NLIHC Sends Letter to Treasury Calling for Additional ERA Reallocation Guidance
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel sent a letter on November 4 to U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge, and White House Senior Advisor Gene Sperling,…
Research Shows Landlord-Tenant Relationship Influences ERA Applications
Recent research from Urban Institute and Avail demonstrates that as awareness of emergency rental assistance increases, existing relationships between small landlords and tenants influence…
Members of Congress Urge Treasury to Provide Further Guidance on ERA Reallocation
Representative Cori Bush (D-MO) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) led 52 of their colleagues in sending a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on November 3 requesting additional information…
Fact of the Week: Nearly Two-Thirds of State Emergency Rental Assistance Grantees at Risk of Funding Recapture and Reallocation
Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERA1) Interim Report, January 1 - September 30, 2021 Note: “Share of Funds Distributed to Renter Households” refers…
Join NLIHC’s National Call on “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, and Affordable Housing” Today at 2:30 pm ET
Join today’s (November 1) national HoUSed campaign call from 2:30-4 pm ET. We will be joined by Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), who will discuss his work to secure rental assistance in the “Build…
Recording Available of October 25 National HoUSed Call
On our most recent (October 25) call on “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, and Affordable Housing,” Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) discussed the housing investments in the Build Back Better Act. “We’ve got a…
September Data Show 40% of ERA1 Allocation Disbursed, Many Grantees Remain at Risk of Funding Recapture and Reallocation
The U.S. Department of the Treasury released updated Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program spending data through September 30, revealing that an additional $2.6 billion in ERA1 and $354 million…
Analysis Shows Financial Impact of COVID-19 on Small- and Medium-Scale Landlords
JP Morgan Chase Institute released “How did landlords fare during COVID?,” which used administrative data to examine how small- and medium-scale landlords fared financially during the pandemic. While…
Treasury Releases ERA1 Reallocation Resources
The U.S. Department of the Treasury on October 25 published a letter to Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program grantees highlighting additional details on the ERA1 reallocation process and three…
Join NLIHC’s National Call on “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, and Affordable Housing” Today at 2:30 pm ET
Join today’s (October 25) national HoUSed campaign call from 2:30-4 pm ET. We will be joined by Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), who will share insights on what advocates can do to secure funding for…
Recording Available of October 18 National HoUSed Call
On our most recent (October 18) call on “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, and Affordable Housing,” we highlighted a new resource on family homelessness, discussed lobbying considerations for 501(c)(3) non-…