Resources
Senate Dear Colleague Letter on FY 2022 HOME Funding
This letter was sent to Chair Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Ranking Member Susan Collins (R-ME) of the Senate Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies in support of the HOME Investment Partnerships program. Signed by 45 senators, the letter urges the subcommittee to support President Biden’s budget request and provide $1.9 billion for the HOME program in FY 2022.
Debt in America: An Interactive Map (Urban Institute)
This interactive map developed by the Urban Institute uses data from more than five million consumer records from the three major credit bureaus and the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey to show how individual debt burdens vary by geography and how they differ between white communities and communities of color. Some HFAs have used the dashboard data when drafting their Homeowner Assistance Fund plans.
Letter to Administration on Flexibilities Needed for Rapid Deployment of Assistance to Tenants to Prevent Evictions
NCSHA, along with other major national organizations representing grantees and advocates—the American Public Human Services Association, Council of State Community Development Agencies, National American Indian Housing Council, National League of Cities, and National Low Income Housing Coalition—sent this letter to the Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and White House Senior Advisor Gene Sperling asking the Administration to provide flexibilities to help grantees assist households that face eviction upon the expiration of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s eviction moratorium order.
JCHS State of the Nation’s Housing Report 2021
This report, published by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, is an annual assessment of the housing market, demographic trends, and housing challenges faced by households in the United States.
State ERA Program Dashboards
Several states have launched information dashboards to track and communicate Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program progress, including the number of applications received and total funds distributed. See live or regular updates on the State ERA Program Dashboards page.
ACTION Campaign Letter Urging Congressional Leaders to Support the AHCIA of 2021
The ACTION Campaign, which NCSHA co-chairs with Enterprise Community Partners, sent this letter, signed by 2,421 organizations from across the nation, to House and Senate leaders urging them to support the passage of the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act (AHCIA) of 2021.
HUD Interim Final Rule Restoring Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Definitions and Certifications
This interim final rule issued by the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity and effective July 31, 2021, repeals the 2020 Preserving Community and Neighborhood Choice (PCNC) regulations and reinstates aspects of the 2015 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing regulations, including certain definitions and certification requirements, that had been repealed by the PCNC rule.
NCSHA’s Analysis of the Biden Administration’s FY 2022 Budget Request
This resource is NCSHA’s analysis of the Biden Administration’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Request. The $6 trillion budget outlines the Biden’s Administration’s fiscal priorities, including for HUD and USDA housing programs.
HUD FY 2022 Budget in Brief
On May 28, 2021, the Biden Administration submitted to Congress its budget request for fiscal year (FY) 2022. The administration requests $68.7 billion for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, an increase of $9 billion above the FY 2021 enacted level.
