In the wake of a natural disaster, low-income and other systemically marginalized residents often struggle to fully recover and access tools to build resilience against future catastrophes. Affected communities can include seniors, renters, people with limited English proficiency, people with disabilities, residents of manufactured housing, and people experiencing homelessness. Supporting equitable recovery is the focus of a new research report and set of guides developed by Enterprise as part of both a cooperative agreement and a technical assistance grant awarded by HUD.

President Biden has released his request for the fiscal year 2025 (FY25) budget, following the Administration’s recent announcement of new actions to strengthen housing supply and lower housing costs and the release of the Treasury’s 2024 Housing Agenda. The budget request, while not legally binding, signals the Administration’s priorities and is a jumping off point for the congressional appropriations process for FY25. Despite the spending cap constraints from the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, the President’s budget request proposes nearly level funding for many affordable housing and community development programs, in addition to making historic investments on the mandatory spending side.

Insurance dominated Louisiana’s 2024 legislative session, with lawmakers and the newly elected Insurance Commissioner seeking to address the state’s property insurance crisis.