HUD Releases Civil Rights Guide for Long-Term Disaster Recovery Grantees
HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity has published a “Grantee Guide” to help state, territory, tribal, and local government recipients of long-term recovery funds meet fair housing and…
Subsidized Renters Are Significantly Less Prepared for Disasters Compared to Unsubsidized Renters
An article published in Housing Policy Debate, “Disaster Preparedness and Housing Tenure: How Do Subsidized Renters Fare?,” examines the differences in disaster preparedness among homeowners,…
Rains Pummel Vermont, Leading to Widescale Flooding
A slow-moving, two-day storm system dropped a significant amount of rain on portions of the Northeast early last week, causing the worst flooding in the region since Hurricane Irene in 2011. Though…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update – July 17, 2023
Representative Al Green (D-TX) attempted to insert an amendment passing the Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition-supported “Reforming Disaster Recovery Act” into the fiscal year (FY) 2024 “National…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update – July 14, 2023
A slow-moving, two-day storm system dropped a significant amount of rain on portions of the Northeast earlier this week, causing the worst flood event to strike the region since Hurricane Irene in…
NLIHC, NAC, NLC, Enterprise, and 53 Other National Organizations Send Letter to Congress Urging Passage of Bipartisan “Reforming Disaster Recovery Act”
In partnership with the National Association of Counties (NAC), National League of Cities (NLC), and Enterprise, NLIHC sent a letter cosigned by 53 additional national organizations to congressional…
NLIHC-Endorsed “Stay Cool Act” Reintroduced in the House of Representatives
Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) reintroduced the “Stay Cool Act” (H.R.4314) in the U.S. House of Representatives on June 22. The bill – cosponsored by 12 Democratic members of Congress…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update – June 30, 2023
NLIHC and its Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) of more than 850 local, state, and national organizations support the bipartisan “Reforming Disaster Recovery Act” that would formally…
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Sign on to Letter Urging Passage of “Reforming Disaster Recovery Act”
NLIHC and its Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) of more than 850 local, state, and national organizations support the bipartisan “Reforming Disaster Recovery Act” that would formally…
Follow-Up Letter Sent to FEMA Regarding Inadequate Rental Assistance for Hurricane Ida Survivors in New Jersey
NLIHC, the New Jersey Resource Project, and nine other New Jersey-based organizations sent a follow-up letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on June 19 requesting the agency…