Join March 12 Webinar on Designing Emergency Rental Assistance Programs to Advance Racial Equity and Serve Extremely Low-Income Households
Join NLIHC for a webinar on March 12, 2021 at 1 pm ET to learn how emergency rental assistance programs can incorporate racial equity in their program structure and effectively serve households with…
Join NLIHC’s National Call on Coronavirus, Disasters, Housing, and Homelessness Today at 2:30 pm ET12
Join today’s (March 8) national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness at 2:30-4 pm ET. We will hear from Davin Reed and Eileen Divringi of the Federal Reserve Board of…
Recording Available of NLIHC’s March 1 National Call on Coronavirus, Disasters, Housing, and Homelessness
During the most recent national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness, we shared an overview of a new research note on practices to advance racial equity in emergency rental…
Additional Coronavirus Updates – March 8, 2021
New NLIHC Resources: Court Rulings on the Federal Eviction Moratorium Housing Provisions in the "American Rescue Plan Act" "American Rescue Plan Act:" Estimated Allocations of Homelessness…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – March 8, 2021
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition is convening and supporting disaster-impacted communities to ensure that federal disaster recovery efforts reach all impacted households, including…
FHFA Announces $711 Million for National Housing Trust Fund
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced a 2021 allocation of $711 million for the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) – more than double last year’s allocation. After a sequestration factor…
House Approves “For the People Act” Facilitating Voter Registration in Federally Assisted Housing
The U.S. House of Representatives passed on March 3 the “For the People Act” (H.R. 1), which includes a requirement that federally supported housing providers must include voter registration…
Deadline Extended: Sign Your Organization TODAY on to Letter Supporting Robust Federal Funding for Housing and Homelessness!
Advocates for housing, community development, and ending homelessness are working together to urge Congress to provide increased funding for HUD and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) housing and…
Senator Tina Smith Named Chair of the Housing, Transportation, and Community Development Subcommittee
Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) on March 2 was named chair of the Housing, Transportation, and Community Development Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Development.…
House Financial Services Committee to Hold Hearings on Racial Equity and Public Housing
House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) announced on March 3 several HFSC and subcommittee hearings for the month of March, including hearings related to racial…
Bill Introduced in the Senate to Address Public Housing Capital Needs Backlog
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), along with Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Patty Murray (D-WA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Tina…