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Housing Call: June 9, 2020

Call Notes:

Around the State

General Assembly

House Bill 1200: Foreclosure Prevention Grants/Rental & Utility Assistance

House Bill 1208: Funding for Workforce Housing Loan Program

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National

HEROES Act

Sign-on letters

Delay the August 1, 2020 HUD housing counselor certification deadline: Sign on to the letter here!

HUD proposal to weaken enforcement of the Equal Access to Housing rule component 

CARES Act assistance to Project-Based Rental Assistance projects: https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/Housing/documents/CARES_Sec_8_Funding_Allocations.pdf

Reports/Resources/Events

NLIHC Fact Sheet: CARES Act & Immigration Status

House Financial Services Subcommittee – virtual hearing, June 10, 12:00 pm ET on the impact of COVID-19 on evictions. A livestream of the hearing will be available here.

NC Dept of Commerce & NCHFA: Virtual public hearing on the 2019 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) and the 2020 Annual Action Plan (AAP). – Mon 6/15 2-4 pm: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/554881085 [gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com]

Economic Innovation Group – “The Expanded Geography of High-Poverty Neighborhoods” 

Economic Innovation Group –  “The Persistence of Neighborhood Poverty,” 

WBEZ – Where Banks Don’t Lend

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