HUD Announces Funding to Support People Experiencing Homelessness in Maui through Rapid Unsheltered Survivor Housing Program
HUD awarded $1.3 million to the State of Hawaii on August 23 to support people experiencing homelessness and people at risk of homelessness through the Department’s Rapid Unsheltered Survivor Housing…
USDA Single-Family Direct Loan Program Will Expand to Cover Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced in late July that the agency would open its Single-Family Housing Section 504 Home Repair Loans and Grants Program to all presidentially declared…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update – September 11, 2023
Hawaii Wildfires The Hawaiian island of Maui is still reeling from the impact of catastrophic wildfires – the deadliest in modern U.S. history. Although the fires have now been contained, more than…
New Voting Rights Legislation Promotes Access to Voting among Unhoused Individuals and Federally Assisted Renters
Representative Nikema Williams (GA-05) introduced a comprehensive voting rights legislation package on August 25 that includes two NLIHC-endorsed bills to promote voter participation among unhoused…
HUD Announces Indian Housing Block Grant Competitive Awards for 22 Tribal Communities
HUD has announced $128 million in Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) Competitive grant awards to 22 different Tribes and Tribally-Designated Housing Entities (TDHEs). HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge…
Join Next Monday’s (9/18) “Tenant Talk Live” on Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program
NLIHC will host the next session of “Tenant Talk Live” – a webinar for tenant and resident leaders – on Monday, September 18, at 6 pm ET. The webinar will focus on Section 202, a HUD-administered…
HUD PIH Expands Use of Emergency Housing Voucher Service Fees
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) issued Notice PIH 2023-23, adding two new activities that may be funded with Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) service fees. The Notice also expands the…
HUD Announces NSPIRE Inspection Resident Feedback Survey
HUD announced a new survey to obtain feedback from residents whose homes were inspected under the new National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) inspection process. Notice…
Nearly Three-Fourths of ERA2 Funds Expended
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) released the Quarter 1 2023 Compliance Report for the tranche of emergency rental assistance funds passed by the “American Rescue Plan Act” (ERA2).…
NLIHC, HIP, and RF Publish Joint Report on Tenant and Landlord Experiences of ERA Program
NLIHC, the Housing Initiative at Penn (HIP), and the Reinvestment Fund (RF) released a report on August 31 exploring tenant and landlord experiences with the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s (…
City of Boise Enacts Three New Tenant Protections; Advocates Continue Push for Source-of-Income Ordinance
The City Council of Boise, Idaho, voted unanimously to adopt three new tenant protections on August 15. Collectively, the new protections will bar landlords from retaliating against renters who make…