By Kayla Blackwell, NLIHC Senior Housing Policy Analyst
On October 14, NLIHC held a HoUSed campaign national call to address the upcoming fiscal year (FY) 2025 Continuum of Care Program Competition Notice of Funding Opportunity, challenges facing Fair Housing programs and enforcement, and the ongoing government shutdown. Participants discussed strategies to strengthen collaboration among national advocacy centers toward promoting housing justice.
NLIHC Senior Vice President of Policy, David Gonzalez Rice, moderated the call. Steve Berg, chief policy officer with the National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH), shared the recent reporting that the CoC NOFO will include sweeping changes that will quickly and irresponsibly upend homelessness response systems. Paul Osadebe, steward with AFGE 476 and organizer with the Federal Unionist Network (FUN), also joined the call to discuss the Trump Administration’s threats to civil rights and fair housing law, from the lack of enforcement to withdrawing grant funding and retaliation against fair housing attorneys. David provided a brief policy overview, updates on the federal government shutdown and ways to take action, and Ramina Davidson, NLIHC vice president for field strategy and innovation closed the call with a discussion on strategizing for action.
NLIHC will continue to monitor and report on the topics discussed during this call and will share timely resources through our various channels.
A recording of the call, as well as the presentation slides, are now available. Register here for NLIHC’s next HoUSed campaign national call on October 28 from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm ET.
Resources from the October 14 HoUSed Campaign National Call
FY2025 Continuum of Care Program Competition Notice of Funding Opportunity Issues and Advocacy
- Recent reporting from Politico on cuts to CoC funding:
- The Alliance’s analysis on reported changes to HUD’s FY2025 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Competition Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)
- Learn how you can take action on these issues here: https://endhomelessness.org/blog/ceo-corner-week-of-october-13/
- Read the congressional sign-on letter
Defending the “Fair Housing Act” Under Current Threats
- Read the whistleblower report from HUD’s fair housing attorneys, supported by the Federal Unionists Network (FUN) here: https://www.federalunionists.net/press/whistleblower-report
- Take action! Urge Congress to enforce fair housing and civil rights law: https://nlihc.quorum.us/campaign/143394/
Policy Update
- Stay abreast of the federal government shutdown and layoff notices from the White House by reading Memo to Members & Partners.
- Take action to oppose cuts to federal investments in affordable housing here.
NLIHC’s national HoUSed campaign calls take place on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month, from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm ET. Register for the series here.