Public Participation Essential in Post-Disaster Recovery Planning
An article in the Natural Hazards Review by Sara Hamideh, “Opportunities and Challenges of Public Participation in Post-Disaster Recovery Planning: Lessons from Galveston, TX,” explores public…
Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill to Increase Access to FEMA Disaster Assistance
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Representative Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), along with Congresswoman Jennifer Gonzalez Colon (PR), reintroduced the “Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act.” The…
Committee Leadership Sends Bipartisan Letter Demanding Answers from FEMA amid Dramatic Decrease in Disaster Assistance
The leadership of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee sent a letter on May 13 to newly-confirmed FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell demanding answers to historically low approval…
Additional Coronavirus Updates – May 24, 2021
Upcoming Event Join NLIHC, along with the Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living (APRIL) and the Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies, on Wednesday, May 26 at 1 pm ET…
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – May 24, 2021
NLIHC’s Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition convenes and supports disaster-impacted communities to ensure that federal disaster recovery efforts reach all impacted households, including the lowest-…
Senators Young and Schatz Reintroduce the “Yes in My Backyard Act”
Senators Todd Young (R-IN) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) on May 13 reintroduced the “Yes in My Backyard Act (YIMBY),” which aims to increase transparency and encourage affordable housing development in…
Lawmakers, Advocates, and Residents Urge Improvements to Manufactured Housing
Lawmakers, advocates, and residents urged improvements to the quality and affordability of manufactured housing communities (MHCs). MHAction, a national organization and movement of manufactured home…
HUD Multifamily Office: Assisted Households are Eligible for Emergency Broadband Benefit
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing announced in an email newsletter on May 18 that Multifamily-assisted households are eligible to enroll in the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB), a …
HUD PIH Issues Updated Tenant Participation Fund Guidance
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) issued Notice PIH 2021-16, updating guidance on the use of the $25 per occupied unit Tenant Participation Fund. This notice supersedes Notice PIH 2013-…
HUD Announces Section 3 Self-Paced Training Modules
HUD has posted a self-paced “Understanding Section 3” training curriculum on the HUD Exchange. The curriculum is intended to provide “participants” (meaning public housing agencies, local and state…
HUD AFFH Interim Final Rule Clears Review
HUD’s interim final rule on Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) has cleared review by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).…