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FEMA Releases Request for Public Assistance Grants
Apr.06.2020
FEMA released a rolling Request for Public Assistance (RPA) March 20th in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and it appears supportive housing providers are eligible to apply. Grants can be used to pay for costs incurred as of January 20th related to actions taken to “save lives, protect public health and safety, or eliminate threat of significant damage to public and private property.” The Incident Period stretches to September 19th.
NYS Legislature Passes SFY 20-2021 Budget - Supportive Housing Analysis
Apr.03.2020
Voting remotely, the NYS Legislature has passed the SFY 20-2021 budget, which mostly mirrors what the Governor proposed in January for supportive housing. This is an unprecedented time with the state facing a great deal of uncertainty about future revenue and COVID-19-related costs. Given our current circumstances, we are grateful to the state for maintaining existing supportive housing service and development funding levels.
We also understand this budget could change over the next few weeks as lawmakers determine how much federal aid will be coming into the state and if they can maintain the existing revenue projections. If the state doesn’t have enough revenue to cover expenses, the Division of Budget is authorized to make across the board cuts.
Here is our analysis of the various budget areas important to the supportive housing community that is included in the final budget.
Comments on Proposed Amendment to the CRA
Mar.31.2020
While there are many things to focus on at the moment, the deadline for submitting comments on the proposed amendments to the CRA is APRIL 8, 2020. There has been advocacy to push back, but so far no change has been made. The Network will be submitting our letter shortly – we have linked a template that you are welcome to review and use to incorporate your own comments as it relates to the work you do daily that will be affected by the proposed CRA amendments. ANHD has taken the lead for our New York City community and has encouraged the inclusion of impactful stories in the letters – i.e. instances of nonprofits and lending institutions collaborating on successful deals. More from ANHD on this topic here: https://anhd.org/project/community-reinvestment-act-advocacy. The NCRC has provided a guide of instructions, which have been excerpted below:
2020 Network Lobby Day
Feb.28.2020
Over 140 supportive housing providers, developers and tenants came to Albany on February 25th to call on the Governor and the Legislature to ensure the state commits to the next phase of the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative (ESSHI) in the SFY 2020-21 budget expected to be passed on April 1st.
Network Testifies to New York State Senate and Assembly Legislative Public Hearing on 2020-21 Budget
Feb.28.2020
On February 5th, Network Executive Director Laura Mascuch testified at the New York State and Assembly Joint Public Hearing on the SFY 2020-21 budget. Laura underscored the importance and need for the budget to fund the next phase of the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative (ESSHI) in order to fulfill the state’s commitment to develop 20,000 units of supportive housing over 15 years.