From the Field: Housing Action IL Voter Registration: Modest Tactic, Big Results
NLIHC state partner Housing Action Illinois and 20 other groups were awarded a small grant this summer to engage in nonpartisan voter registration ahead of the 2018 midterm elections. If each…
The U.S. Government Accountability Office Reviews Cost-Efficiency of Housing Tax Credit Projects
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report analyzing variations in development costs for Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) projects, recommending policy solutions to…
HUD Offers Webinar to Discuss Preservation of Pre-1974 Section 202 Direct Loan Properties
HUD will conduct a 90-minute webinar on preservation options for pre-1974 Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Direct Loan properties. The webinar, to be held on October 9 at 2:00 p.m. ET,…
Legally Speaking, Nonprofits Can – and Should - Engage in Nonpartisan Voter Registration, Education, and Mobilization
Affordable homes are built with ballots as much as with bricks and drywall. Advocates for expanded housing affordability, including low income renters, need to be a significant voting bloc because…
NLIHC Members Open the Door to Equitable Disaster Housing Recovery for Those Most in Need
NLIHC members made it possible for NLIHC to respond swiftly to the 2017 hurricanes and wildfires with the establishment of the Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) - now consisting of more than…
Congress Nears Deadline to Pass FY19 THUD Spending Bill
The House and Senate continue to negotiate a final deal on a four-bill spending package (“minibus”) that includes the FY19 Transportation-HUD (THUD) and Agriculture spending bills. Several issues are…
House Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Oversight of Public Housing in Cairo, Illinois
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance will hold a hearing on a recent HUD Inspector General (IG) report on HUD’s oversight of the Alexander County Housing Authority (ACHA…
Additional 2017 Disaster Housing Recovery Updates
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…
Hurricane Florence Disaster Housing Recovery Updates
The following is a review of housing recovery developments related to Hurricane Florence from the past week. NLIHC also posts this information at On the Home Front. General NLIHC’s updated…
States and Virgin Islands Seek Public Comments on Amendments to Disaster Recovery Action Plans
Agencies in both the U.S. Virgin Islands and Texas opened the period for public comment on proposed amendments to their State Action Plans for distributing Community Development Block Grant-Disaster…