The U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) held a business meeting on February 2 and approved the “Achieving Equity in Disaster Response, Recovery, and Resilience…
HUD published a notice, “Allocations and Implementation of Consolidated Waivers and Alternative Requirements,” in the Federal Register on February 3. The notice details program requirements for…
White House
The White House and the U.S. Department of Justice announced on January 29 that 99 law schools responded to the attorney general’s Call to Action to the Legal Profession issued on August…
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
FEMA is seeking qualified individuals to serve on the agency’s National Advisory Council. The Council comprises a geographically diverse and substantive…
NLIHC, the National Association of Counties, Enterprise Community Partners, and other advocates sent a letter to congressional leaders on January 25 urging them to include the “Reforming Disaster…
NLIHC has updated its database of multifamily and affordable housing properties covered by the “CARES Act.” The Act included a permanent requirement that landlords of federally supported rental…
Updates on NLIHC Resources
NLIHC has updated two resources on the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF) program:
Overview of the Coronavirus SLFRF Program
State and Local…
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
The National Advisory Council’s December 2021 “Report to the FEMA Administrator” offers recommendations to support FEMA’s efforts to enhance and strengthen…
The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services’ Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing, “Ensuring Equitable Delivery of Disaster Benefits to Vulnerable Communities and Peoples:…
National Updates
Department of Housing and Urban Development
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced on January 18 the awarding of more than $83 million in Indian…
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
The Washington Post reports FEMA and HUD are collaborating on a new program that will offer subsidized apartments and case management services to help…