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…
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…
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 “…
NLIHC president and CEO Diane Yentel sent a letter on behalf NLIHC’s Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition to HUD Secretary Ben Carson and Acting Assistant Secretary for the Office of Community…
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel sent a letter to Treasury Department Secretary Steve Mnuchin, HUD Secretary Ben Carson, and FEMA Administrator Peter Gaynor, calling on the agencies to release…
NLIHC hosts national calls every Monday at 2:30 pm ET on “Coronavirus, Homelessness, and Housing.” Today’s (May 11) call at 2:30 to 4 pm ET will feature Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), ranking member…
Representatives Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Denny Heck (D-WA), along with 133 House cosponsors, Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and 24 Senate cosponsors, introduced the “Emergency Rental Assistance and…
NLIHC joined 75 other organizations in signing a letter sent on May 5 urging congressional leadership to include resources for formerly incarcerated people in the next coronavirus relief package.…
NLIHC released on May 8 a second research note on the need for emergency rental assistance in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis. This analysis, “Emergency Rental Assistance Needs…
NLIHC released a new guidance document, “Getting to Yes: Working with FEMA to Fund Non-congregate Sheltering During COVID-19,” which provides information to help advocates and state governments…
