NLIHC seeks a project coordinator for its ERASE (End Rental Arears to Stop Evictions) project to ensure that the historic emergency rental assistance ($46 billion) appropriated by Congress reaches…
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the weeks of November 22 and November 28:
“Here’s why the US government is changing rent relief distribution,” CNN,…
Housing Assistance for Low Income Households: States Do Not Fill the Gap
A Follow Up to a Patchwork of Small Measures: A 2001 Report on State Funded Rental Assistance
The subject of this report is…
WASHINGTON, DC– The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) is tracking and analyzing all emergency rental assistance (ERA) programs in the U.S. Today, the Department of Treasury…
While many Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) programs funded by the U.S. Department of the Treasury continue to distribute funds slowly, others have received enough applications to allocate all funds…
National Updates
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
HUD on November 10 announced $74 million in Indian Community Block Grant – American Rescue Plan (ICDBG-ARP) grants to 68 Tribal…
Congress passed on September 30 a continuing resolution (CR) extending current funding levels for the federal government until December 3, 2021 (see Memo, 10/4), but since the CR was enacted,…
The House of Representatives voted on November 19 to approve the “Build Back Better Act” by a near party-line vote of 220-213. The $1.75 trillion economic recovery package includes more than $150…
Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Joe Manchin’s (D-WV) bipartisan resolution designating November as Homeless Children and Youth Awareness Month passed the Senate on November 16 with unanimous…
An article published by the Urban Institute, “The Rise of Market-Reliant Affordable Housing Tools,” examines the changing use of three local-level affordable housing tools: housing trust funds,…
