NLIHC Joins National Partners in Sign-On Letter Urging $11.5 Billion for Homeless Assistance in Next Coronavirus Relief Bill
NLIHC joined national partners in a letter sent on August 6 to Senate Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ranking Member…
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing Implements $400 Million CARES Act Supplemental Funds
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) posted Notice PIH 2020-17 on July 31 implementing the $400 million CARES Act supplemental Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) funding for the Housing…
HUD Provides Update to “Questions and Answers for Office of Multifamily Housing Stakeholders: Coronavirus (COVID-19)”
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs (Multifamily), which oversees contracts with private owners of HUD-assisted properties, issued its seventh update to its “Questions and Answers for Office…
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing Expresses Concern about PHAs’ Slow Use of Supplemental CARES Act Funds
Hunter Kurtz, assistant secretary of HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH), sent a letter on August 4 to public housing agency (PHA) executive directors expressing concern about the slow…
HUD’s Public and Indian Housing Announces Second Round of CARES Act Funding for Supplemental Housing Choice Voucher Administration
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) posted Notice PIH-2020-18 on July 31 announcing allocation of the second and final round of CARES Act supplemental funding of $472 million for the…
Federal Housing Finance Agency to Require Multifamily Property Owners in Forbearance to Inform Tenants of Eviction Suspension and Tenant Protections
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced on August 6 that multifamily property owners with mortgages backed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) who enter into a new or modified…
New Resources and Updates on COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Programs
NLIHC updated its emergency rental assistance programs on August 3 and developed new resources for readers, including through an interactive map and searchable database. A webinar on August 19, 1-2…
Recording Available of NLIHC August 3 National Call on “Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness”
During the most recent national call on coronavirus, housing, and homelessness, Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) discussed the latest activities on Capitol Hill and the importance of sustained federal…
Additional Coronavirus Updates - Monday, August 10, 2020
National Updates Congress Politico reports that a growing number of Republican lawmakers, including Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID), chair of the Senate Banking Committee, want the party’s leadership to…
Leading Healthcare Organizations Urge Congress to Enact Housing Protections in Next COVID Relief Package
Leading organizations from the health sector sent an August 6 letter to Congress urging vital housing resources and protections in the next COVID-19 relief package. The letter calls for robust…
Celebrate Bill Faith, 2020 Housing Leadership Award Honoree, on August 26!
Join a live-stream celebration of 2020 Housing Leadership Award honoree Bill Faith, executive director of the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio (COHHIO). Mr. Faith will receive the…