Bipartisan Negotiators Reach Agreement on Bifurcated Coronavirus Relief Package
Bipartisan negotiators reached an agreement over the weekend on a coronavirus relief package that would provide desperately needed assistance to struggling households. Rather than one large spending…
NLIHC and DHRC Submit Memo to President-Elect Biden’s Transition Team on Pandemic and Disaster Recovery Recommendations
NLIHC and the NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) sent a memorandum to President-elect Joe Biden and his transition team on December 10 outlining steps the Federal Emergency…
Service Coordinators Report Significant COVID-Related Service Disruptions for Older Adults in Publicly Funded Housing
A survey of service coordinators working with older adults in publicly funded housing identified unique challenges they have faced in adapting to COVID-19. The survey, conducted by the Joint Center…
New Tools Released for the Framework for an Equitable COVID-19 Homelessness Response
National Innovation Service (NIS) released on December 8 a series of Equity-Based Decision-Making Assessments as part of the Framework for an Equitable COVID-19 Homelessness Response (see Memo, 6/15…
HUD’s HOME Program Revises Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Waivers
HUD’s Office of Affordable Housing Programs, which administers the HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) program, issued a Memorandum on December 4 revising and extending an April 10 Memorandum…
HUD Revises Overall HOME Program Waivers
HUD’s Office of Affordable Housing Programs, which administers the HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) program, issued a Memorandum on December 4 revising and extending an April 10 Memorandum that…
HUD’s CPD Adds Guidance on Using CDBG-CV to Make Emergency Utility Payments
HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) posted a single “Q&A” on December 7 explaining how Community Development Block Grant-Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) funds may be used to make…
HUD’s CPD Announces CDBG Duplication of Benefits Quick Guide
HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) sent a HUD Exchange email on December 4 announcing a Duplication of Benefits Quick Guide for Community Development Block Grant-Coronavirus (…
Join NLIHC’s National Call on Coronavirus, Disasters, Housing, and Homelessness Today at 2:30 pm ET
Join today’s (December 14) national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness at 2:30-4 pm ET. We will discuss the evolving negotiations in Congress on a coronavirus relief package…
Recording Available of NLIHC’s December 7 National Call on “Coronavirus, Disasters, Housing, and Homelessness”
During the most recent national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness, we shared information on the state of coronavirus relief negotiations, heard about the impact of COVID-19 on…
Additional Coronavirus Updates – December 14, 2020
National Updates Reporting The Washington Post reports on the federal stimulus benefits that will expire this month, noting that millions of Americans will lose unemployment benefits, access to…