NLIHC Lauds the Approval of the "Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2019"
A coalition of more than 850 local, state, & national organizations commends the House of Representatives for passing bipartisan legislation that will ensure long-term disaster recovery resources…
Memo to Members & Partners | Volume 24, Issue 44
Memo: Important Housing Votes, Hearings, Tweetstorm and Webinar This Week!
Take Action: House to Vote on Disaster Recovery Reform Legislation This Week; Call Your Representative Today!
The House of Representatives will vote this week on a bipartisan bill to permanently authorize HUD’s Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program. The bill includes key…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates - November 18, 2019
The following is a review of additional disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 11/11…
Memo to Members & Partners | Volume 24, Issue 43
Memo: Support for Fair Chance at Housing Act, Congressional Hearings on Housing, and More
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates - November 11, 2019
The following is a review of additional disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 11/04…
From the Field: Puerto Rico Think Tank Hosts Conference on Affordable Housing
Centro Para Una Economía Nueva (Center for a New Economy - CNE), a Puerto Rico-based, nonpartisan think tank, hosted the second conference in their Blueprint initiative series. The purpose of the…
Memo to Members & Partners | Volume 24, Issue 42
Memo: Reimagining Disaster Recovery, Senate FY20 Spending Bill, and More
NLIHC and DHRC Hold Convening to Reimagine Federal Disaster Housing Response and Recovery
NLIHC and the NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) of more than 850 local, state, and national organizations held a policy convening in Houston on October 28-30. The invitation-only…
House Passes Bill Commissioning Study on Streamlining Disaster Data and Damage Assessment Collection
The House of Representatives voted on October 29 to approve legislation directing HUD, FEMA, and other federal agencies involved in federal disaster recovery efforts to study ways of streamlining the…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – November 4, 2019
The following is a review of additional disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 10…