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The Washington Post reports on the federal stimulus benefits that will expire this month, noting that millions of Americans will lose unemployment benefits, access to…
A survey of service coordinators working with older adults in publicly funded housing identified unique challenges they have faced in adapting to COVID-19. The survey, conducted by the Joint Center…
National Innovation Service (NIS) released on December 8 a series of Equity-Based Decision-Making Assessments as part of the Framework for an Equitable COVID-19 Homelessness Response (see Memo, 6/15…
HUD’s Office of Affordable Housing Programs, which administers the HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) program, issued a Memorandum on December 4 revising and extending an April 10 Memorandum…
HUD’s Office of Affordable Housing Programs, which administers the HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) program, issued a Memorandum on December 4 revising and extending an April 10 Memorandum that…
HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) posted a single “Q&A” on December 7 explaining how Community Development Block Grant-Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) funds may be used to make…
HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) sent a HUD Exchange email on December 4 announcing a Duplication of Benefits Quick Guide for Community Development Block Grant-Coronavirus (…
Join today’s (December 14) national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness at 2:30-4 pm ET. We will discuss the evolving negotiations in Congress on a coronavirus relief package…
During the most recent national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness, we shared information on the state of coronavirus relief negotiations, heard about the impact of COVID-19 on…
Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) published a new blog warning policymakers that millions of children will be at risk of losing their homes if the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
President-elect Joe Biden announced on December 8 he will nominate Representative Marcia Fudge (D-OH) as the new secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. If confirmed,…
Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) introduced on December 3 S. 4968, the “HOME Investment Partnership Reauthorization Act” and S. 4969, the “Housing Fairness Act of 2020.” Both bills would…
