White House Extends Order Directing FEMA to Fully Reimburse COVID-19 Costs, Including Sheltering for People Experiencing Homelessness
In a memo released by the White House on March 1, President Biden announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) would continue to fully cover eligible costs related to COVID-19-…
UN Climate Report Links Assistance for Low-Income Households to Climate Adaptation
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its 6th Assessment Report on Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability on February 27. The report presents key findings on…
Coronavirus Updates – March 7, 2022
National Updates Department of the Treasury The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) released demographic data on February 24 showing that funds delivered to millions of households through…
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – March 7, 2022
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HUD announced on March 1 that the Citizen Participation & Equitable Engagement (CPEE) Toolkit is now available. The toolkit is a resource to…
HUD Inspector General Finds PIH Lacks Policies to Address Public Housing Resident Requests for Reasonable Accommodations
An audit by the HUD Office of the Inspector General (OIG) found that the HUD Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) did not have policies and procedures to adequately ensure that public housing…
HUD Offers Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Office Hours
The HUDExchange listserv announced a series of bimonthly virtual “office hours” to review affirmatively furthering fair housing (AFFH) issues. The first session of each month will be general in…
HUD PIH Extends Deadline for PHAs to Seek Expedited Waivers for Public Housing and Vouchers to April 1
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) posted Notice PIH 2022-04 on March 3, extending to April 1 the deadline for public housing agencies (PHAs) to request expedited PIH review of certain…
Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) Sends Letter to House Appropriations Committee Outlining HFSC Republicans' Priorities for FY22 Spending Bill
U.S. House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) Ranking Member Patrick McHenry (R-NC) sent a letter on March 3 to House appropriators on behalf of HFSC Republicans outlining their priorities for the…
Congressional Appropriators Near Agreement on FY22 Appropriations Bill
Congressional appropriators hope to release a final federal spending package for fiscal year (FY) 2022 as soon as tomorrow, if congressional leaders can strike a deal on requests to provide financial…
Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth Holds Hearing on Promoting Economic Prosperity through Affordable Housing
Representative Jim Himes (D-CT), chair of the U.S. House Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth, held a hearing on March 1, “Promoting Economic Prosperity and Fair Growth…
School Employees in California Face Challenges Finding Affordable Housing in the Communities They Serve
A new blogpost released by the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at the University of California, Berkeley, sheds light on the housing struggles faced by entry-level teachers, non-teaching staff…