President Donald Trump is expected to unveil his budget proposal for FY18 on March 15 or 16, but early drafts obtained by the Washington Post and confirmed by multiple sources indicate that OMB…
The House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban Development (THUD) held their Member's Day hearing on March 9, where representatives were invited to speak…
The House approved its FY17 defense spending bill by a vote of 371-48 on March 8. The House may now turn to an omnibus package that will include the remaining ten unfinished FY17 spending bills,…
Eleven U.S. senators joined Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) to introduce the “Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2017” (S. 548). Original cosponsors include Senators…
Los Angeles County voters took major steps toward ending homelessness at the ballot box on March 7. By slightly more than the two-thirds majority needed, voters passed Measure H to generate…
The next NeighborWorks Training Institute (NTI) will take place May 22-26 in Minneapolis, MN. The NTI offers more than 100 course offerings in affordable housing development and financing; housing…
Urge Congress to protect and expand the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF)
Funding for the HTF could face significant budget cuts and other threats this year.
President Donald Trump recently…
Sign your organization onto a letter from advocates around the country asking Congress to protect and expand the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF). In the first year of funding for the HTF,…
The United for Homes (UFH) campaign continues its series of monthly webinars for current campaign endorsers with “New Partners, New Voices: Expanding the United for Homes Campaign to Include Allies…
A Place to Call Home: The Case for Increased Federal Investments in Affordable Housing, a new report released by the Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF) and NLIHC, compiles…
HUD has approved 41 national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) Allocation Plans as of March 3. Of the 41, HUD has publicly identified 25: Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho,…
Dr. Ben Carson was confirmed as the 17th secretary of HUD by a vote of 58-41 on March 2. A number of Democrats, including Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Mark Warner (D-VA…
