Disaster Housing Recovery Update – June 20, 2023
The following is a review of additional disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 5/22).…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update – June 16, 2023
The Biden Administration released the Spring 2023 Edition of the Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Action (Agenda) on June 14. The agenda, which catalogues planned actions administrative…
NLIHC Submits Comments Regarding HUD Federal Flood Risk Management Standard
NLIHC submitted comments on June 5 in response to a proposed rule issued by HUD in the Federal Register regarding the establishment of a new Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS) detailing…
Organizations Working with Disaster-Impacted Communities Request Community Representative on FEMA National Advisory Council
NLIHC and more than 25 local, state, and national organizations working on disaster recovery policy sent a letter on May 30 to FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell requesting the appointment of at…
NLIHC’s Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition Releases Resource Guide for 2023 Hurricane Season
The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season has officially begun, and NLIHC has prepared the following resource guide to provide resources, information, and links regarding hurricane preparedness, response,…
Protections Needed for Renters as 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season Begins
The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season has begun, and NLIHC and the NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) of nearly 900 local, state, and national organizations are calling on the Biden-…
NLIHC’s Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition Releases Resource Guide for 2023 Hurricane
The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season began on June 1. In lieu of our regular Disaster Housing Recovery Update, we are using this week’s update to provide resources, information, and links regarding…
NLIHC Statement on Actions Needed to Protect Renters During 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season
Washington, D.C. – Today, marks the start of the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season. The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) and the NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) of…
Typhoon Mawar Impacts Island of Guam, Strongest Storm to Hit U.S. Territory Since 2002
Typhoon Mawar impacted the Territory of Guam on May 24 local time. The Category 4 storm brought severe wind, torrential rain, and storm surge across the island. While there were no fatalities, the…
Bill Creating Universal Application System for Disaster Assistance Unanimously Passes Out of Senate Committee
The “Disaster Assistance Simplification Act” (S.1528), endorsed by the NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC), unanimously passed out of the Senate Homeland Security and Government…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update – May 22, 2023
Congressional and National Updates A University of Southern California blog profiled NLIHC Board Member and founding member of the DHRC Chrishelle Palay’s journey to working in disaster recovery.…