NLIHC Welcomes Field Intern Sydnee Graves
NLIHC is pleased to welcome Sydnee Graves as the Coalition’s 2021 fall field intern. Originally from Chicago, Sydnee currently resides in DC for her summer study abroad program at Pepperdine…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of October 17
“This group is trying to save their neighbors from eviction before it's too late,” USA Today, October 21 at: https://bit.ly/2ZcgFZF “Biden's spending bill could be a 'game changer' for housing In…
“Dear Colleague” Letters Urge Congressional Leadership and White House to Maintain Targeted Affordable Housing Investments in “Build Back Better Act”
Negotiations between congressional leaders and the White House continue over what provisions will be included in the pared-down “Build Back Better Act.” Representative Ritchie Torres (D-NY) and…
Join NLIHC’s National Call on “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, and Affordable Housing” Today at 2:30 pm ET
Join today’s (October 18) national HoUSed campaign call from 2:30-4 pm ET. We will be joined by Barbara Poppe, Alexis Kramer, and Tiffany Haynes, who will share a new resource they authored on…
Recording Available of October 12 National HoUSed Call
On our most recent (October 12) call on “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, and Affordable Housing,” we welcomed Representative Ritchie Torres (D-NY), who highlighted the advocacy needed to ensure the HoUSed…
Programs Begin Using Second Round of Emergency Rental Assistance Funds
NLIHC has been closely tracking Treasury Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) programs funded through the $25 billion appropriated for ERA under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (ERA1) and…
New Resource on Family Homelessness Available from Framework for an Equitable COVID-19 Homelessness Response
Partners from the Framework for an Equitable COVID-19 Homelessness Response released a new resource on addressing child and family homelessness. The resource, developed in consultation with experts…
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,…