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Allegheny County, Pa. Director of Housing Strategies Ed Nusser introduces the 500 in 500 initiative for moving people out of shelters and NACo’s Mike Matthews discusses the county role in developing housing affordability.
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On July 29, the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs unanimously advanced the bipartisan Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream (ROAD) to Housing Act, representing a significant opportunity for counties to address housing challenges through program support, new incentive grants, and streamlined post-disaster funding access. The bill also includes a provision threatening key community development funds for grantees that do not meet certain performance criteria.