HUD Posts Second Round ESG-CV Supplemental Allocation of $2.96 Billion from CARES Act
HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) on June 9 posted amounts allocated to states and localities from the second round of CARES Act supplemental funding for the Emergency…
Join June 22 Tenant Talk Live! Webinar for Residents: Race, Housing, and Hope
Join NLIHC’s next Tenant Talk Live! – a webinar with and for residents and resident leaders - on Monday, June 22 at 6 pm ET (5 pm CT, 4 pm MT, and 3 pm PT) to discuss race, housing, and hope. Our…
NLIHC Releases Tenant Talk: A Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic – Shelter in Place Requires Shelter
NLIHC released a special edition of Tenant Talk: A Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic – Shelter in Place Requires Shelter. The June 10 special edition of Tenant Talk, a publication dedicated to low-…
Recording Available of NLIHC’s June 2 National Call on “Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness”
NLIHC’s most recent national call on “Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness” took place on June 8. The call featured an opening conversation with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), an…
Additional Coronavirus Updates – Monday, June 15, 2020
National Updates Congress Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Representative Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) sent a joint letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senate Minority…
Campaign Releases Full Results of Public Opinion Poll
The Opportunity Starts at Home multisector affordable homes campaign released the topline results of a national opinion poll last month that assessed the extent to which the public is…
Absentee Voting Contributes to High Voter Turnout in June Primaries
Nine states and Washington, DC held presidential primaries on June 2. State and local election officials and advocates closely monitored these elections as a test case for November around what voting…
“Overcoming Obstacles to Voting” Webinar on June 18
Join the NLIHC Our Homes, Our Votes 2020 webinar on “Overcoming Obstacles to Voting,” taking place on June 18 at 3 pm ET. Register for this webinar and NLIHC’s entire 15-month “Third Thursdays at…
New Research Highlights Lessons Learned from Landlord Voucher Recruitment Efforts
A report released by the Poverty & Race Research Action Council, “Recruiting Opportunity Landlords: Lessons from Landlords in Maryland,” investigates landlord motivations and hesitations to…
National Housing Law Project to Hold Webinar on Housing Rights for Survivors of Domestic Violence Who Have Disabilities
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) will hold a webinar to address the housing rights for survivors of domestic violence who have disabilities. NHLP staff will provide a review of the law…
New Jersey Officials Create $100 Million Short-Term Rental Assistance Program to Respond to COVID-19
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver announced the creation of a $100 million COVID-19 Short-Term Rental Assistance Program on May 29. The program will be funded by…