House Homeland Security Committee Holds Hearing on Preparedness, Response, and Rebuilding
FEMA Administrator Brock Long and other federal and state officials reported to the House Homeland Security Committee at a hearing on March 15 about the lessons learned about preparedness, response…
Additional Updates on Disaster Housing Recovery - March 26
The following is a review of additional housing recovery developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and the California wildfires since the last update in Memo to Members and…
Disaster Recovery: A New Coalition Calls for Proven Solutions
Disaster recovery creates an opportunity for a community to rebuild better with the use of federal Community Development Block Grants—Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds to address long-time housing…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update, Wednesday, March 21, 2018
General Updates HUD Webinars. HUD is holding free webinars to provide an overview of the new loss mitigation policies that address disaster-affected borrowers. The webinar is open to all FHA-…
Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition Provides Policy Recommendations for Puerto Rico and Other Impacted States
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition of more than 700 organizations provided a comprehensive set of policy recommendations that advocates can use with state governors to ensure that…
DHCR Publishes Disaster Recovery Priorities for FY18 Spending Bill
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHCR) published its top disaster recovery priorities for Congress to include in any final FY18 omnibus spending bill. Congress may begin debate on…
NLIHC Provides Spanish Version of its Outline of the CDBG-DR Federal Register Notice
A Spanish version of NLIHC’s “Outline of the CDBG-DR Federal Register Notice” is now available thanks to Francisco Rodriquez from Coalición de Coaliciones de Puerto Rico. The outline is designed to…
Congressman Curbelo Urges FEMA to Extend Transitional Shelter Assistance for Monroe County
Congressman Carlos Curbelo (FL) urged FEMA on March 9 to extend the Transitional Shelter Assistance (TSA) Program for Monroe County residents beyond March 11. The letter to FEMA Secretary Brock…
Additional Updates on Disaster Housing Recovery - March 12
The following is a review of additional housing recovery developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and the California wildfires since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update, Wednesday, March 7, 2018
CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES FEMA October Wildfires By the Numbers: (as of 3/7) 4,469 Individual Assistance (IA) applications approved* $15,460,632 Individual & Household Program (IHP) approved…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update, Monday, March 5, 2018
General Updates Mortgage Relief Guide. The National Consumer Law Center released a resource guide for obtaining mortgage relief following a disaster. The guide provides an overview, some essential…