HUD Implements CDBG-DR Program Fixes Advocated for by Disaster Survivors
HUD published a Universal Notice on January 8 outlining the requirements of the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program and implementing changes long advocated for by…
HUD Allocates $12 Billion in Funding after Successful Advocacy Leads to Record-Setting Congressional Disaster Package
HUD announced on January 8 that it would allocate $12 billion in Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds to 23 states and one territory that experienced major disasters in…
Wildfires Devastate Los Angeles County, Displacing Thousands of Residents
Wind-driven wildfires have devastated Los Angeles County in southern California over the last week. Stretching from the Pacific Palisades to LA’s Altadena neighborhood, the wildfires had led to…
NLIHC Endorsed Bill Expanding Access to Disaster Assistance Reintroduced in Senate
On November 22, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), along with Senators Ed Markey (D-MA), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update – December 9, 2024
National NewsAlthough the Biden Administration has asked Congress for about $100 billion -disaster relief funds, some on the Hill are forecasting that the subsequent package will contain…
Now Available: New Disaster Housing Recovery Toolkit!
NLIHC released Advancing Equity: Strategies, Tactics, and Best Practices for Disaster-Impacted Communities, a comprehensive toolkit for advocates and organizers in communities that have experienced…
NLIHC Releases Comprehensive Toolkit to Support Disaster Housing Recovery in Communities Impacted by Disasters
New toolkit gathers together strategies, tactics, and best practices to help community-based, state, and …
Western North Carolina Tenants Network Pushes for Eviction and Foreclosure Moratorium
Following widespread destruction caused by Hurricane Helene, the Western North Carolina Tenants Network has been organizing and advocating to enact a statewide eviction and foreclosure moratorium.…
Urge Your Senators and Representatives to Support Long-Term Housing Recovery and Reforms in Disaster Relief Package!
Key leaders in the House and Senate are discussing the need to enact a disaster relief package to help communities impacted by disasters in recent years, including those communities devastated by…