Treasury Publishes Revised Emergency Rental Assistance FAQ with Significant Improvements
The U.S. Department of the Treasury released on February 22 a new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document to help states and communities quickly distribute more than $25 billion in emergency rental…
New Resource on Targeting Emergency Rental Assistance for Homelessness Prevention from the Framework for an Equitable COVID-19 Homelessness Response
Partners leading the work on the Framework for an Equitable COVID-19 Homelessness Response on February 25 released a new resource to help communities target emergency rental assistance to prevent…
Join NLIHC’s National Call on Coronavirus, Disasters, Housing, and Homelessness Today at 2:30 pm ET1
Join today’s (March 1) national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness at 2:30-4 pm ET to hear more about the ruling against the CDC eviction moratorium and needed next steps to…
Recording Available of NLIHC’s February 22 National Call on “Coronavirus, Disasters, Housing, and Homelessness”
During the most recent national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness, participants heard about the impact of the winter storm in Texas, discussed the Department of Treasury’s new…
Additional Coronavirus Updates – March 1, 2021
New NLIHC Resources Frequently Asked Questions: Treasury’s Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) Program “American Rescue Plan Act”: Estimated Allocations of Homeless Assistance Grants National…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – March 1, 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…
Sign Your Organization on to a Letter Supporting Increased Congressional Funding for Housing and Homelessness Resources!
Advocates for housing, community development, and ending homelessness are collaborating on a letter urging Congress to provide the highest possible funding for HUD and US Department of Agriculture (…
House Passes the “Equality Act” to Expand LBGTQ Protections
The House of Representatives voted 224 to 206 to approve the “Equality Act,” which would expand civil rights protections to LBGTQ individuals by banning discrimination based on sexual orientation and…
NLIHC Urges HUD to Pause MTW Implementation, Issues Summary of Final MTW Operations Notice
NLIHC sent a memorandum urging HUD to pause implementation of the Moving to Work (MTW) Demonstration expansion and consider NLIHC concerns with the final MTW Operations Notice. Separately, NLIHC has…
Supreme Court to Review Trump Administration’s Public Charge Rule
The Supreme Court agreed on February 22 to hear an appeal of the recent Public Charge Rule preliminary injunction, evaluating the legality of the harmful rule (see Memo 08/19/2019). The Court agreed…
NLIHC and National League of Cities to Host Webinar on FEMA Reimbursements and Non-Congregate Sheltering
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) and the National League of Cities (NLC) will hold a webinar discussing the use of FEMA reimbursements to house individuals experiencing…