President Signs Second Coronavirus Emergency Assistance Package with No Housing or Homelessness Resources; Congress Negotiating Third Bill
President Trump signed into law on March 18 the “Families First Coronavirus Response Act” (H.R.6201), a multibillion-dollar emergency assistance package to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. The…
March 23, 2020Administration Suspends Foreclosures and Evictions on Certain Properties
The Trump administration announced on March 18 that foreclosures and evictions for Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-backed mortgages for single family properties would be suspended for the next…
March 23, 2020NLIHC, NHLP, and Leading Age Send Joint Letters Urging HUD and USDA to Protect Tenants during Coronavirus Outbreak
NLIHC and the National Housing Law Project (NHLP) sent a joint letter to HUD Secretary Ben Carson on March 19 urging HUD to take immediate action to protect tenants and homeowners during and after…
March 23, 2020OMB Sends Letter to Congress Requesting Additional $400 Million for Homeless Assistance Grants in Response to Coronavirus
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) sent a letter to Congress on March 17 requesting $400 million in additional funding for the HUD’s Emergency Solutions Grants program. The additional funding…
March 23, 2020Stafford Act COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Activates FEMA’s Public Assistance Program
Due to the worsening COVID-19 crisis, President Trump declared a national emergency on March 13. In doing so, the president declared an emergency under two separate laws. The first declaration – made…
March 23, 2020HUD Offers Office Hours Regarding COVID-19 Planning & Response for Homeless Assistance Providers
HUD’s Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs (SNAPS) invited homeless assistance providers and their partners to participate in an Office Hours session to discuss COVID-19 planning and response…
March 23, 2020HUD Office of Multifamily Housing Updates Coronavirus FAQs
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs (Multifamily), which oversees contracts with private owners of HUD-assisted properties made updates to its “Questions and Answers for Office of…
March 23, 2020HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing Issues COVID-19 FAQs
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) issued “COVID-19 FAQs for the Public Housing, Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) – including the Project-based Voucher Program (PBV) – and Native American…
March 23, 2020Health Services Related to COVID-19 Not Considered in Public-Charge Determinations
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on March 13 that the agency will not consider “testing, treatment, nor preventative care (including vaccines, if a vaccine becomes…
March 23, 2020NLIHC Joins Letter Urging Coronavirus Responses to Address the Needs of People with Disabilities
NLIHC joined a sign-on letter on March 3 urging local, state, and national responses to the coronavirus pandemic to address the needs of people with disabilities at every stage of the pandemic. Led…
March 23, 2020Additional Coronavirus Updates - Monday, March 23, 2020
NLIHC and its Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) are hosting weekly national calls on COVID-19, homelessness, and housing every Monday afternoon. The next call is today (March 23), 2:30 to 4…
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