Additional Coronavirus Updates – October 18, 2021
National Updates Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HUD’s Office of Block Grant Assistance is hosting a four-part webinar series for Community Development Block Grant CARES Act (CDBG…
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – October 18, 2021
Federal Updates The application period for the fiscal year 2021 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) and Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) grant programs opened on September 30.…
Protect Immigrant Families by Sending Comment Letter on Public Charge Rule
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking on the Public Charge Rule titled “Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility.” This is the first of three…
NLIHC Signs Letter Urging HUD Programs to Address Radon Contamination
NLIHC signed on to a letter urging HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge to expedite a HUD-wide policy to ensure that all HUD housing programs test for and mitigate radon contamination. Radon is a colorless,…
HUD Multifamily Posts FAQs on COVID-19 Supplemental Payments
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Programs (Multifamily) posted “Frequently Asked Questions: COVID-19 Supplemental Payments, Housing Notice H 2021-05” addressing 20 questions arising from Notice 2021-05 (…
HUD Provides Language for PHAs and PBRA Owners to Inform Tenants of Eviction Notices
HUD issued joint Notice PIH 2021-29/H 2021-06 providing supplemental guidance to implement the requirements of the interim final rule titled “Extension of Time and Required Disclosures for…
NLIHC Participates in House Committee Roundtable on Food Insecurity
House Rules Committee Chairman Jim McGovern (D-MA) held a roundtable on October 13 to examine family budgets and food insecurity in America. This event was the tenth in a series on food insecurity,…
Campaign Partner Community Catalyst Releases Article on How Ending the CDC Eviction Moratorium Impacts Health Outcomes
Community Catalyst released an article on October 12 about how ending the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) eviction moratorium has negative impacts on health outcomes. The article…
Study Examines Impact of HUD’s Rental Assistance Demonstration on Tenants
An article in Cityscape, “Impact of Rental Assistance Demonstration Program Conversions on Public Housing Tenants,” examines short-term tenant outcomes in HUD’s Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD)…
Rental Assistance Demonstration Could Constrain Future Tax Credits
An article in Cityscape examines the role of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) in the conversion of public housing to project-based Section 8 in HUD’s Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD)…
Nearly Three-Quarters of State Emergency Rental Assistance Grantees at Risk of Recapture and Reallocation of Funds
Note: Share of Funds Distributed to Renter Households refers to funding a grantee has expended for financial assistance divided by 90% of the grantee's total allocation to account for…