HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge issued a directive on April 12 instructing the agency to review and identify internal policies and procedures that may increase barriers to housing access for people…
As part of an administration-wide push to advance equity and racial justice across the federal government (see related article in this Memo), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released…
The White House held a virtual convening on April 14 to announce the release of its racial justice and equity plan. More than 90 federal agencies – including all cabinet-level agencies – also…
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) posted Notice PIH 2022-09 on April 11, extending to September 30 the deadline for public housing agencies (PHAs) to request expedited PIH review of…
NLIHC will honor Representative Ritchie Torres (D-NY) at our 40th Annual Housing Leadership Awards Celebration, which will be held virtually on Thursday, April 28, at 4 pm ET. …
Our Homes, Our Votes is NLIHC’s nonpartisan campaign to increase voter participation among low-income renters and to educate candidates about housing solutions. The Our Homes, Our Votes: 2022 webinar…
Appropriations leaders in the U.S. House and Senate are expected to meet soon after Congress returns from recess on April 25 to continue negotiations on a fiscal year (FY) 2023 spending bill. While…
NLIHC and our partners at the Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF) will host a webinar on April 21 at 3:00 pm ET focusing on the fiscal year (FY) 2022 budget and the outlook…
On our most recent (April 11) national call for the “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, and Affordable Housing” campaign, we discussed the latest guidance from the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury)…
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Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
HUD announced on April 5 that it will make an additional $3.2 million in American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds available to help its…
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The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change calls for urgent action to respond to global climate change. The report states that in less than a decade, human-…
