Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) proposed on April 7 an interim spending bill that would provide an additional $250 billion for the new Paycheck Protection Program established in the “…
Representatives Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) and Alcee Hastings (D-FL) led 93 of their congressional colleagues in a letter on April 10 to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and House Minority Leader…
Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) led a group of 28 senators in a letter to U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on April 7 urging the secretary to ensure people experiencing homelessness…
HUD allocated on April 3 $200 million in Indian Housing Block Grants (IHBG) to Tribally Designated Housing Entities (TDHEs) across the nation to help Tribes respond to the coronavirus pandemic. This…
HUD’s Office of Public and Assisted Housing (PIH) issued Notice PIH 2020-05 on April 10 announcing waivers of various public housing and Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) statutory and regulatory…
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) has held two phone calls for public housing agencies (PHAs) organized by the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO), the…
NLIHC released on April 7 an analysis, “The Need for Emergency Rental Assistance During the COVID-19 and Economic Crisis,” that shows Congress must invest up to $100 billion to keep the lowest-income…
NLIHC has released a comprehensive toolkit, “Working with FEMA to Address COVID-19 Housing and Homelessness Needs,” designed to inform housing and homelessness service providers responding to the…
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Programs (Multifamily) distributed a Memorandum, “Annual and Interim Recertification Protocol during COVID-19,” from Tobias Halliday, director of the Office of Asset…
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs (Multifamily), which oversees contracts with private owners of HUD-assisted properties, has begun to record stakeholder calls rather than conduct them…
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) has produced several resources for tenants and advocates to help address the coronavirus pandemic. They include, “Tenant’s Rights and COVID-19,” “Summary and…
The Opportunity Starts at Home multisector affordable homes campaign launched on April 7 a "Take Action" webpage where advocates can send pre-formatted letters to their federal elected officials…
