HUD Releases Updated CHAS Data
HUD released its latest Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) data on September 9. State and local governments use CHAS data to examine their housing needs, make spending decisions, and…
Treasury Publishes Resource on Upcoming Closeout of ERA1 Awards
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) published a resource on September 16 regarding the upcoming closeout of emergency rental assistance funds provided through the “Consolidated…
Virtual Registration Now Open for “Emergency Rental Assistance: The Path to a Permanent Program”
Virtual registration is now open for the livestream of “Emergency Rental Assistance: The Path to a Permanent Program,” a national convening that will be held by NLIHC on October 17 from 8:30 am to 5…
Senators Smith (D-MN) and Shaheen (D-NH) Introduce Legislation to Preserve Rural Housing
Senators Tina Smith (D-MN) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced the “Strategy and Investment in Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2022” (S.4872) on September 15. The bill aims to protect access to…
Senate Housing Subcommittee Hosts Hearing on USDA’s Rural Housing Service
The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs’ Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development held a hearing, “Examining the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s…
CBPP, NLIHC, NAEH, and OSAH Campaign Urge Biden Administration to Include Critical Housing Investments and Reforms in National Strategy to End Hunger
NLIHC, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), the National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH), and the Opportunity Starts at Home campaign sent a letter on September 21 urging the Biden…
OSAH Campaign Partner Children’s HealthWatch Publishes New Eviction Study
Children’s HealthWatch has published a new study finding that young children in families that experienced informal or formal eviction in the preceding five years are at greater risk of poor health…
Join Next Monday’s (10/3) Our Homes, Our Votes Webinar on Overcoming Voter Suppression
The Our Homes, Our Votes: 2022 webinar series features experts with frontline election experience to walk through every step of voter and candidate engagement activities and support housing…
NLIHC Announces “Welcome to Vote Pledge”
NLIHC’s nonpartisan Our Homes, Our Votes campaign announced the Welcome to Vote Pledge, a joint declaration among affordable housing providers that are committed to registering and mobilizing their…
Nonprofit Voter Empowerment Project Releases Resource Guide for Nonprofits
The Nonprofit Voter Empowerment Project (NVEP), a nonpartisan pledge campaign created by Independent Sector and Nonprofit VOTE, has released a resource guide with tools that can be used by nonprofit…
Join October’s “Tenant Talk Live” Webinar on Knowing Your Rights as a LIHTC Renter
NLIHC will host a session of “Tenant Talk Live” – a webinar with and for renter and resident leaders – on October 3 at 6 pm ET. During the webinar, NLIHC staff will be joined by LIHTC experts from…