Link to the full pdf of this letter October 16, 2023 Jeffrey M. Prieto General Counsel Todd Kim Assistant Attorney General Environmental & Natural Resources Division Marianne Engelman-Lado Deputy General Counsel for Environmental Initiatives Office of General Counsel U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, … [Read more...] about Final Letter to EPA and DOJ on Environmental Justice and Civil Rights (Title VI Alliance, October 2023)
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Building Opportunity III: Affirmatively furthering fair housing in the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program (October 2023)
October 11, 2023 A PRRAC Report. By Janelle Taylor, (J.D. Georgetown Law School 2023), and a Law & Policy Intern at PRRAC in 2022-2023; Robert Lindsay, (J.D. University of Minnesota Law School 2023), and also a Law & Policy Intern at PRRAC in 2022-2023; and Philip Tegeler (Executive Director of PRRAC). Synopsis: This summary report is an update to our 2015 … [Read more...] about Building Opportunity III: Affirmatively furthering fair housing in the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program (October 2023)
Letter re HUD guidance on Source of Income Discrimination (October 3, 2023)
October 3, 2023 Richard J. Monocchio, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Danielle Bastarache, Deputy Assistant Secretary Office of Public and Indian Housing Department of Housing and Urban Development Washington, DC Re: HUD guidance on source of income discrimination Dear HUD colleagues, We are writing to urge HUD (and specifically the Office of Public and Indian … [Read more...] about Letter re HUD guidance on Source of Income Discrimination (October 3, 2023)
Civil rights comments on NCSHA Recommended Practices for state LIHTC plans (August 2023)
Link to the pdf of this letter August 14, 2023 James Tassos National Council of State Housing Agencies 444 North Capitol Street NW Washington, DC 20001 RE: Proposed 2023 Revisions to NCSHA Recommended Practices in Housing Credit Administration Dear colleagues, We are writing to provide comments on the NCSHA’s proposed revisions to the LIHTC Best Practices … [Read more...] about Civil rights comments on NCSHA Recommended Practices for state LIHTC plans (August 2023)
Social Housing Goals in the LIHTC Program (August 2023)
Link to the pdf of this letter August 18, 2023 James Tassos National Council of State Housing Agencies 444 North Capitol Street NW Washington, DC 20001 RE: Proposed 2023 Revisions to NCSHA Recommended Practices in Housing Credit Administration Dear colleagues, The Poverty & Race Research Action Council (PRRAC) is a civil rights law and policy organization … [Read more...] about Social Housing Goals in the LIHTC Program (August 2023)
