No other issue touches the heart of housing trust funds more than that of serving those populations that continue to have the most difficult time securing decent, affordable housing. Due to their ...

The Housing Trust Fund Project was initiated by Mary Brooks at the Center for Community Change in 1986 and has functioned as a comprehensive source of information on housing trust funds throughout the ...

A majority of housing trust funds have an oversight body other than, or in addition to, the jurisdiction’s elected officials. This advisory board is typically appointed by elected officials, ...

If there is one lesson communities have learned about housing policy, it is that no length of affordability is long enough when it comes to meeting the need for affordable housing. The twenty and ...

These are perhaps the least restrictive areas of housing trust fund regulation. Typically, any project that meets the requirements of the housing trust fund is eligible for funding. Housing trust ...

What defines a housing trust fund is securing a dedicated revenue source. This means that the funding source is committed by law to generate funds for the housing trust fund. Thus, a certain ...

Two decisions must be made regarding how the funds will be distributed. The first is the form the awards will take, for example, as grants or loans. The second is the type of application process that ...

President Donald Trump released a “skinny” budget request today (May 2) indicating the administration will seek cuts that would decimate HUD’s vital affordable housing, homelessness, and community ...

Join NLIHC’s next “Tenant Talk Live,” a meeting geared toward tenant and resident leaders, on Monday, May 5, at 6 pm ET (5 pm CT, 4 pm MT, and 3 pm PT). In this month’s discussion, we will hear from ...

NLIHC Interim President and CEO Renee Willis Statement on the Reintroduction of the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act ...