Advocacy Center

NCSHA Priorities

• NCSHA’s 2021 Legislative and Regulatory Priorities
• NCSHA 2021 Legislative Priorities Talking Points
• NCSHA Priorities Briefing Presentation (March 17, 2021)
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American Rescue Plan Act Summaries

• Emergency Rental Assistance Program Side-By-Side
• NCSHA Summary of Homeless Assistance and Supportive Services Program Under HOME
• NCSHA Summary of Homeowner Assistance Fund

Talking Points for Communicating with Congress

• FHA-HFA Multifamily Loan Risk-Sharing Program Talking Points
• Performance-Based Contract Administration Talking Points
• Housing Credit and Housing Bonds Talking Points
• Housing Is Infrastructure Talking Points
• Neighborhood Homes Investment Act Talking Points
• Talking Points for Meetings with Appropriations Committee Members
• 2021 Talking Points for Meetings with Senate Banking and House Financial Services Committee Members

Program Information and Fact Sheets

• FHA-HFA Multifamily Loan Risk-Sharing Program FAQs
• HOME Investment Partnerships Program One Pager
• HOME Resources by State
• Housing Choice Voucher Program FAQs
• The Housing Credit Program FAQs
• The Housing Trust Fund FAQs
• Neighborhood Homes Investment Act FAQs
• Project-Based Section 8 Rental Assistance FAQs
• Tax-Exempt Housing Bonds FAQs
• For additional information on specific issues, visit the NCSHA Advocacy and Issues page.

Budget and Tax Information

• NCSHA’s Analysis of Administration’s Proposed FY 2021 Budget
• NCSHA Updated Budget Chart for Select HUD and USDA Housing Programs

Visiting Capitol Hill

• Tips
  • Key Congressional Committee Rosters
  • Tips for Meeting with Congress Virtually
  • House Committee on Ethics: Gift Rules
  • Senate Committee on Ethics: Gift Rules
  • Resource: Capitol Visitor’s Center Website
• Directories
  • House Member Directory
  • Senate Member Directory
• Legislative Process
  • Information on the Legislative Process

Additional Resources

Affordable Housing Letters and Correspondence

• HOME Coalition Letter to Congressional Appropriators on FY 2022 HOME Funding (Mar 23, 2021)
• NCSHA Letter to Treasury with Policy Recommendations for Homeowner Assistance Fund (Mar 12, 2021)
• NCSHA Comment Letter Asks FHFA to Address Racial Justice, HFA Lending in Affordable Housing Goals (Feb 28, 2021)
• NCSHA Letter to IRS, Treasury Urges Guidance on Implementing Minimum 4 Percent Rate, Disaster Housing Credits (Feb 26, 2021)
• NCSHA Comments to the Federal Reserve Board on Its Community Reinvestment Act Rulemaking Notice (Feb 16, 2021)
• NCSHA Recommendations to Treasury for Emergency Rental Assistance Program Guidance (Jan 25, 2021)
• NCSHA Comment Letter on IRS Housing Credit Average Income Test Proposed Rule (Dec 17, 2020)
• The Campaign for Housing and Community Development’s FY 2022 Funding Letter to Congressional Appropriators
• HOME Coalition FY 2022 Funding Letter to Congressional Appropriators (Petition)
• Background on the Qualified Contract Problem and Solution

Housing’s Economic Impact

• National Association of Home Builders: The Economic Impact of the Affordable Housing Credit
• National Association of Home Builders: The Economic Impact of Home Building in a Typical Local Area
  

Affordable Housing Research and Reports

• Featured Report — National Low Income Housing Coalition Report: “The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes March 2021”
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State Housing Finance Agencies: At the Center of the Affordable Housing System

The coronavirus pandemic has caused unique hardships for millions of homeowners and renters across the country. As federal and state governments implement policies and programs to help struggling Americans stay in their homes, state housing finance agencies have become more important than at any other time in their history to the system’s ability to make affordable housing available in America. This report highlights how.

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