Around the State
NC Senate Republican budget vs. Governor Roy Cooper budget
NC Senate Passes FY21-23 Budget Proposal
Take Action – North Carolina Housing Coalition
HOPE Program Update:
- As of 6/28, over 23,000 applications have been submitted
- $60 M has been committed, with about $20 M having been paid out already
- Average processing time = 14 days (from the time of application to payment being disbursed)
- 4% landlord refusal rate
- Go here to apply: HOPE Program
- Apply by phone: (888) 927-5467
National
President Biden Extends CDC Eviction Moratorium to July 31st – North Carolina Housing Coalition
- White House Summit on Prevention Evictions – 1st hour is open to the public & available to watch virtually. You can register to watch the first hour here: https://pitc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_e_tXrnzvTpyCbaATA9Q2Iw
Bipartisan Infrastructure Package Contains No Funding for Affordable Housing
“Dear Colleague” letter urging congressional leaders to include housing as infrastructure
Take action to urge your members of Congress to sign on!
6.24.21 Revised ERA FAQ – Dept of the Treasury
Resources/Reports/Events
HUD’s Office of Affordable Housing Programs (OAHP) – HOME-ARP Webinar Series
July 1 from 2 to 3:30 pm ET – Webinar – CoC Homelessness System Overview
Enterprise Community Partners – Webinar: “Preventing Evictions as a Preservation Strategy” – July 15th at 1pm
The Terner Center for Housing Innovation at the University of California at Berkeley – “Paying the Rent in a Pandemic: Recent Trends in Rent Payments Among Affordable Housing Tenants in California