HUD Memorandum Describes CARES Act Provisions Streamlining Public Participation Requirements for ESG and HOPWA
HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) posted a Memorandum from CPD Acting Assistant Secretary John Gibbs on May 4. It describes CARES Act provisions that streamline the…
HUD Official Answers CDBG-CV Questions during Enterprise Community Partners Webinar
Jessie Handforth Kome, Director of the Office of Block Grant Assistance in HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) answered questions during a webinar conducted by Enterprise…
NLIHC and DHRC Urge FEMA to Implement Program Changes, Authorize Greater Levels of Assistance in Response to COVID-19
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel sent a letter to FEMA Administrator Peter Gaynor expressing the need for greater assistance from FEMA in communities across the country as a result of the…
Tenant Talk Live Webinar Today on Section 3 Opportunities during COVID-19 and More
Join NLIHC’s Tenant Talk Live! resident engagement webinar today (May 11) at 6:00 pm ET (5 pm CT, 4 pm MT, 3 pm PT). Keith Swiney from Motivation, Inc., will discuss Section 3 opportunities for…
Recording Now Available of NLIHC’s May 4 National Call on “Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness”
More than 1,000 organizers, advocates, reporters, and legislative staff attended the weekly “Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness” national call hosted by NLIHC and our Disaster Recovery Housing…
Additional Coronavirus Updates - Monday, May 11, 2020
Please note that NLIHC hosts weekly national calls on COVID-19 and housing/homelessness every Monday afternoon. The call is today (May 11) at 2:30pm to 4:00pm ET. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and…
Take Action! Urge Congress to Include the “Emergency Rental Assistance Act” in the Next COVID-19 Relief Package
The Opportunity Starts at Home multisector affordable homes campaign on May 7 launched a "Take Action" page where advocates can send pre-formatted letters to their federal elected officials urging…
Hispanics and Blacks More Affected than Whites by COVID-19 Job Disruptions
Source: Pew Research Center, American Trends Panel, 2020.
Montana Provides $50 Million in Emergency Housing Assistance in Response to COVID-19
Montana is an early leader in using Coronavirus Relief Fund resources to provide emergency rent assistance for renters and homeowners struggling to meet housing costs during the pandemic. The…
Join NLIHC’s Weekly “Coronavirus, Housing and Homelessness” Call Today at 2:30 pm ET!
NLIHC hosts national calls every Monday at 2:30 pm ET on “Coronavirus, Homelessness, and Housing.” Calls feature leaders from Congress, the administration, state and national partners, local homeless…
Join Today’s National Call-In Day to Demand #RentReliefNow!
NLIHC and other national leaders of the Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF) are leading a national call-in day today (May 4) to urge Congress to include funding to meet the…