Additional Coronavirus Updates – October 18, 2021
National Updates Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HUD’s Office of Block Grant Assistance is hosting a four-part webinar series for Community Development Block Grant CARES Act (CDBG…
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – October 18, 2021
Federal Updates The application period for the fiscal year 2021 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) and Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) grant programs opened on September 30.…
Join NLIHC’s National Call on “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, and Affordable Housing” Today at 2:30 pm ET
Join today’s (October 12) national HoUSed campaign call from 2:30-4:00 pm ET. We will be joined by Representative Ritchie Torres (D-NY) to talk about protecting the critical housing investments in…
Disaster Recovery Advocates Send Letter to FEMA, HUD, and White House Calling for Housing Solutions
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel sent a letter to FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge, and White House Domestic Policy Council Director Susan Rice on behalf of the…
House Committee on Oversight and Reform Holds Hearing on Hurricane Ida and Disaster Recovery
The House Committee on Oversight held a hearing on October 5 titled “Hurricane Ida and Beyond: Readiness, Recovery, and Resilience.” The chief witness was FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell. In her…
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – October 12, 2021
The Universidad de Puerto Rico Resiliency Law Center held a congressional staff briefing on September 27 on the status of recovery in Puerto Rico titled “Four Years of Disenchantment: Reasons for…
Congress Approves $28.6 Billion in Supplemental Recovery Funding for 2020 and 2021 Disasters
The continuing resolution (CR) passed by Congress on September 30 included $28.6 billion in disaster relief supplemental appropriation. The funding had long been pursued by elected officials in…
Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition Requests Meeting to Discuss Changes at FEMA
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel sent a letter to FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell thanking her for recent changes making disaster assistance easier to access and requesting a meeting on…
Additional Coronavirus Updates – October 4, 2021
National Updates Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HUD and Treasury hosted an Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) webinar on September 23 featuring case studies of ERA grantees,…
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – October 4, 2021
National Updates Congress Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards met with Congress last week in a bid to increase the amount of disaster recovery assistance headed to the state, which is still…
NLIHC Board Member to Co-Host “But Next Time” Podcast on Community-Based Disaster Response and Recovery
Chrishelle Palay, NLIHC board member and director of the Houston Organizing Movement for Equity (HOME) Coalition, will co-host “But Next Time,” a limited-series podcast airing next month. The series…