PolicyLink and PRRAC | Link to the pdf of this brief Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) is a mandate under the Fair Housing Act that requires governments to take proactive steps to dismantle barriers to housing choice and address patterns of segregation and discrimination.1 With federal enforcement weakening and racial disparities in housing growing, state and … [Read more...] about Affirming Belonging — Expanding State and Local AFFH Efforts
Policy Briefs
TBV-PBV Concentration (April, 2025)
Link to the full Policy Brief The potential poverty-concentrating effect of increasing the project-based voucher cap Philip Tegeler and Nineveh O’Connell This policy brief addresses recent proposals to increase the percentage of Housing Choice Vouchers (HCVs) that can be “project-based” (attached to specific properties). Our concern, based on the most recently available HUD … [Read more...] about TBV-PBV Concentration (April, 2025)
How States’ Low Income Housing Tax Credit Allocation Plans Can Help Increase Students’ Access to Integrated, Well-Resourced Schools (October 2024)
Link to the pdf of this brief How States’ Low Income Housing Tax Credit Allocation Plans Can Help Increase Students’ Access to Integrated, Well-Resourced Schools A Guide for Education Advocates1 70 years after the U.S. Supreme Court declared school segregation unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education, American classrooms remain persistently isolated along racial … [Read more...] about How States’ Low Income Housing Tax Credit Allocation Plans Can Help Increase Students’ Access to Integrated, Well-Resourced Schools (October 2024)
How magnet schools might collaborate across housing and transportation agencies to enhance school diversity efforts (April 2024)
The federal Magnet Schools Assistance Program1 (MSAP) offers multi-year grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) seeking to create, expand, or improve magnet programs that foster racial and socioeconomic integration. Magnet schools employ a variety of methods in order to enroll a diverse student body, such as targeted outreach, free and accessible transportation, encouraging … [Read more...] about How magnet schools might collaborate across housing and transportation agencies to enhance school diversity efforts (April 2024)
Advocates’ Guide To Mandatory Implementation Of SAFMRS
Link to original document pdf What are Small Area Fair Market Rents? Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs) are the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) calculation of fair market rents by zip code. Traditionally, HUD set one fair market rent (FMR) for a large geographic region, resulting in a subsidy level that often does not match local rents. HUD's use of … [Read more...] about Advocates’ Guide To Mandatory Implementation Of SAFMRS
