Take Action to Protect Federal Housing Funding in FY26 with NLIHC’s Advocacy Toolkit!
May 30, 2025
NLIHC released an advocacy toolkit, “Opposing Cuts to Federal Investments in Affordable Housing,” to help advocates take action to protect vital federal funding. The toolkit provides comprehensive information on how to call on Congress to protect and expand affordable housing and homelessness resources in the upcoming federal fiscal year (FY) 2026 budget.
On May 2, President Donald Trump released a partial budget request for FY26 that indicated the Administration would pursue a historic 44% cut to HUD funding, including a proposed 43% cut to rental assistance compared to the previous year. The proposal would also cut funding for and restructure the Homelessness Assistance Grants (HAG) program and fully eliminate several other programs that provide vital aid to low-income communities and individuals facing housing insecurity. The president’s full budget request is expected to be released in the coming weeks.
Our communities cannot afford to underfund or make drastic cuts to critical housing and homelessness programs. Advocates must act to safeguard essential federal housing investments.
Urge Congress to reject the Trump Administration’s proposal and to invest in the affordable housing, homelessness, and community development resources our communities need!
Take Action
The “Opposing Cuts to Federal Investments in Affordable Housing” toolkit offers information, resources, and strategies for advocates to take action to protect federal investments in affordable housing, homelessness assistance, and community development. NLIHC’s FY26 priorities include:
- Full funding to renew all existing Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) contracts and funding to renew 60,000 Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHVs).
- Increased funding for public housing operations and public housing capital needs.
- $4.922 billion for HUD’s Homeless Assistance Grants (HAG) program.
- $20 million for the Eviction Protection Grant Program (EPGP).
- At least $1.3 billion for HUD’s Tribal housing programs and $150 million for competitive funds targeted to tribes with the greatest needs.
The toolkit also links to the “Reject Housing Cuts and EHV Funding Cliff: Action Toolkit,” developed in partnership with the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, National Alliance to End Homelessness, and the National Housing Law Project. This toolkit provides additional resources and data highlighting the urgent need for additional FY26 funding for HCV and EHV renewals.
Use NLIHC’s advocacy toolkit and resources to take action on FY26 funding, including by:
- Emailing or calling members’ offices to tell them about the importance of affordable housing, homelessness, and community development resources to you, your family, your community, or your work. You can use NLIHC’s Take Action page to look up your member offices or call/send an email directly!
- Sharing stories of those directly impacted by homelessness and housing instability. Storytelling adds meaningful context to your message and can help lawmakers see how their policy decisions impact real people. Learn about how to tell compelling stories with this resource.
National, state, local, Tribal, and territorial organizations can also join over 2,300 organizations on CHCDF’s national letter urging Congress to provide the highest possible funding for affordable housing, homelessness assistance, and community development resources in FY26.
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