The Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector affordable homes campaign sent a letter on January 15 to then President-elect Joe Biden urging him to take immediate action to prevent a catastrophic wave…
President-elect Biden on January 14 released a $1.9 trillion legislative proposal for a comprehensive COVID-19 relief package. The proposal includes essential resources and protections for America’s…
Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined NLIHC as a guest speaker on our coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness call on January 11. Senator Brown is the incoming…
NLIHC released on January 13 a new report, “Best Practices for State and Local Emergency Rental Assistance Programs.” The report outlines key considerations and best practices for implementing…
HUD’s Offices of Multifamily Housing Programs (Multifamily) and Public and Indian Housing (PIH) recently posted updated coronavirus-related guidance.
Specifically, PIH posted an update to its…
During the most recent national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness, we were joined by Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), who discussed plans for his new role as chairman of the…
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Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), incoming chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, has announced that housing affordability and access to housing…
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel sent a letter on January 8 to President-elect Joe Biden, Treasury Secretary Designate Janet Yellen, and HUD Secretary Designate Marcia Fudge, urging the incoming…
States and localities must submit completed payment information and a signed acceptance of award terms to the U.S. Department of the Treasury by 11:59 pm ET tomorrow, January 12, 2021 to receive…
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) sent an email to all public housing agency (PHA) directors alerting them to the temporary extension to January 31, 2021 of the Centers for Disease…
HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) issued a memorandum on December 29, 2020 updating seven waivers pertaining to the Continuum of Care (CoC) program in the context of COVID-19.…
Join today’s (January 11) national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness at 2:30-4 pm ET. We will hear from Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), incoming chairman of the Senate Banking,…