Where to Find Us – August 27
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel and other NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months: Florida Housing Coalition Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, August 27-28…
Court Dismisses Advocates’ Challenge to HUD’s Withdrawal of AFFH Tool
Chief Judge Beryl Howell of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed a motion by advocates for a preliminary injunction against HUD for withdrawing the Assessment Tool required…
HUD Publishes Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Streamlining AFFH
HUD published in the Federal Register on August 16 an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR), “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing: Streamlining and Enhancements,” inviting public comment on…
National League of Cities Joins Opportunity Starts at Home Steering Committee
The National League of Cities (NLC) announced on August 16 that it has joined the Opportunity Starts at Home Steering Committee. Through the campaign’s Steering Committee, NLC will work to involve…
Representative Peters Introduces Rent Relief Act in the House
Representative Scott Peters (D-CA), co-chair of the New Democrat Coalition Housing Task Force, introduced in the House H.R. 6671, the “Rent Relief Act of 2018,” to provide cost-burdened renters with…
House Subcommittee Holds Field Hearing on Housing and Opioid Recovery
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance held a field hearing titled “The Role of Federal Housing and Community Development Programs to Support Opioid and Substance Use…
Register for August 21 Our Homes, Our Votes Webinar on Nonpartisan Voter Mobilization
Register now for NLIHC’s final Our Homes, Our Votes webinar in the six-part series on nonpartisan voter engagement. This webinar, “Voter Mobilization: Getting Out the Vote!,” takes place on August 21…
NLIHC Summarizes Key Provisions of August 14 Disaster Recovery Block Grant Federal Register Notice
NLIHC has prepared summaries of the key provisions of the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Relief (CDBG-DR) Federal Register Notice published on August 14. The Notice guides states’ use of…
Members of Congress Urge HUD to Release Disaster Recovery Block Grant Mitigation Dollars
A bicameral and bipartisan group of members of Congress sent a letter to HUD Secretary Ben Carson urging his agency to quickly release almost $14 billion in Community Development Block Grant-Disaster…
Additional Updates on Disaster Housing Recovery – August 20
The following is a review of additional housing recovery developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and the 2017 California wildfires since last week’s Memo to Members and…
HUD Issues Notice Detailing HOME Homebuyer Program Policy Requirements
HUD’s Office of Affordable Housing Programs (OAHP) issued Notice CPD 18-09, providing guidance to jurisdictions about the homebuyer program requirements of the Home Investment Partnerships Program (…