Trump admin looks at deep cuts to homeless housing program
A new policy change will significantly cut funding used to place people experiencing homelessness in permanent housing. READ MORE
‘It’s unfortunate’: Trump-appointed judge blocks admin from creating ‘chaos’ by holding back housing funding over transgender and immigration stances
On Friday, U.S. District Judge Mary S. McElroy in Rhode Island granted a temporary restraining order to halt the allegedly illegal restrictions on federal housing funding through the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s “Continuum of Care (CoC) Builds” program, according to court records. READ MORE
U.S. Sen. Crapo’s proposed ROAD to Housing Act can help Idaho’s housing challenges
Safe and affordable housing is out of reach for too many Idaho families, and we all pay the price when rents are too high. U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, is working to alleviate these housing challenges through the introduction of the Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream (ROAD) to Housing Act. READ MORE
‘Is this working?’: Boise City Council considering reductions in affordability requirements for developers
Boise developers could soon get a bigger menu of bonuses if they choose to include units below market rate in their projects. READ MORE
NAEH files lawsuit against HUD
New Lawsuit Challenges Trump-Vance Administration’s Targeted Punishment of Applicants for Federal Housing Funding Politically Motivated Criteria Withholds Needed Resources from States, Localities, and Service Providers to Advance a Partisan Agenda Read more HERE Contact your congress members HERE
Native American Housing Advocates Urge Congress to Renew Affordable Housing Law
Native American housing advocates are calling on Congress to help them meet growing and urgent affordable housing needs on tribal lands by reauthorizing a law that expired more than a decade ago. READ MORE
Trump wants to ax an affordable housing grant that’s a lifeline for many rural communities
…The program has helped build or repair more than 1.3 million affordable homes in the last three decades, of which at least 540,000 were in congressional districts that are rural or significantly rural, according to an Associated Press analysis of federal data. READ MORE
City of Boise Housing Pilot Evaluation 2025
Read the Idaho Policy Institute’s Evaluation of the City of Boise’s Housing Pilot HERE
HUD launches English-only initiative for all department services: ‘Speak with one voice and one language’
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is making English the sole language used for virtually all of its services and affairs, according to a new memo obtained by The Post. READ MORE
Giving homeless people stable housing was federal policy for decades. Trump is ending it
Housing First has enjoyed bipartisan support for more than two decades. But the Trump administration wants to cut funding, claiming the model is ineffective, contributing to “crime and disorder” and the record number of people sleeping on the streets. READ MORE