Federal Policy Project

What is the Federal Policy Project?

In 2007, CHPC facilitated the creation of a statewide coalition of nonprofit and government interests focused on advocating for improved federal housing policy and funding. The California Housing Partnership Federal Policy Project (FPP) brings together housing authorities and local government leaders with tenant advocates and the vital nonprofit housing development and advocacy sector to find common ground and present a unified message to California’s Congressional representatives.

The FPP focuses on policy and funding in the following areas: public housing, Project-Based Section 8 vouchers, renewal of federal Section 8 contracts, reform of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program, and funding for a host of other programs important to California including: Sections 202, 811, 515, 521; Community Development Block Grants; HOME; McKinney programs; and Homeless Assistance Grants.

Who are the Members of the Federal Policy Project?

The FPP consists of housing authorities, regional housing coalitions and tenant advocates including:

• California Housing Authority Association
• California Coalition for Rural Housing (CCRH)
• California Housing Consortium
• Housing Authority Association of Southern California (HAASC)
• Housing California
• Los Angeles Coalition to End Hunger and Homelessness
• Northern-Caifornia-Nevada chapter of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO)
• Southern California chapter of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO)
• Northern California Nevada Executive Directors’ Association
• NonProfit Housing Association of Northern California (NPH)
• Southern California Association of NonProfit Housing (SCANPH)
• San Diego Housing Federation
  

How Do I Get Involved?

• Sign up for the FPP email newsletter, Federal Policy Project Update.
• Attend the next Federal Housing Policy Summit.

To learn more, contact CHPC Housing Policy Manager, Marilyn Wacks, at mwacks@chpc.net or 415-433-6804 x13.

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