacy, Housing and Homelessness, Disaster Housing Recovery, and More
Disaster Housing Recovery Update – August 28, 2023
Congressional and National Updates Congress remains unlikely to replenish FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund any time soon. While lawmakers on both sides of the aisle recognize the urgent need to do so –…
Address from NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel on Equitable Disaster Housing Recovery
The catastrophic wildfire on the island of Maui in Hawaii constitutes the deadliest disaster in the history of that state and the deadliest wildfire in the modern era. Fanned by the winds of one of…