National Housing Trust Fund


President George W. Bush signed the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. Among the bill’s numerous provisions is the establishment of a national Housing Trust Fund. This is a major victory for low income housing advocates and the lowest income people in our country with the most serious needs.
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For details about the National Housing Trust Fund - click here
Online Recording of NLIHC Explanation of Housing Trust Fund Available

You can listen to a recording of Sheila Crowley’s August 22 national call describing the new National Housing Trust Fund Click Here to listen to the call.For more information click here.
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What's New

  • What We Mean By Housing: National, State and Local Organizations Can Continue to Add Their Names to an Open Letter to Congress and the Administration: Click here to read the letter.  To add your organization's name to the list, send the name of the organization, city, and state to outreach@nlihc.org, and please write in the "Subject" line, "What We Mean By Housing". 
  • Examples of Affordable Multifamily Rental Projects in the Development Pipeline - Click here to view this Document-Updated2/6/09
  • National Housing Trust Fund FAQ now Available click here
  • Data to Estimate a Distribution Formula for the National Housing Trust Fund. (Revised 9/24/08)
    This document contains state-level information similar to what will factor into HUD's distribution formula for the NHTF. Please read the document carefully for all of the caveats - this is only an estimate
Recent Press:
 02/07/08 :  New York Time Editorial - A Stimulus For the Poor
 02/06/09 : What We Mean By Housing: An Open Letter to Congress and the Administration on the Economic Recovery Bill, Press Release
02/05/09 : Statement from Sheila Crowley, President, National Low Income Housing Coalition, on Senate passage of $15,000 homebuyer tax credit, Press Release
10/10/08 : Leader Boehner Continues to Misrepresent the National Housing Trust Fund, Press Release
09/30/08 : The Truth About the Housing Trust Fund, Press Release
07/28/08 : President Urged to Sign Bill with Housing Trust Fund, Press Release
07/24/08 : The National Housing Trust Fund Campaign Applauds Passage of H.R. 3221, Press Release
05/20/08 : Senate Bill Creates Housing Trust Fund at the National Level, Press Release

David Broder: When Congress Works, 7/31/08