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USICH Listening Sessions at NAEH Conference
Attending this week? USICH and our federal partners (HUD, VA, HHS) are holding listening and information sessions on Friday. No registration required.
Upcoming Events to Prevent and End Homelessness
Can't-miss webinars and conferences on COVID, EHV, HOME-ARP, affordable housing, and youth homelessness.
NEWS YOU NEED
USICH, HUD Launch
House America
Initiative
State, local, and tribal leaders are invited to join a national partnership to maximize the impact of the American Rescue Plan.
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USICH Is Listening to You. Here's How.
We're holding targeted listening sessions across the country with key stakeholders, including people with lived experience.
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HUD Opens Access to $5B in HOME-ARP
This historic funding is now available to develop affordable housing and non-congregate shelter, and to provide rental assistance and supportive services.
RELATED:
CoC/HOME/HOME-ARP/CDBG/ESG Recipient Crosswalk
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Notice CPD-21-10: Requirements for Use of HOME-ARP Funds
Treasury Releases More ERA Funding
The remainder of the American Rescue Plan's Emergency Rental Assistance funding will go to "high-performing" state and local governments.
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HUD Awards YHDP Grants
33 communities, 11 of which are rural, will receive $142 million to build systems to end youth homelessness.
RELATED:
Map and Key Findings of Youth Homelessness
Data
VA to Award $116.4M in GPD
The Grant and Per Diem funding will be distributed to 200+ organizations that provide transitional housing and supportive services for veterans.
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HUD Releases Research on Affordable Housing
It covers innovative strategies that state and local governments are using to bring down the barriers to and increase the supply.
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IN THE NEWS
A Once Reliable Way to Refinance Older Affordable Housing Gets Harder to Access (
Shelterforce
)
Newsom Announces $2.75 Billion Expansion of Homekey, Biggest Homeless Investment in California Histor
y
(
CBS
)
How to Support Students Experiencing Homelessness (
FutureEd
)
Meet BART'S First-Ever Homelessness Czar
(
Mercury News
)
Dallas Students Experiencing Homelessness Have A New Place to Go — And It’s Not One Size Fits All (
Texas Standard
)
Homelessness Presents Unique Problems for Native Americans in Denver
(
303 Magazine
)
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