HUD awarded $1.3 million to the State of Hawaii on August 23 to support people experiencing homelessness and people at risk of homelessness through the Department’s Rapid Unsheltered Survivor Housing…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced in late July that the agency would open its Single-Family Housing Section 504 Home Repair Loans and Grants Program to all presidentially declared…
Hawaii Wildfires
The Hawaiian island of Maui is still reeling from the impact of catastrophic wildfires – the deadliest in modern U.S. history. Although the fires have now been contained, more than…
Representative Nikema Williams (GA-05) introduced a comprehensive voting rights legislation package on August 25 that includes two NLIHC-endorsed bills to promote voter participation among unhoused…
HUD has announced $128 million in Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) Competitive grant awards to 22 different Tribes and Tribally-Designated Housing Entities (TDHEs). HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge…
NLIHC will host the next session of “Tenant Talk Live” – a webinar for tenant and resident leaders – on Monday, September 18, at 6 pm ET. The webinar will focus on Section 202, a HUD-administered…
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) issued Notice PIH 2023-23, adding two new activities that may be funded with Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) service fees. The Notice also expands the…
HUD announced a new survey to obtain feedback from residents whose homes were inspected under the new National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) inspection process. Notice…
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) released the Quarter 1 2023 Compliance Report for the tranche of emergency rental assistance funds passed by the “American Rescue Plan Act” (ERA2).…
NLIHC, the Housing Initiative at Penn (HIP), and the Reinvestment Fund (RF) released a report on August 31 exploring tenant and landlord experiences with the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s (…
The City Council of Boise, Idaho, voted unanimously to adopt three new tenant protections on August 15. Collectively, the new protections will bar landlords from retaliating against renters who make…
The Urban Institute has released research revealing the links between escalating housing costs and patterns of economic anxiety among teachers, particularly in high-cost urban areas. In addition to…
