HUD Releases Full Housing Mitigation Funding to Puerto Rico as Inspector General Reports Unprecedented Bureaucratic Hurdles Caused Past Delays
HUD announced on April 19 the release of a final $2 billion in Community Development Block Grant – Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) funding approved for Puerto Rico almost two years ago. The majority of the…
Additional Coronavirus Updates – April 26, 2021
NLIHC Resources FEMA Non-Congregate Sheltering During the COVID-19 Pandemic – April 2021 Overview of the Federal Eviction Moratorium – Updated April 2021 Federal Eviction Moratorium: FAQ for…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – April 26, 2021
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition convenes and supports disaster-impacted communities to ensure that federal disaster recovery efforts reach all impacted households, including the…
Senator Sanders and Representative Ocasio-Cortez Reintroduce “Green New Deal for Public Housing Act”
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) reintroduced on April 19 the “Green New Deal for Public Housing Act,” which would create new HUD grant programs to…
Secretary Fudge Testifies before Senate Appropriations Committee on Need for Substantial Investment in Affordable Housing Infrastructure
HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan, and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, testified on April 20 before…
House THUD Subcommittee Holds Hearing on HUD FY22 Budget Request
The House Appropriations Subcommittee for Transportation and Housing and Urban Development (THUD) held a remote hearing on April 22 to discuss President Biden’s budget blueprint previewing the fiscal…
CHCDF Urges Congressional Appropriators to Maximize Funding for Affordable Housing and Community Development in FY22
The Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF) sent on April 22 a letter signed by over 830 national, state, and local organizations to congressional appropriators requesting the…
CHCDF Hosting Webinar on Funding Opportunities for Affordable Housing and Community Development Programs April 29
The Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF) will be hosting a webinar entitled “Funding Opportunities for Affordable Housing and Community Development” on April 29 at 3 - 4:30…
HUD Withdraws Equal Access Rule
HUD announced on April 22 it will withdraw the previous administration’s anti-transgender proposed changes to the Equal Access Rule. The previous administration’s proposed changes would have weakened…
HUD CPD Requests Public Comment on 2015 Interim Housing Trust Fund Rule
HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) posted a notice in the Federal Register on April 26 inviting public comment about the January 30, 2015 Interim Final Rule implementing the…
Last Chance to Register for April 28 Housing Leadership Awards Celebration!
Join us this Wednesday (April 28) to celebrate the contributions of Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA), chair of the House Financial Services Committee; Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), chair of the…