HOME Program Extends Time to Qualify or Requalify as Urban Counties or Consortia
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 Testifies at Washington State House Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee on the COVID-19 Housing Crisis
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…
Recording Available of NLIHC’s September 14 National Call on “Coronavirus, Disasters, Housing, and Homelessness”
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…
Additional Coronavirus Updates – September 21, 2020
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 eviction…
NLIHC Testifies at Senate Budget Committee Roundtable on Federal Housing Assistance Programs
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…
Majority of Republican Voters Support Emergency Rental Assistance, Homeless Assistance, and Eviction Moratorium
Earlier this summer, the Opportunity Starts at Home multisector affordable homes campaign commissioned a national public opinion poll which revealed that majorities of Republicans and conservative…
Take Action Now with Opportunity Starts at Home: Send #COVIDRelief Letter to Congress
Despite the growing threat of mass evictions, displacement, and homelessness, Congress adjourned for recess and left millions of renters without the resources and protections they need to remain…
National Eviction Moratorium Takes Effect, But Work Remains
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 to help…
Join NLIHC’s National Call on Coronavirus, Disasters, Housing, and Homelessness Today at 2:30 pm ET
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 CPD Issues ESG-CV Waiver Notice
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 CPD Posts “CDBG-CV Notice FAQs”
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…