Where to Find Us - September 16
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel and other NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months: Vital Services Conference, Jamestown, ND, September 18-19 Non-Profit…
More than 600 Organizations Tell Presidential Debate Moderators: Ask about Affordable Housing!
More than 600 organizations are calling on the moderators of this week’s presidential candidate debate to ask the candidates about their solutions to the housing affordability crisis. The letter,…
Join Pre-Debate Tweetstorm for Affordable Housing on September 11
The third Democratic presidential debate will be held on September 12, 8:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m. ET in Houston, TX. Ten candidates will participate, most of whom have released significant proposals or…
White House Unveils Housing Finance Reform Plan
The Trump administration released on September 5 a plan outlining legislative and administrative reforms to the nation’s housing finance system. The proposal includes the recapitalization and release…
House to Vote on Stopgap Funding Bill before End of Fiscal Year
House Democratic leaders announced they would be holding a vote on a stopgap funding measure, known as a continuing resolution, the week of September 16. Congress will need to pass a continuing…
Hurricane Dorian Finally Moves into the North Atlantic
After devastating the Bahamas and subjecting the eastern United States and Canada to dangerous storm surge and tropical storm-force winds, Hurricane Dorian has finally moved out into the North…
DHS Transfers FEMA Funding to ICE
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it was planning to transfer at least $115 million out of FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund and direct the funds to Immigration and Customs…
HUD Releases Notice Allocating Funds to U.S. Virgin Islands, Further Delays Puerto Rico Recovery
HUD released a Notice providing over $700 million in disaster mitigation funding to the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) as the territory recovers from 2017’s Hurricane Irma. HUD had previously stated that…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates - September 9, 2019
The following is a review of additional disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 9/3).…
HUD REAC Seeks Feedback on Expanded Property Inspection Standards
HUD’s Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) has expanded from five to 65 the number of inspection items open for feedback before REAC fully implements the NSPIRE Demonstration (see Memo, 8/26). Added…
HUD Posts Fourth Revision of RAD Implementation Notice
HUD’s Office of Recapitalization posted the fourth update of the document implementing the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD), Notice H-2019-9/PIH-2019-23 (informally referred to as REV 4). In the…