Celebrate Election Hero Day Today (November 6)
Election Hero Day (November 6) is a nonpartisan Civic Holiday that recognizes the tremendous importance of election workers and volunteers. Our democracy depends on election heroes’ hard work to make…
Senate Passes FY24 THUD Spending Bill with Bipartisan Support While House Bill and Damaging Amendments Stall – Take Action!
The U.S. Senate passed its fiscal year (FY) 2024 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) spending bill on November 1, along with two other funding bills in a so-called “minibus” bill.…
Senior HUD Official to Join Today’s (11/6) National HoUSed Campaign Call for Universal, Stable, Affordable Homes
Join today’s (November 6) national HoUSed campaign call from 2:30 to 4 pm ET. HUD Special Policy Advisor Doug Rice will join the call to discuss HUD’s recent decision to require public housing…
Senators Padilla and Markey Introduce “Homelessness and Behavioral Health Care Coordination Act”
Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Edward Markey (D-MA) introduced legislation in the U.S. Senate on October 30 to strengthen health care and homelessness services coordination. The “Homelessness and…
USICH Elects Secretaries of HHS and USDA to Lead Federal Homelessness Strategy, Announces Denver Has Joined ALL INside Initiative
The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (UISCH) has elected U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra as the new USICH chair and U.S. Department of Agriculture…
LeadingAge, NLIHC, and Other National Partners to Co-Host 11/13 National Call on Clarification of HUD Asset Limit Implementation
LeadingAge and NLIHC, along with several other national partners, will co-host a national call on Monday, November 13, from 1 to 2 pm ET, to clarify HUD’s Asset Limit Implementation, which is a…
Treasury Releases Report on ERA- and SLFRF-Funded Affordable Housing Initiatives
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) released a report in October 2023 examining how three programs established through the “American Rescue Plan Act” (ARPA) – Emergency Rental Assistance (…
OSAH Campaign Announces New Grant Opportunity for State-Based Organizations
The Opportunity Starts at Home (OSAH) campaign has announced a new grant opportunity for state-level organizations interested in expanding multi-sector partnerships and influencing federal…
High Housing Costs Have Long-Lasting Impacts on Mental Health of Renters
A study published in Housing Studies, “Housing cost, consistency, and context and their relationship to health,” examines the relationship between renters’ health and three of the four “C’s” of…
Polls Show New Hampshire Voters Support More Affordable Housing
Recent polling of New Hampshire voters shows that affordable housing is a major priority. In three separate polls conducted by the University of New Hampshire, Emerson College, and Saint Anselm…
Join Today’s (11/6) “Tenant Talk Live” on Section 811!
After a month-long hiatus, “Tenant Talk Live” will resume today, November 6, at 6 pm ET. The meeting will feature an overview of HUD’s Section 811 program, which provides affordable housing,…