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…
Children’s Defense Fund Publishes Blog on Expiring Eviction Moratorium
Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) published a new blog warning policymakers that millions of children will be at risk of losing their homes if the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
House Passes Continuing Resolution to Fund Government through December 18
The House of Representatives passed on December 8 a one-week continuing resolution (CR) to extend current funding for federal agencies and programs through December 18. The bill (H.R. 8900) passed…
Congresswoman Marcia Fudge Nominated for HUD Secretary
President-elect Joe Biden announced on December 8 he will nominate Representative Marcia Fudge (D-OH) as the new secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. If confirmed,…