A Yale Law School Community and Economic Development Clinic/PRRAC Policy Paper (March 2017). Excerpt: "Targeted LIHTC administration can be a powerful means of decreasing concentrations of poverty and supporting individual families’ housing needs. In part, state HFAs can meet this promise by increasing the location of LIHTC units in neighborhoods and communities that offer … [Read more...] about Assessment Criteria For “Concerted Community Revitalization Plans:” A Recommended Framework (March 2017)
Policy Briefs
The National Housing Trust Fund: Promoting Fair Housing in State Allocation Plans (PRRAC, May 2016)
A PRRAC Policy Brief (May 2016). Excerpt: "The national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) is the newest federal low-income housing development program, and is particularly valuable for its focus on providing housing for extremely low-income families. Like the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), the HTF is allocated to state governments on a formula basis, and states are then … [Read more...] about The National Housing Trust Fund: Promoting Fair Housing in State Allocation Plans (PRRAC, May 2016)
The Need for a National Housing Mobility Infrastructure (March 2016)
Policy Brief (March 2016). By Philip Tegeler. Funding for this project was made possible by grants from the Ford Foundation, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Kresge Foundation, and Atlantic Philanthropies. Excerpt: "Without housing mobility counseling, and the public housing agency reforms that accompany it, we consistently see highly segregated programs that place poor children … [Read more...] about The Need for a National Housing Mobility Infrastructure (March 2016)
HUD’s New “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing” Regulation: An Introduction (November 2015)
Elements of the “Assessment of Fair Housing” Process Every five years, participant jurisdictions must conduct an AFH to analyze fair housing issues: aspects of discrimination, segregation, inadequate affordable housing, and lack of access to neighborhood “opportunity” characteristics (such as quality schools and environmental health). The AFH must also identify “meaningful … [Read more...] about HUD’s New “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing” Regulation: An Introduction (November 2015)
Linking Housing and School Integration Policy: What Federal State and Local Governments Can Do (NCSD-PRRAC, March 2015)
A NCSD-PRRAC Policy Brief (March 2015). Excerpt: "In spite of the obvious 'reciprocal relationship' between housing and school policy, government housing and education agencies have rarely collaborated to promote the common goals of racial and economic integration. Recent efforts to promote collaboration among housing and school agencies have focused on place-based … [Read more...] about Linking Housing and School Integration Policy: What Federal State and Local Governments Can Do (NCSD-PRRAC, March 2015)
