HUD’s Office of Affordable Housing Programs (OAHP) issued a Memorandum extending to November 30, 2020 the deadline for local governments to qualify or requalify as an urban county or consortium of…
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel testified on September 16 before the Washington State House Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee on the COVID-19 housing crisis. Yentel discussed national and…
During the most recent national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness, experts discussed the federal response to the latest natural disasters. Shannon Singleton from Oregon…
National Updates
Advocacy
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition continues to advocate a broad array of resources and protections, including emergency rental assistance and…
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel testified on September 16 before the Senate Budget Committee’s roundtable on Examining Federal Housing Assistance Programs. In her testimony, Diane addressed the…
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) took the extraordinary and unprecedented action of issuing a national moratorium on most evictions for nonpayment of rent to temporarily halt evictions…
Join today’s (September 8) national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness from 2:30-4 pm ET. Matthew Desmond and Peter Hepburn of the Eviction Lab will provide an update on the…
HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) issued Notice CPD-20-08 on September 1, providing statutory and regulatory waivers for the $3.96 billion supplemental Emergency Solutions…
HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) posted “CDBG-CV Notice FAQs” on September 1. The document primarily repackages key provisions of a Federal Register notice providing statutory…
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a guide, Helping Consumers Claim the Economic Impact Payment: A Guide for Intermediary Organizations. Millions of people who do not normally…
During the most recent national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness, Julia Orduña of Texas Housers, Denise Galataf of Southern Mutual Health Association, Inc., Renard Thomas of…
National Updates
FEMA
FEMA released an interim policy on September 1 to clarify eligible activities under the Public Assistance program as part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The interim…