Disaster Recovery

Washington, DC – In response to HUD’s decision – announced on August 23 in a Federal Register Notice – to continue to withhold disaster mitigation funds for Puerto Rico, the NLIHC-led Disaster…

Memo: Another HUD Attack on Fair Housing, New Podcast with NY Times Reporter Emily Badger, and More

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 8/…

Memo to Members & Partners | Volume 24, Issue 30

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 8/5).…

Memo: Housing in the Debates, Defending Civil Rights, Puerto Rico, and More

The Trump administration is planning to place additional restrictions on badly needed disaster recovery mitigation funds for Puerto Rico. The details of the restrictions are unknown, and it…

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 7/…

Washington, DC - This latest move by HUD is another in a long line of delays in getting badly-needed recovery dollars to Puerto Rico, some 18 months since Congress appropriated the funds. Many of the…

Memo: Addressing Homelessness, Budget Deal, Disaster Recovery Reform, and More

Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Todd Young (R-IN) introduced the “Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2019” in the Senate on July 26. The legislation, S. 2301, is a companion to a House bill of the…

Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló announced on July 24 that he would resign from office, after massive island-wide protests and the start of impeachment proceedings in the Puerto Rico House of…