White House Holds Convening on Equity and Racial Justice; HUD Releases First-Ever Equity Plan
The White House held a virtual convening on April 14 to announce the release of its racial justice and equity plan. More than 90 federal agencies – including all cabinet-level agencies – also…
Secretary Fudge Announces Directive to Review HUD Policies Posing Barriers to Housing for People with Criminal Histories
HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge issued a directive on April 12 instructing the agency to review and identify internal policies and procedures that may increase barriers to housing access for people…
HUD PIH Extends Deadline for PHAs to Request Expedited Review of Three Key HCV Waivers to September 30
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) posted Notice PIH 2022-09 on April 11, extending to September 30 the deadline for public housing agencies (PHAs) to request expedited PIH review of…
Join NLIHC in Honoring Rep. Ritchie Torres at the 2022 Virtual Housing Leadership Awards Celebration, April 28
NLIHC will honor Representative Ritchie Torres (D-NY) at our 40th Annual Housing Leadership Awards Celebration, which will be held virtually on Thursday, April 28, at 4 pm ET. …
Join Today’s Our Homes, Our Votes Webinar: Getting Started on Election Work
Our Homes, Our Votes is NLIHC’s nonpartisan campaign to increase voter participation among low-income renters and to educate candidates about housing solutions. The Our Homes, Our Votes: 2022 webinar…
Act Now to Secure Significant Affordable Housing Investments in FY23 Spending and Reconciliation Bills!
Appropriations leaders in the U.S. House and Senate are expected to meet soon after Congress returns from recess on April 25 to continue negotiations on a fiscal year (FY) 2023 spending bill. While…
Join Upcoming CHCDF Webinar on the FY22 Budget and the Outlook for Affordable Housing in FY23!
NLIHC and our partners at the Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF) will host a webinar on April 21 at 3:00 pm ET focusing on the fiscal year (FY) 2022 budget and the outlook…
Recording of April 11 National HoUSed Campaign Call Now Available
On our most recent (April 11) national call for the “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, and Affordable Housing” campaign, we discussed the latest guidance from the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury)…
FEMA Releases Equity Action Plan
As part of an administration-wide push to advance equity and racial justice across the federal government (see related article in this Memo), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released…
Coronavirus Updates – April 18
National Updates Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HUD announced on April 5 that it will make an additional $3.2 million in American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds available to help its…
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – April 18, 2022
National News The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change calls for urgent action to respond to global climate change. The report states that in less than a decade, human-…