Congress Leaves Capitol Hill for Today's Winter Break, with Plans to Introduce FY26 THUD Spending Bill After Returning in January – Take Action Today!
Federal lawmakers will leave their offices on Capitol Hill today and return to their home states and districts for the winter break. Both chambers will be back in session January 6; soon after…
Nominations for NLIHC’s 2026 Annual Organizing Awards is Now Open
The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) is accepting nominations for the 2026 Annual Organizing Awards. These awards recognize two organizations’ outstanding achievements in statewide,…
FEMA Council Meeting Cancelled Abruptly Without Release of Report
The final Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Review Council meeting was scheduled for yesterday, December 11, but was unexpectedly cancelled without prior notification. The FEMA Review…
Announcing the 2026 Our Homes, Our Votes Mini-Grant Award Recipients
NLIHC is pleased to announce the award recipients of the Our Homes, Our Votes (OHOV) 2026 mini-grant program. This year, the newly launched program saw tremendous interest from the field, with…
“Public Charge” Rule Proposed, NLIHC and PIF Urge Comments by December 18 Deadline
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a proposed “public charge” rule, published to the Federal Register on November 19 with a 30-day comment period ending on December 19. The rule…
Final HUD Spending Bill for FY26 Still Under Negotiations – Take Action Today to Protect Vital Housing Resources
Congressional appropriators are still working to reach a final agreement on a fiscal year (FY) 2026 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) spending bill, which funds HUD’s vital…
Not an NLIHC Member? Unlock Member Benefits by Joining Today!
Did you know that NLIHC members received a discount on registration for Housing Policy Forum 2026? Taking place March 10-13 at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., Housing…
NLIHC President and CEO Renee M. Willis Statement - Update on 2025 CoC NOFO Litigation
On Monday, December 8, 2025, the first hearing was held in the lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) FY2025 Continuum of Care (CoC) Notice of Funding…
Recap from 12/1 “Tenant Talk Live” Meeting
This month’s “Tenant Talk Live” featured Grace White, a representative from Tenant Union Federation (TUF) who leads their campaign work. Grace highlighted examples of community defense that tenant…
Recap of November 25 HoUSed Campaign National Call
On November 25, NLIHC hosted a HoUSed campaign national call to address HUD’s fiscal year (FY) 2025 Continuum of Care (CoC) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) and the proposed “public charge” rule…
NLIHC’s DHRC Calls for Sign-Ons for Advocacy Letter to Support FEMA
NLIHC and the NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) continue to advocate for disaster management reforms to ensure that low-income disaster survivors receive the support they need to…