Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – June 10, 2024
Congressional and National Updates The White House amended its FY 2025 budget request on May 23 to cut $316 million from FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund (DRF), presenting a major challenge for disaster…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update – June 7, 2024
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook on May 23. NOAA forecasters predict between 17 and 25 named storms, of which eight to 13…
Memo to Members and Partners | Volume 29, Issue 19
Memo: Advocates Urge Halt to D.C. Encampment Sweeps; Topline Funding Levels for FY25 Spending Bills Released; Weigh In on HUD NPRM; and More!
Vermont Congressional Delegation Sends Letter to FEMA Urging Improvements to Disaster Response and Individual Assistance Access
The Vermont Congressional Delegation, including Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Senator Peter Welch (D-VT), and Representative Becca Balint (VT-AL), sent a letter to Federal Emergency Management…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update – May 20, 2024
Congressional and National Updates The Bipartisan Policy Center held a webinar on disaster reform, “Finding Focus: A Look at Disaster Policy Priorities and Proposals,” on April 30. The webinar…
Severe Flooding Disasters Significantly Increase Rents of Affordable Rental Housing Units
A paper published in Urban Affairs Review, “High and Dry: Rental Markets After Flooding Disasters,” reveals that severe flooding disasters result in significantly increased rents for the most…
NLIHC Expands Work on Disaster Housing Recovery, Research, and Resilience!
NLIHC announced on May 16 its expanded Disaster Housing Recovery, Research, and Resilience (DHR) initiative. Building on the successes of its ongoing Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC), the…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update – April 26, 2024
The Vermont Congressional Delegation, including Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Senator Peter Welch (D-VT), and Representative Becca Balint (VT-AL), sent a letter to the Administrator of the Federal…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update – May 17, 2024
The Vermont Congressional Delegation, including Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Senator Peter Welch (D-VT), and Representative Becca Balint (VT-AL), sent a letter to Federal Emergency Management…
House Committee Hearing Reveals Bipartisan Support for Directing Disaster Mitigation Funds to Communities in Need
The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure held a hearing, “Disaster Mitigation: Reviewing the Effectiveness and Costs of FEMA’s Resilience Programs,” on May 1…
Representatives Fletcher and Williams Introduce Bills to Make Disaster Aid Accessible to Heirs’ Property Owners
Representatives Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX) and Nikema Williams (D-GA) introduced the “Heirs Empowerment and Inheritance Rights (HEIR) Act” and the “Heirs’ Estate Inheritance Resolution and Succession (…