Congressional Proposals for Coronavirus Interim Spending Package Fail to Address Housing Needs, April 13
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) proposed on April 7 an interim spending bill that would provide an additional $250 billion for the new Paycheck Protection Program established in the “…
28 Senators Send Letter to Treasury Seeking to Ensure People Experiencing Homelessness Receive COVID-19 Direct Relief Payments, April 13
Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) led a group of 28 senators in a letter to U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on April 7 urging the secretary to ensure people experiencing homelessness…
95 Members of Congress Send Letter to House Leaders Requesting Inclusion of Funding for Homeless Programs in Fourth Coronavirus Supplemental, April 13
Representatives Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) and Alcee Hastings (D-FL) led 93 of their congressional colleagues in a letter on April 10 to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and House Minority Leader…
HUD Allocates $200 Million in Coronavirus Relief Funding for Native American Communities, April 13
HUD allocated on April 3 $200 million in Indian Housing Block Grants (IHBG) to Tribally Designated Housing Entities (TDHEs) across the nation to help Tribes respond to the coronavirus pandemic. This…
HUD Office of Public and Indian Housing Issues Broad Waivers Notice, April 13
HUD’s Office of Public and Assisted Housing (PIH) issued Notice PIH 2020-05 on April 10 announcing waivers of various public housing and Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) statutory and regulatory…
Recording Available of Call by HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing about Coronavirus FAQs, April 13
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) has held two phone calls for public housing agencies (PHAs) organized by the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO), the…
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Records Coronavirus Policy Updates, April 13
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs (Multifamily), which oversees contracts with private owners of HUD-assisted properties, has begun to record stakeholder calls rather than conduct them…
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Issues Memorandum on Income Recertifications, April 13
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Programs (Multifamily) distributed a Memorandum, “Annual and Interim Recertification Protocol during COVID-19,” from Tobias Halliday, director of the Office of Asset…
NLIHC Releases Toolkit on FEMA Programs for Housing and Homelessness Service Providers, April 13
NLIHC has released a comprehensive toolkit, “Working with FEMA to Address COVID-19 Housing and Homelessness Needs,” designed to inform housing and homelessness service providers responding to the…
NLIHC Releases Analysis on Need for Emergency Rental Assistance During the COVID-19 and Economic Crisis, April 13
NLIHC released on April 7 an analysis, “The Need for Emergency Rental Assistance During the COVID-19 and Economic Crisis,” that shows Congress must invest up to $100 billion to keep the lowest-income…
National Housing Law Project Provides Multiple Resources Relating to Coronavirus, April 13
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) has produced several resources for tenants and advocates to help address the coronavirus pandemic. They include, “Tenant’s Rights and COVID-19,” “Summary and…