Recent research from Urban Institute and Avail shows that renters’ awareness of emergency rental assistance (ERA) increased over the past year. Despite increased awareness of ERA, however, the lowest…
Because NLIHC’s Virtual Housing Policy Forum is taking place this week, we are postponing today’s (March 21) National HoUSed Campaign Call for Universal, Stable, Affordable Housing. The HoUSed…
In our most recent (March 14) national call for the “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, and Affordable Housing” campaign, we discussed the status of the fiscal year (FY) 2022 spending bill and its…
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) published an article on March 9 providing examples of how governments are using Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) to benefit…
National Updates
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
HUD announced on March 11 the award of nearly $70 million in Indian Community Development Block Grant-American Rescue Plan (ICDBG-…
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
HUD’s Disaster Recovery Grant Reporting (DRGR) System pages have been updated to include several new DRGR Public Action Plan resources for grantees…
Representative Alma Adams (D-NC) and Representative David Rouzer (R-NC) introduced the “LIHTC Financing Enabling Long-term Investment in Neighborhood Excellence Act” (H.R. 7078) – or “LIFELINE Act…
Congresswoman Nanette Barragán (D-CA), along with 24 of her House colleagues, introduced the “Electric Vehicles for All Act” (H.R. 6662) on February 9. If enacted, the bill would create a grant…
NLIHC and eight other national housing and civil rights organizations sent a letter to HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge on March 16 urging HUD to comprehensively address a recent finding by the agency’s…
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) issued Notice PIH 2022-06 explaining how it will reallocate Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHVs) voluntarily returned by public housing agencies (PHAs).…
The Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector affordable homes campaign has released an article, “Lofty Rhetoric, Prejudiced Policy: The Story of How the Federal Government Promised – and Undermined –…
True Colors United and the National Homelessness Law Center released the 2021 edition of their annually updated report, “State Index on Youth Homelessness.” The report reviews and scores how well-…
