Disaster Recovery

Note: “Socioeconomically disadvantaged households” are those with incomes less than the federal poverty line. Source: Individual and Community Preparedness Division, Federal Emergency Management…

The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) and the National Housing Law Project (NHLP) submitted a comment on September 16 in response to suggested changes regarding the Rapid…

Thanks to pressure from the NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC), the “Natural Disaster Recovery Program Act” (H.R. 1605), introduced by Congressmen David Rouzer (NC-07) and Garret…

Memo: Congress Works through Weekend on Bipartisan CR to Extend Federal Funding to 12/20; New Bills, Resources, Guidance, and Webinars; and More!

Hurricane Francine made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, on September 11. Wind gusts of more than 100 miles per hour ripped roofs off buildings, and heavy rain and…

HUD released on July 19 an Interim Final Rule (IFR) in the Federal Register regarding its Rapid Unsheltered Survivor Housing (RUSH) program. The rule covers many aspects of the program, addressing…

The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) submitted a comment on July 22 in response to an Interim Final Rule (IFR) issued by FEMA in the Federal Register on January 22 amending…

Congressional and National Updates HUD and FEMA published a joint report on their Pre-Disaster Housing Planning Initiative. The report is the result of an effort by the agencies to convene…

A new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), “Looming Deadlines for Coastal Resilience,” demonstrates the immediate and long-term risks of high-tide flooding to critical infrastructure…

Hurricane Beryl reached record-breaking strength for a June hurricane as it moved through the Caribbean before weakening and striking southeastern Texas as a Category One storm with gusting 75 mile…

The arrival of Hurricane Beryl, which impacted southeastern Texas a month after a damaging derecho and heavy rain had already brought destructive winds and flooding to the Houston area, added urgency…

HUD has published a new resource, Homeless Response System 101 for Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Grantees, encouraging CDBG-DR grantees to coordinate long-term…