Community-Based Organizations in Puerto Rico Offer Support in Aftermath of Hurricane Fiona
As many disaster-stricken areas have discovered, the recovery process is often a years-long effort, requiring the experience and connections of community-based non-profits to be fully successful. For…
NLIHC and Other National Housing and Civil Rights Organizations Send Letter to HUD Demanding Action on Texas Discrimination Finding
NLIHC and 10 other national housing and civil rights organizations sent a letter to HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge on September 21 requesting that the agency suspend funding for Texas’s disaster…
Commission on Civil Rights Releases Report on Federal Response to Hurricanes Maria and Harvey
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR) released a landmark report detailing the federal response to Hurricanes Harvey and Maria, “Civil Rights and Protections during the Federal Response to…
Congress Takes Steps toward Enacting Continuing Resolution as End-of-Week Deadline Looms – Take Action!
Congressional leaders and appropriators spent the weekend hashing out the details of a continuing resolution (CR) that would extend funding for the federal government until December 16, buying…
Join NLIHC and CHCDF Partners for a National Call-In Day on October 12 to Demand Significant Affordable Housing Investments in FY23!
NLIHC and our partners at the Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF) are hosting a National Call-In Day on October 12 for advocates to contact their members of Congress and…
NLIHC and NHLP Send Letter Opposing Lifting Cap on RAD Conversions to Congressional Appropriators
NLIHC and the National Housing Law Project (NHLP) sent a letter to leaders of the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives Subcommittees on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD)…
NLIHC Joins Letter Urging Congress to Make LIHTC Reforms and Releases New LIHTC Fact Sheet
NLIHC signed on to a letter submitted to Congress by the National Coalition for Housing Justice (NCHJ) – of which NLIHC is a member – urging leaders to ensure that any expansion of the Low-Income…
HOME Final Rule Retains Interim Rule Regarding Compliance with 24-Month Commitment Requirement
HUD’s Office of Affordable Housing Programs (OHAP) issued a final rule on September 22, implementing without change a December 2, 2016, interim rule that altered the method by which OAHP determines a…
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…