NLIHC and Disaster Recovery Advocates Send Disaster Recovery Transparency Recommendations to HUD

~ Oklahoma Coalition for Affordable Housing

NLIHC, the Fair Share Housing Center of New Jersey, Ayuda Legal Puerto Rico, and Texas Appleseed sent a memo to HUD on May 6 with recommendations to increase transparency and public involvement in the agency’s Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery Program (CDBG-DR). CDBG-DR is the only source of federal long-term disaster recovery funds. The memo outlined concerns about HUD’s recently released “Citizen Participation and Equitable Engagement Toolkit,” a document delineating the steps that state governments receiving CDBG-DR funds can take to ensure that adequate public input is collected regarding plans to distribute funding to disaster survivors and to comply with civil rights obligations.

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Published by Oklahoma Coalition for Affordable Housing

The vision of OCAH: That all Oklahomans have the opportunity to live in safe, healthy and affordable homes. Our Mission: To lead the movement to ensure that all residents of the state of Oklahoma flourish in safe, affordable homes and to help communities develop safe and affordable housing options for all of their residents. We reach our mission through advocacy, education and practical training to foster the production and maintenance of affordable housing throughout the state.

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