HUD Announces Indian Housing Block Grant Competitive Awards for 32 Tribal Communities
HUD has announced $150 million in Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) Competitive grant awards to 32 different Tribes and Tribally Designated Housing Entities (TDHEs). The IHBG Competitive grants…
Celebrate NLIHC’s 2025 Leadership Awards Honorees: Senator Tina Smith, Susan Thomas, Mac McCreight, and Rob Robinson!
Join NLIHC in honoring our 2025 Housing Leadership Awards recipients: Senator Tina Smith (D-MN), Susan Thomas, Mac McCreight, and Rob Robinson. The NLIHC Housing Leadership Awards celebrate…
Register Now for NLIHC's 2025 Housing Policy Forum!
Register today for NLIHC’s Housing Policy Forum 2025! The 2025 Forum will feature conversations with administration officials and key leaders in Congress, as well as an array of other speakers and…
NLIHC-Endorsed Bill Addressing Title Documentation for Disaster Survivors Introduced in House
Representatives Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) and Young Kim (R-CA) introduced the “Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act of 2025” in the U.S. House of Representatives on January 15. The bill, which has…
HUD Finds Texas GLO Intentionally Discriminated When Distributing Hurricane Harvey-Related Mitigation Funds
HUD announced on January 15 that the Texas Government Land Office (GLO) intentionally discriminated against communities of color in Southeast Texas when distributing more than $4 billion in much-…
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott Announces Committee Priorities for 119th Congress
Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, announced on January 15 the Committee’s legislative and oversight priorities for the 119th…
House Republicans Begin Shaping Reconciliation Package with Potentially Massive Cuts to Anti-Poverty Programs and No Resources for Affordable Housing
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Budget circulated a memo among House Republicans outlining a “menu of options” detailing up to $5 trillion in cuts to federal programs that could be…
With 3/14 Government Funding Deadline Looming, Congress Has Made Little Progress on Final Agreement – Take Action!
Despite a March 14 deadline to reach a deal to fund the federal government, congressional leaders have turned their attention to a reconciliation and tax package they hope to enact within President…
New HOME Tenant Protections and CHDO Improvements: An NLIHC Summary
HUD’s Office of Affordable Housing Programs (OAHP) in the Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) published final changes to the HOME program regulations on January 6 (see Memo, 1/13).…
Senate Banking Committee Holds Confirmation Hearing for HUD Secretary Nominee Scott Turner
The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a confirmation hearing on January 16 for HUD Secretary Nominee Scott Turner. President Donald Trump nominated Mr. Turner to lead…
Where to Find Us – January 13
Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio (COHHIO) Tenant Protections Roundtable – Virtual, January 27 (Courtney Cooperman) Citizens Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA) Annual Federal…