Senators have been pressuring congressional leadership to prioritize passing a robust disaster supplemental funding bill. Senators Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Kamala Harris (D-CA) led nine other…
HUD approved the latest Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) state action plans from Florida, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Approval for both Puerto Rico and the…
The following is a review of disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 3/4).
Alabama…
A bipartisan group of eight senators introduced a $13.6 billion disaster relief package (S. 572) on February 26. The bill includes $1.06 billion in Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Recovery…
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold a hearing, “The Administration of Disaster Recovery Funds in the Wake of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria,” on…
The following is a review of disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 2/25).
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The following is a review of disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 2/19).…
William “Brock” Long resigned as Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator on February 13, after serving in that role for two years. Mr. Long oversaw the response to more than 220 declared…
A group of researchers from academic and research institutions, housing advocates, and legal aid attorneys who are engaged in disaster housing recovery research met in Washington, DC on…
