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Take Action Today! Defend and Expand Funding for Affordable Housing and Homelessness Programs

Jun 20, 2025

Members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees are drafting their fiscal year (FY) 2026 spending bills, including the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) bill that funds vital affordable housing, homelessness, and community development programs. 

While these programs play a critical role in helping individuals and families afford the cost of rent, and in helping communities address the need for more affordable, accessible housing, President Trump’s FY26 appropriations request proposed a drastic 44% cut to HUD funding. Cuts to HUD programs would have a devastating impact on people, families, and communities around the country. 

Take Action, Here’s How! 

  • Use NLIHC’s advocacy toolkit, Opposing Cuts to Federal Investments in Affordable Housing, to call on Congress to protect and expand affordable housing and homelessness resources, including: 
  • Full funding to renew all existing Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) contracts and 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. 
  • Email or call members’ offices to tell them about the importance of fully funding affordable housing and homelessness resources that are vital to community development and growth. You can use NLIHC’s Take Action page to contact your member offices. 
  • Share stories of those directly impacted by homelessness and housing instability. Storytelling adds meaningful context to your advocacy and can help lawmakers see how their policy decisions impact real people. Use this resource from the HoUSed campaign to learn about how to tell compelling stories. 

National, state, local, Tribal, and territorial organizations can also join over 2,700 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. 

See NLIHC’s Updated Budget Chart 

See NLIHC’s Full Detailed Analysis 

 Thank you for your advocacy! 

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