The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its 6th Assessment Report on Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability on February 27. The report presents key findings on…
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Department of the Treasury
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) released demographic data on February 24 showing that funds delivered to millions of households through…
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
HUD announced on March 1 that the Citizen Participation & Equitable Engagement (CPEE) Toolkit is now available. The toolkit is a resource to…
An audit by the HUD Office of the Inspector General (OIG) found that the HUD Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) did not have policies and procedures to adequately ensure that public housing…
The HUDExchange listserv announced a series of bimonthly virtual “office hours” to review affirmatively furthering fair housing (AFFH) issues. The first session of each month will be general in…
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) posted Notice PIH 2022-04 on March 3, extending to April 1 the deadline for public housing agencies (PHAs) to request expedited PIH review of certain…
Congressional appropriators hope to release a final federal spending package for fiscal year (FY) 2022 as soon as tomorrow, if congressional leaders can strike a deal on requests to provide financial…
Representative Jim Himes (D-CT), chair of the U.S. House Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth, held a hearing on March 1, “Promoting Economic Prosperity and Fair Growth…
A new blogpost released by the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at the University of California, Berkeley, sheds light on the housing struggles faced by entry-level teachers, non-teaching staff…
A report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), “Robust COVID Relief Achieved Historic Gains Against Poverty and Hardship, Bolstered Economy,” outlines the myriad ways innovative…
The Wisconsin Interagency Council on Homelessness (ICH) released “Welcoming Wisconsin Home: A Statewide Action Plan for Homelessness 2021-2023” on February 28. The biennial action plan recommends…
NLIHC’s Virtual Housing Policy Forum 2022: Achieving Housing Justice, taking place from 12:30 to 5:30 pm ET on March 22 and 1:00 to 5:30 pm ET on March 23, will feature a conversation…
