NLIHC has analyzed FEMA’s Individuals and Household Program (IHP) data on Individual Assistance registrations for Puerto Rico. The analysis covers both Hurricanes Irma and Maria and includes an…
The House Appropriations Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee held a hearing on December 1 to address questions to Neal Rackleff, HUD assistant secretary for Community Planning…
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) unveiled a $146 billion recovery plan to help rebuild Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in the wake of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The plan includes resources…
The Subcommittee on Homeland Security of the House Appropriations Committee held an oversight hearing regarding FEMA’s disaster response on November 30. FEMA Administrator Brock Long was the sole…
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs continued its practice of providing periodic updates on the status of private, HUD-assisted housing in the disaster areas.
HUD will continue to make…
In response to Congressional concerns regarding a new entity that Puerto Rico intends to use to administer the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program, HUD’s Office of…
HUD announced on November 28 that Florida would receive $615,922,000 in Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funding. This amount is based on data from FEMA and SBA…
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…
The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs voted on November 28 to recommend three nominees for HUD assistant secretary positions. The nominees are Brian Montgomery for assistant…
Congress remains at an impasse over how to fund the federal government for FY18, creating the possibility of a government shutdown when the current stopgap funding measure, known as a continuing…
The House Financial Services Housing and Insurance Subcommittee will hold a hearing, “Sustainable Housing Finance: Private-Sector Perspectives on Housing Finance Reform, Part IV,” on Wednesday,…
The HUD Office of Multifamily Housing Programs launched a Section 8(bb) Preservation website. The website provides a brief explanation and other information related to Section 8(bb), which allows…
