FEMA Extends Assistance Period for Hurricane Ida Survivors in Louisiana after Push by NLIHC-Led DHRC and Other Disaster Recovery Advocates
FEMA quietly announced to stakeholders in Louisiana last month that it would stop accepting appeals and providing financial assistance for survivors of Hurricane Ida – 18 months after the storm…
NLIHC-Led DHRC Responds to HUD Request for Information about Long-Term Disaster Recovery Program
HUD issued a historic Request for Information (RFI) regarding both the allocation formula and rules of the agency’s Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program in late 2022…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update – February 27
Congressional and National Updates Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) has a history of pushing for urgent action related to climate change. As the new chair of the powerful Senate Budget Committee,…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update – February 24, 2023
HUD issued a historic Request for Information (RFI) regarding both the allocation formula and rules of the agency’s Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program in late 2022…
HUD Announces Agreement with State of Louisiana to Resolve Repayment Obligations for 3,300 Homeowners Impacted by Hurricane Katrina
Road Home program, Rita HUD announced on February 16 that the agency had reached an agreement with the State of Louisiana to cease repayment actions for over 3,300 disaster-impacted homeowners…
House Passes Two Pieces of Disaster Recovery Reform Legislation
The U.S. House of Representatives passed two pieces of disaster recovery legislation on February 8, both sponsored by Resident Commissioner Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (R) of Puerto Rico. The bills,…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update – February 13
Congressional and National Updates Senators Rick Scott (R-FL) and Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Gary Peters have reintroduced a bipartisan bill seeking to…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update – February 10, 2023
The U.S. House of Representatives passed two pieces of disaster recovery legislation on February 8, both sponsored by Resident Commissioner Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (R) of Puerto Rico. The bills,…
Displaced Hurricane Ida Survivors in Louisiana Receive Rent Reprieves from FEMA through Spring
FEMA announced on January 27 that it would be modifying its plan to charge Hurricane Ida survivors living in temporary housing units (THUs) market-rate rent beginning in February. Instead, the agency…
More Than 25 Senators and Representatives Send Letter to FCC Chair Regarding Translation of Emergency Alerts
Nine U.S. Senators and 17 Representatives from the U.S. House of Representatives co-signed a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel regarding the translation…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update – January 30, 2023
State and Local Alabama Individual assistance from FEMA is now available to homeowners and renters in several Alabama counties, including Autauga, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, and Hale counties. Local…