NLIHC Voterization Webinar, February 17
NLIHC kicks off its 2016 Voterization campaign with a series of webinars to train advocates and service providers on how to carry out effective voter engagement efforts. Strong participation by low…
From The Field: Governor Cuomo Commits to Creating 20,000 New Units of Supportive Housing
During his annual State of the State address on January 13, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) announced a new commitment to build or rehabilitate 20,000 supportive housing units statewide over the…
How Households in the Moving To Opportunity Demonstration Fared after Leaving Housing Assistance
A study recently published in Cityscape explores how households in the Moving to Opportunity (MTO) demonstration fared after leaving housing assistance. The authors of the article titled “What…
Fact of The Week: Hardships Experienced by Households in Moving to Opportunity Demonstration
Source: Smith, R.E., Popkin, S.J., George, T., & Comey, J. (2015). What Happens to Housing Assistance Leavers? Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research. 17, 3, 159-192.
NLIHC Welcomes New Members in Fourth Quarter 2015
Welcome to the following individuals and organizations who joined NLIHC in the fourth quarter of 2015: New Organizational Members 4 Feathers Development, Ames, IA Adapt of Texas, Austin, TX…
NLIHC Accepting Applications for Summer Interns
NLIHC is accepting resumes for summer 2016 internship positions. Interns are highly valued and fully integrated into our staff work. We seek students passionate about social justice issues, with…
Housing Policy: 2015 Review and 2016 Outlook
In many ways 2015 was a significant year for NLIHC's policy agenda, even with a Congress generally characterized as “do-nothing.” As the country begins a presidential election year and extreme…
HUD Guidance on Using NHTF, HOME, and CDBG for Broadband Infrastructure
HUD updated its National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on December 30, 2015 to clarify that NHTF money may be used for installing broadband infrastructure. On the same…
New Infographics Illustrate Federal Budget
The Congressional Budget Office has released a set of infographics on FY15 spending and revenues and revenue and spending trends since FY95. The graphics show breakouts of the $3.7 trillion in…
National Housing Law Project Summarizes FY16 Appropriations Bill Housing Preservation Provisions
The National Housing Law Project has produced a 13-page overview of the FY16 HUD funding bill, primarily focusing on provisions related to the preservation of multifamily assisted housing. The…
HUD Publishes Final AFFH Assessment Tool, and Other AFFH Resources
On December 31, HUD issued the final version of the Assessment Tool that local governments must use to submit an Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH) under the new Affirmatively Further Fair Housing (…