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).
2018…
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…
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 2/11).
2018…
Brock Long has repeatedly failed to address the housing needs of the lowest-income disaster survivors including people with disabilities, seniors, families with children, and those experiencing…
NLIHC and the Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) of more than 800 local, state, and national organizations sent a letter on February 6 to the congressional leaders of the Senate…
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 2/4).
Legislation…