Congress CDBG-DR Hearing. The House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing regarding HUD’s Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Program on November 1. The sole witness was Helen Albert, Acting Inspector General in the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for HUD. She warned that excessive waivers… Continue reading

Congress Senate Homeland Security Hearing. Today, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held an oversight hearing on the federal response to the recent hurricanes. FEMA Administrator Brock Long, General Donald Jackson of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Robert Salesses from the Department of Defense, and Robert Kadlec from the Department of… Continue reading

Data and Information Compiled by NLIHC  NLIHC Blog Highlights Early Findings from FEMA Data. FEMA released preliminary summary data for Hurricane Harvey that include ZIP code-level information on the number of registrants for assistance from FEMA’s Individuals and Households Program (IHP). NLIHC released a blog post that highlights some early findings from the data. To… Continue reading

FEMA FEMA Data Released. FEMA released data on the number of owners and renters that have applied for their Housing Assistance Program. The data show the number of applicants, county, zip code, severity of damage, and whether the applicant is an owner or renter. The NLIHC research team is currently examining the data. The excel… Continue reading

Congress Senate Passes Latest Emergency Spending Bill. The Senate gave final approval to a $36.5 billion emergency spending plan to pay for ongoing relief from recent natural disasters. The deal includes $18.7 billion for FEMA’s response to natural disasters including Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, as well as the California wildfires. Also in the package… Continue reading