View the full letter pdf here. US Environmental Protection Agency Office of Policy 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460 January 30, 2024 RE: Revised Technical Guidance for Assessing Environmental Justice in Regulatory Analysis We, the undersigned organizations and individuals, commend EPA on its recent efforts to implement Executive Order 14096, … [Read more...] about Final Comments to EPA on Technical Guidance for Assessing Environmental Justice in Regulatory Analysis (Title VI Alliance, January 2024)
Advocacy Letters
Final Letter to EPA and DOJ on Environmental Justice and Civil Rights (Title VI Alliance, October 2023)
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)
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)
Comments regarding the Capital Magnet Fund and AFFH (September 2023)
September 5, 2023 Marcia Sigal, Acting Director Community Development Financial Institutions Fund U.S. Department of Treasury 601 13th Street, NW, Suite 200 South Washington DC 20005 Re: Capital Magnet Fund Notice and Request for Information Dear Acting Director Sigal, We are writing on behalf of the Poverty & Race Research Action Council (PRRAC) in response … [Read more...] about Comments regarding the Capital Magnet Fund and AFFH (September 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)