During the most recent national call on HoUSed: Universal, Stable, and Affordable Housing, we discussed next steps to advance long-term housing solutions, learned about updates to an emergency rental…
HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) issued a Memorandum on March 31, 2021 updating waivers to HUD homelessness program regulations in the context of coronavirus. Ten waivers…
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs (Multifamily) posted Notice H 2021-01 on April 13 announcing the continued availability of “COVID-19 Supplemental Payments” (CSP) for Section 8, Section…
Three bills were introduced in Congress this week providing much needed federal funding resources for affordable housing. Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA), chair of the House Financial Services…
The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (BHUA) on April 13 held a remote hearing, “Separate and Unequal: The Legacy of Racial Discrimination in Housing.” The hearing addressed the legacy of…
HUD submitted on April 13 to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a proposed rule reinstating the 2013 Disparate Impact Rule and an…
National Updates
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
The USDA announced on April 9 that young adults under the age of 25 experiencing homelessness will now be able to receive meals at emergency…
HUD’s Office of Inspector General released a memo evaluating radon policies for the Offices of Community Planning and Development (CPD), Multifamily Housing Programs (Multifamily), and Public and…
HUD has posted ten fact sheets that highlight strategies grantees can adopt to address changes in their Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) formula grant resulting from HOPWA…
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition convenes and supports disaster-impacted communities to ensure that federal disaster recovery efforts reach all impacted households, including the…
NLIHC will hold two webinars in March on effective advocacy and NLIHC’s policy priorities. While these webinars are in preparation for NLIHC’s annual Capitol Hill Day taking place virtually this year…
A group of ten moderate Republican senators met on April 14 to discuss a potential path forward on President Biden’s “American Jobs Plan,” an approximately $2 trillion infrastructure proposal that…
