NLIHC Sends Letter to FEMA Administrator Calling for a Halt to Rent Collection for Louisiana Hurricane Survivors
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel sent a letter on behalf of the NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) to FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell on May 31 calling on the agency to waive…
Senate Committee Unanimously Passes Legislation to Create Community Disaster Mitigation Zones
The U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee unanimously approved the “Community Disaster Mitigation Zones Act” on March 30. Introduced by Committee Chairman Gary Peters (D-MI…
Coronavirus Updates – April 4, 2022
National Updates Department of the Treasury The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) released new data on reallocations of the initial appropriation of emergency rental assistance (ERA1). The…
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – April 4, 2022
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HUD announced on March 22 the allocation of nearly $3 billion in Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds to help…
Coronavirus Updates – March 21, 2022
National Updates Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HUD announced on March 11 the award of nearly $70 million in Indian Community Development Block Grant-American Rescue Plan (ICDBG-…
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – March 21, 2022
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HUD’s Disaster Recovery Grant Reporting (DRGR) System pages have been updated to include several new DRGR Public Action Plan resources for grantees…
National Housing and Civil Rights Organizations Urge HUD to Address Discrimination before Approving Texas Mitigation Funds
NLIHC and eight other national housing and civil rights organizations sent a letter to HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge on March 16 urging HUD to comprehensively address a recent finding by the agency’s…
Many Rental Homes Face Risks from Natural Hazards
A new analysis published by the Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) at Harvard University examines the exposure of rental housing to natural hazards. Using data from FEMA’s National Risk Index (…
Memo to Members and Partners | Volume 27, Issue 10
Memo: Chairman Brown and Chairwoman Waters to Address NLIHC Housing Policy Forum; President Biden Signs into Law FY22 Spending Bill; and More
Advocates Request President Biden Create Council on Housing Affordability
Representatives of the housing sector, including NLIHC, sent a letter to President Biden on March 9 asking that he convene a President’s Council on Housing Affordability. The letter – cosigned by…
Coronavirus Updates – March 14, 2022
National Updates Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HUD announced on March 4 that it is awarding over $2.4 million in “American Rescue Plan Act” funding to 11 HUD Fair Housing…