NLIHC Releases Research Brief Finding 23 State Grantees and DC Could Exhaust ERA Funds by End of 2022 Despite Outstanding Need
NLIHC released on May 26 a new research brief, Balancing Act: An Analysis of Remaining Emergency Rental Assistance Funds, Reallocation, and Outstanding Need. The brief analyzes emergency rental…
Reconciliation and Appropriations Negotiations Ongoing as Congress Adjourns for Memorial Day Recess – Take Action!
Congress has recessed for Memorial Day until June 6, but before leaving the Capitol, Senate Democrats reported progress on reaching a potential outline for a revived reconciliation package. Senate…
House Appropriations Committee Holds Hearing on FEMA’s FY2023 Budget Request
The U.S. House Committee on Appropriations’ Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a hearing on May 25 regarding FEMA’s fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget proposal. The budget proposal requests nearly $29.…
HUD Releases Allocation Notice Detailing Process for 2020 and 2021 Long-Term Recovery Funds
HUD has published an allocation notice for the March 2022 distribution of long-term recovery funds for 2020 and 2021 disasters. The notice, published in the Federal Register, details the requirements…
Forecasters Predict 2022 Hurricane Season Will Bring Above-Average Number of Storms
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced its forecast for the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season on May 24. The forecast predicts above-average hurricane activity, which would…
Coronavirus Updates – May 31, 2022
National Updates U.S. Department of the Treasury The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) updated its ERA Portal on May 20 to allow grantees to directly input their requests for reallocated…
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – May 31, 2022
FEMA An audit by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Office of the Inspector General found that FEMA did not collect information necessary for the accurate review of erroneous distributions…
Senator Hirono and Colleagues Introduce Bill to Expand Access to Housing, Health Care, Nutrition Assistance, and Other Supports for Immigrants
Senators Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Patty Murray (D-WA), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Ed Markey (D-MA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Alex Padilla (D-CA…
Recording of May 23 National HoUSed Campaign Call Now Available
On NLIHC’s most recent (May 23) national call for the “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, Affordable Housing” campaign, we shared the latest updates from Capitol Hill, discussed a new report from PolicyLink…
Campaign Releases New Podcast Episode on the Role of Landlords in Housing Discrimination
The Opportunity Starts at Home (OSAH) campaign has released a new podcast episode, “The Role of Landlords in Housing Discrimination.” The episode – the thirty-fifth in OSAH’s podcast series…
Join Today’s Our Homes, Our Votes: 2022 Webinar on Voter Registration Messaging, Events, and Door-to-Door Canvassing
NLIHC’s Our Homes, Our Votes: 2022 webinar series features experts with frontline election experience who walk through every step of voter and candidate engagement activities and…