Housing Call: February 9, 2021

CALL NOTES

Around the State

Rental Assistance Update:

ALERT: Governor & General Assembly Begin Process to Enact $546 Million in Statewide Emergency Rental Assistance – North Carolina Housing Coalition

US DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Payments to States and Eligible Units of Local Government Al

Evictions – No new developments. EO & CDC order preventing evictions expire March 31st

Utility Debt

Connected In Crisis – Call to action for moratorium on utility disconnections for non-payment

National

Info on Proposed Housing Resources in Next COVID-19 Relief Package

FEMA Statement on 100% Cost Share

Senate Banking Committee approves Rep. Marcia Fudge’s nomination to be Housing and Urban Development Secretary

Reports/Resources/Events

Framework for an Equitable COVID-19 Homelessness Response

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) – How HUD Can Address the Crisis of Housing & Climate Change

Enterprise Community Partners – Rural Housing, Race, and Persistent Poverty

NCHC Virtual Discussion with Rep. David Price (NC-4)

Wednesday 2/10 at 2pm

Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UxWnPv_MScCalF0Y2qniRw

NCHC Webinar on Recent Changes in LIHTC w/Mark Shelburne (Novogradac)

Thursday 2/18 at 2pm

Registration coming soon