Some ERA Programs Close Application Portals as They Project Expending Funds
While many Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) programs funded by the U.S. Department of the Treasury continue to distribute funds slowly, others have received enough applications to allocate all funds…
FEMA Holds Civil Rights Summit on Equity; NLIHC Speaks on Panel of Leaders for Equitable Disaster Recovery
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) held a day-long Civil Rights Summit, “CR Summit 2.0,” on November 17. The summit, hosted by FEMA’s Office of Equal Rights (OER), included updates from…
Coronavirus Updates –November 22, 2021
National Updates Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HUD on November 10 announced $74 million in Indian Community Block Grant – American Rescue Plan (ICDBG-ARP) grants to 68 Tribal…
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – November 22, 2021
Advocacy Chrishelle Palay, NLIHC board member and director of the Houston Organizing Movement for Equity (HOME) Coalition, joined last week’s Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) Disaster…
House Votes to Advance “Build Back Better Act” with Historic Affordable Housing Investments
The House of Representatives voted on November 19 to approve the “Build Back Better Act” by a near party-line vote of 220-213. The $1.75 trillion economic recovery package includes more than $150…
Join Today’s National HoUSed Campaign Call for Universal, Stable, Affordable Housing
Join today’s (November 22) national HoUSed campaign call from 2:30-4 pm ET. We will discuss the latest developments on the “Build Back Better Act,” its historic affordable housing investments, and…
Recording Available of November 15 National HoUSed Call
At our most recent (November 15) national call on “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, and Affordable Housing,” we discussed advocacy efforts to prevent evictions in HUD housing, provided updates on the “…
Appropriations Negotiations Stall as December 3 Deadline Draws Near
Congress passed on September 30 a continuing resolution (CR) extending current funding levels for the federal government until December 3, 2021 (see Memo, 10/4), but since the CR was enacted,…
Senate Designates November as National Homeless Children and Youth Awareness Month
Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Joe Manchin’s (D-WV) bipartisan resolution designating November as Homeless Children and Youth Awareness Month passed the Senate on November 16 with unanimous…
Research Shows Housing and Neighborhoods Shape Child Poverty
Children’s HealthWatch recently released a new research article that explores the connection between housing and child poverty. The article reviews how historical housing policies are linked to child…
Jurisdictions Increasingly Favor Market-Reliant Local Affordable Housing Tools
An article published by the Urban Institute, “The Rise of Market-Reliant Affordable Housing Tools,” examines the changing use of three local-level affordable housing tools: housing trust funds,…