Six months after the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, efforts are underway to ensure that affordable multifamily housing will have pathways to benefit from this historic legislation. Enterprise Community Partners and others in affordable housing continue to work to shape the programs authorized by the IRA through public comment submissions, and through tracking updates and new guidance as it becomes available.

Today, Enterprise Community Partners (Enterprise) released its 2023 Public Policy Priorities, a comprehensive set of federal policy recommendations for the 118th Congress.

President Biden has released his request for the fiscal year 2024 budget, kicking off the start of the FY24 appropriations cycle. The President’s budget serves as a jumping-off point for the House and Senate to draft their bills for the 2024 fiscal year.

Meaghan Vlkovic, Enterprise’s vice president and market leader for the Southeast region, spoke to us recently about her team’s efforts to advocate for a more equitable housing system and affordable housing preservation and development in Georgia, Florida, and the broader Southeast region.

Deb Haaland made history in 2021 when she became the first Native American to serve as a cabinet secretary. At the same time, a new generation of Native women have been working behind the scenes to lead economic development and affordable housing efforts in Tribal communities across the country. Tonya Plummer, Enterprise’s director for Native and Tribal housing, says none of this is new.