California Governor Jerry Brown worked with his state’s Congressional delegation to request $7.4 billion from the federal government for relief efforts following last month’s wildfires. Governor…
A group of 28 Democratic senators sent Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mick Mulvaney a letter on November 3 with recommendations for the administration’s request for a third…
NLIHC received from FEMA updated numbers of households using hotel vouchers as part of its Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA) program, as well as the breakdown of applications and denials for…
FEMA recently released data about registrations for assistance from its Individuals and Households Program (IHP) after Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. IHP provides approved registrants with assistance…
Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) introduced on November 2 a bill (S. 2066) to authorize additional funding for Housing Choice Vouchers and for public housing capital and operating funds if requested by a…
The following is a review of additional housing recovery developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and the California wildfires since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners…
FEMA’s Temporary Shelter Assistance (TSA) hotel-stay program has again been extended through August 31 for survivors of Hurricane Maria, in response to a lawsuit brought forward by Disaster Housing…
HUD has approved Puerto Rico’s $1.5 billion Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Recovery Action Plan to assist in the island’s long-term recovery from Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The grant…
The following is a review of housing recovery developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and the California wildfires since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners (for…
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HUD
HUD has approved Puerto Rico’s plan for spending the $1.5 billion allocation from the Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery to assist in long-term recovery…
HUD and other federal agencies, including FEMA, issued a Housing Damage and Recovery Strategies Report on June 29 summarizing the pre-disaster housing market conditions in Puerto Rico, recovery…
The following is a review of housing recovery developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and the California wildfires since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners (for…
