Disaster Housing Recovery Update – January 17, 2023
HUD published two documents in the Federal Register for public comment. Both documents are Requests for Information (RFIs) concerning the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery…
New Data from Household Pulse Survey Suggest Disparities among Households Displaced by Disasters
New data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey offer insight into displacement among households due to disasters. As of December 2022, nearly 1.9 million households had been displaced…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update – January 13, 2023
HUD published two documents in the Federal Register for public comment. Both documents are Requests for Information (RFIs) concerning the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery…
FEMA Releases 2022 National Preparedness Report Detailing Efforts to Improve Support for Underserved Communities
FEMA released its 2022 National Preparedness Report on December 31. The report addresses the state of disaster preparedness and efforts to increase resilience in the U.S. during 2021. In particular,…
GAO Releases Report Calling for Clearer and More Informative Data Reporting from HUD’s CDBG-DR Program
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on December 15 examining HUD’s Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program. In particular, the report sought to…
House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis Releases Final Report; Includes Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition Priorities
The U.S. House of Representatives’ Select Committee on the Climate Crisis has released its final report, Solving the Climate Crisis 2022: Key Accomplishments and Additional Opportunities. The Select…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update – December 16, 2022
Congressional leaders are continuing negotiations this week over what to include in a final omnibus fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget bill. Depending on the results of these negotiations, the budget bill…
Take Action: Urge Your Senators to Support Critical Disaster Recovery Reform Legislation in Budget Omnibus Bill!
Congressional leaders are continuing negotiations this week over what to include in a final omnibus fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget bill. Depending on the results of these negotiations, the budget bill…
NLIHC and More Than 50 Other National Groups Urge Passage of Reforming Disaster Recovery Act
NLIHC, the National Association of Counties, Enterprise Community Partners, and other advocates sent a letter to congressional leaders on December 5 urging them to include the “Reforming…
NLIHC-Endorsed Community Disaster Resilience Zones Act Passed by Congress
The “Community Disaster Resilience Zones Act of 2022” was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives following a vote of 333-92. The bill was passed by the U.S. Senate during the summer. The bill…
NLIHC Submits Comment to Census Bureau Concerning Disaster-Related Questions in Household Pulse Survey
NLIHC submitted comments to the U.S. Census Bureau on behalf of the Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) and the Housing Recovery Research Consortium regarding several proposed disaster…