HUD announced Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) awards for 55 Native American communities. The awards total $95 million and may be used for infrastructure, community facilities,…
President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) released on May 28 the legislative text of an agreement on to lift the debt ceiling in exchange for essentially a two-year freeze on…
NLIHC and the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) released a factsheet on May 25 highlighting the impacts of cuts to federal rental assistance programs on women, families, and LGBTQ+ people.
Due to…
In the most recent (May 22) call for the national HoUSed campaign, we shared an upcoming public comment opportunity involving the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); heard about urgent threats to…
Typhoon Mawar impacted the Territory of Guam on May 24 local time. The Category 4 storm brought severe wind, torrential rain, and storm surge across the island. While there were no fatalities, the…
The deadline for submitting original artwork for our Tenant Talk cover art contest has been extended to June 2! The contest gives artistically inclined advocates a chance to feature their work on the…
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) is partnering with the Practicing Law Institute (PLI) to host an all-day training on the preservation of existing federally assisted housing and the…
HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) has established a Fair Housing and Civil Rights webpage on HUD Exchange. The webpage contains resources and trainings intended to help HUD “…
HUD announced on May 22 the swearing in of Richard J. Monocchio as the principal deputy assistant secretary of the agency’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH). In a separate announcement, PIH…
Senator Todd Young (R-IN) and Representative Derek Kilmer (D-WA) introduced the bipartisan “Yes In My Backyard (YIMBY) Act” (S.1688/H.R.3507) in Congress on May 18. The bill would increase…
New research published by the JAMA Network finds that children with asthma whose families participated in a housing mobility program experienced significant improvements in their symptoms. Housing…
The Federal Reserve Board released on May 22 a new report, “Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2022,” summarizing findings from the annual Survey of Household Economics and Decision-making (…
