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 “…
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…
Recording of NLIHC’s April 6 “Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness” Call Now Available
Over 2,000 organizers, advocates, housing and homelessness service providers, reporters, and legislative staff attended last week’s (April 6) national call on “Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness…
President Trump Declares Major Disasters in 24 States and Territories as COVID-19 Cases Spike
President Donald Trump has declared Major Disaster Declarations in 21 states and territories, allowing FEMA to ramp up its assistance to state governments as COVID-19 continues to spread across the…
Recording of NLIHC’s March 23 “Coronavirus, Homelessness, and Housing” Call Now Available; Next Call Today at 2:30 pm ET
Over 2,000 organizers, advocates, housing and homelessness service providers, reporters, and legislative staff attended a national call on “Coronavirus, Homelessness, and Housing” hosted by NLIHC and…
Disaster Recovery Research Consortium Holds Meetings with Congressional Offices and HUD
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Research Consortium convened in Washington, DC on March 2-3 and met with congressional offices and officials from HUD about data and research priorities for…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates - March 9, 2020
The following is a review of additional disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 3/02…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates, February 3
The following is a review of additional disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 01/27…
Restrictions on Recovery Aid to Puerto Rico Rile Advocates; Members of Congress Call for Expanded Disaster Housing Assistance
Opposition to HUD’s decision to place severe restrictions on recovery and mitigation funding headed to Puerto Rico (see Memo, 1/27) continues to grow among advocates and some members of Congress. One…
HUD Drafts Grant for Stalled Puerto Rico Recovery Funding as Governor Comes Under Fire for Undistributed Emergency Supplies
HUD announced that it finished drafting a grant agreement for the more than $8 billion in stalled federal recovery funding for Puerto Rico approved by Congress almost two years ago (see Memo, 1/21).…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates, January 27
Federal Action & National News Acting FEMA Administrator Pete Gaynor was officially sworn in as administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Administrator Gaynor discussed…