The Stafford Act is the primary guidance that helps establish the objectives of FEMA concerning preparedness and disaster recovery, sets the bounds and guardrails of its programs, and establishes the legal authority and process for the Federal government to aid States and Tribes during major disasters and emergencies.
New York City affordable housing stakeholders Enterprise Community Partners, RiseBoro Community Partnership, L+M Development Partners, HELP USA along with Maycomb Capital and Trinity Church announced the official expansion of Home 4 Good, an eviction prevention program that partners affordable housing owners with nonprofit housing placement specialists to proactively identify and assist tenants experiencing rental arrears, with a goal of improving tenant housing stability.
This paper provides an overview of the history, operation, and current debates around the Housing Choice Voucher program, the federal government's largest form of rental assistance.
This brief details how the right of first refusal works, including properties subject to the new law, local government flexibility, and timelines and requirements.
“Making it Happen” is a series of issue briefs that explore recent successes in scaling affordable housing innovations by addressing regulatory and financing barriers to these innovations.
This issue brief, the second in a series, focuses on opportunities to scale affordable housing innovations. Enterprise highlights regulatory reforms that would make it easier to leverage off-site construction and opportunities to tailor financing products to its unique needs.
Baaba Halm, vice president and market leader for Enterprise New York, gives testimony at the New York City Planning Commission Hearing: City of Yes for Housing Opportunity.
