Vermont Releases Updated Fair Housing Analysis and Housing Needs Assessment
The State of Vermont recently released its 2024 Fair Housing Analysis, which identifies the factors that adversely impact fair housing choice in Vermont and outlines an action plan to overcome these…
Report Finds Emergency Declaration for Los Angeles Wildfires Was Followed by Rent Gouging
A recent report demonstrates how some landlords and real estate agents raised rents beyond legal limits to capitalize on the Palisades and Eaton wildfires, which have destroyed more than 5,000 homes…
NLIHC Announces New Grant Opportunity to Support State and Local Efforts Expanding Housing Access for Formerly Incarcerated and Convicted People and Their Families
NLIHC is excited to announce a new grant opportunity through our work with the Partnership for Just Housing (PJH) for state- and local-level organizations interested in advancing policies that…
OSAH Releases New Podcast Episode on Role of Architects in Affordable Housing Preservation
NLIHC’s Opportunity Starts at Home (OSAH) campaign and the American Institute of Architects (AIA) have released the fourth episode in their five-part podcast series. The new episode, “Preserving…
Register for 2/11 NLIHC, The Alliance, and CBPP Webinar on Advancing Homelessness Solutions
NLIHC, the National Alliance to End Homelessness (The Alliance), and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) invite advocates nationwide to register for a webinar series on advancing…
House Republicans Leave Florida Retreat without Agreement on Reconciliation Bill
House Republicans held a retreat in Florida last week to try to reach an agreement on the framework for a bill that would extend expiring tax cuts and make massive cuts to benefit programs, including…
HUD Delays Implementation of Changes to HOME Regulations
HUD under the new Trump administration published on January 31 a delay in implementation of changes made to the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) program regulations. Changes to the HOME…
NLIHC Releases Report on State Projects Funded by the National Housing Trust Fund with 2019 Allocations
NLIHC released on January 30 a new report, The National Housing Trust Fund: A Summary of 2019 State Projects. Part of NLIHC’s effort to document the impact of the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF),…
Trump Administration Reestablishes Plan to Strip Federal Workers in “Policy-Related” Positions of Civil Services Protections
President Trump signed on January 20 an Executive Order (EO), Restoring Accountability to Policy-Influencing Positions Within the Federal Workforce, and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)…
Trump Administration Rescinds Memo Calling for Freeze on Federal Funding
The Trump administration rescinded on January 29 a memo issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) calling for a funding freeze on thousands of federal programs, pending review by the…
March 14 Funding Deadline Nears with No Clear Path to Final FY25 Agreement – Take Action!
Congress has only until March 14 to enact a long overdue fiscal year (FY) 2025 spending agreement or the federal government will be forced into a partial shutdown. Appropriators had been hoping at…