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…
Additional Coronavirus Updates – September 27, 2021
National Updates Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a report on September 17 warning that millions of renters and their families…
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – September 27, 2021
NLIHC and the Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation (PAHRC) held a two-part webinar series on natural hazards and the federally assisted housing stock. The second webinar, “Disaster…
Memo to Members and Partners | Volume 26, Issue 37
Memo: Keep the Pressure On for Major Housing Investments; HUD Waivers, Notices, New Resources; and Much More
Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition Calls on HUD to Modify Disaster-Related Waivers
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel sent a letter to HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge and other agency officials expressing concern at recent actions by the agency to waive statutory and regulatory…
Coronavirus Updates – September 20, 2021
National Updates Congress The House Financial Services Committee voted 28 to 22 to approve the “Expediting Assistance to Renters and Landlords Act.” Learn more about the emergency rental assistance…
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – September 20, 2021
DHRC Updates NLIHC’s Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) is a group of over 850 local, state, and national organizations working to secure disaster recovery funding and key reforms to ensure…