NLIHC, Ayuda Legal Puerto Rico, the National Consumer Law Center, and over 40 other civil rights organizations sent a letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra…
NLIHC urges Congress to prioritize the housing needs of the lowest-income and most marginalized people in disaster impacted areas.
What: National Low Income Coalition (NLIHC) President and CEO…
NLIHC’s President and CEO Diane Yentel will testify at a December 10 hearing by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights to discuss the federal government’s disaster response to Hurricane María in Puerto…
National Updates
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
The Department of Homeland Security sent an updated interagency letter on November 16 concerning public charge. The letter lists several…
National Updates
Enterprise Community Partners and Morgan Stanley launched on November 23 the Disaster Recovery Accelerator Fund, a $25 million initiative to reduce the time it takes for relief…
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) held a day-long Civil Rights Summit, “CR Summit 2.0,” on November 17. The summit, hosted by FEMA’s Office of Equal Rights (OER), included updates from…
National Updates
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
HUD on November 10 announced $74 million in Indian Community Block Grant – American Rescue Plan (ICDBG-ARP) grants to 68 Tribal…
Advocacy
Chrishelle Palay, NLIHC board member and director of the Houston Organizing Movement for Equity (HOME) Coalition, joined last week’s Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) Disaster…
Updated NLIHC Resources
Treasury's ERA1 Reallocation Guidance
ARPA Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds: Affordable Housing Investments
National Updates
FEMA
The Biden…
Federal Response
FEMA
FEMA released an online searchable collection of risk assessment information for planners and emergency managers to improve mitigation strategies, strengthen planning…
Recent research from Urban Institute and Avail demonstrates that as awareness of emergency rental assistance increases, existing relationships between small landlords and tenants influence…
