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Advocacy

About the Archive

The NH&RA Advocacy Archive was created to provide a one-stop-shop for NH&RA members who are interested in advocating to elected officials to support key affordable housing and tax credit programs. We have collected a variety of documents, reports, templates and best practices that should be helpful in this effort. Please note this is a work in progress--check back often as we add additional resources. If you have resources that you believe would be helpful for other members please feel free to email them to Thom Amdur at tamdur@housingonline.com and we'll post them.

LIHTC Advocacy Resources
NMTC Advocacy Resources
Affordable Housing General Resources
Various HUD Programs Advocacy Resources
Legislative Links & Contacts

LIHTC Advocacy Resources

LIHTC Legislative Background

House Conference Report No. 100-1104 on Technical and Miscellaneous Revenue Act of 1988 (October 21, 1988)
General Explanation of Tax Reform Act of 1986, the "Blue Book" (May 4, 1987)
Section 42 – The Low Income Housing Tax Credit Statute (1986)

Fact Sheets / Reports

LIHTC Fact Sheet: How the Program Works(Rental Housing A.C.T.I.O.N.)
LIHTC Fact Sheet: Program Illustration (Rental Housing A.C.T.I.O.N.)
LIHTC Fact Sheet: About the Program (Housing Advisory Group)
LIHTC Fact Sheet: Program Background and Current Status (National Multi Housing Council / National Apartment Association)
Lancaster Pollard: Smart Growth: The Economic Impact of LIHTC Development (April 2012)
Reznick Group: The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program at Year 25: A Current Look at It's Performance (August 2011)
Housing Assistance Group / Novogradac & Company: Low-Income Housing Tax Credit: Assessment of Program Performance & Comparison to Other Federal Affordable Rental Subsidies (May 2011)
Affordable Housing Finance: Housing For All Americans: The LIHTC Creating safe and affordable homes for 25 years: (2011)
National Association of Homebuilders: LIHTC: The Most Successful Affordable Rental Housing Production Program in our Nation's History (2011)
Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition: LIHTC: Providing Quality Affordable Rental Housing for a Quarter Century (2011)
National Association of Home Builders: The Local Economic Impact of Typical Housing Tax Credit Developments (March 2010)
National Council of State Housing Agencies: 2010 State Agencies Housing Credit Factsheet (February 2010)
National Council of State Housing Agencies: State Agencies Housing Credit Utilization Charts (June 2009)

Letters of Support

H.R. 3661 Dear Colleague Letter (Rep. Patrick Tiberi and Rep. Richard Neal)
NH&RA/Industry National Consensus Letter to Support and Improve the LIHTC Program (Rental Housing A.C.T.I.O.N.)
Response Piece to Senator Coburn's Proposal to Eliminate the LIHTC (Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition)
Response to the Passage of the Debt Ceiling Bill & Talking Points (Maryland Affordable Housing Coalition)

Outreach Templates

E-mail template for LIHTC constituent outreach (Rental Housing A.C.T.I.O.N, Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition, Housing Advisory Group)
Template Letter of Support for LIHTC New Construction Developments (Housing Advisory Group)
Template Letter of Support for LIHTC Rehab Developments (Housing Advisory Group)
Template Letter to Elected Officials for Ground Breaking/Grand Opening Announcement (Housing Advisory Group)
Sample Outreach Letter from a Developer to an Elected Official (Housing Advisory Group)
Grand Opening Guide (Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition)

NMTC Advocacy Resources

Fact Sheets / Reports

NMTC Fact Sheet: Program Background (NMTC Coalition)
NMTC Fact Sheet: Sample Deal Summary (The Valued Advisor Fund)
NMTC Fact Sheet: NMTC and Construction Jobs (NMTC Coalition)
New Markets Tax Credit Coalition: NMTC Progress Report 2011 (June 2011)

Outreach Templates

Template Letter of Support: Community to Senators (NMTC Coalition)
Template Letter of Support: Community to Representatives(NMTC Coalition)
Template Letter of Support: Borrower to Senators (NMTC Coalition))
Template Letter of Support: Borrower to Representatives (NMTC Coalition)

Letters of Support

Industry Letter of Support to Congress for NMTC (NMTC Coalition)
House Co-Sponsors of The New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2011 (NMTC Coalition)
Senate Co-Sponsors of The New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2011 (NMTC Coalition)

Affordable Housing General Resources

National Low Income Housing Coalition: Housing Spotlight: The Shrinking Supply of Affordable Housing (February 2012)
National Housing Conference: Housing Landscape 2012 (February 2012)
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Romney's Charge That Most Federal Low-Income Spending Goes for "Overhead" and "Bureaucrats" Is False (January 2012)
Novogradac & Co. / National Trust for Historic Preservation: Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit Recapture Survey (2012)
Center for Housing Policy: Paycheck to Paycheck: Wages and the Cost of Housing in America
Center for Housing Policy: Most to Least Expensive Housign Markets in 2011 (2011)
Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University The State of the Nation’s Housing (2011)
Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University: America's Rental Housing: The Key to a Balanced National Policy (April 2011)
National Housing Conference: Fact Sheet: The Nations's Housing Affordability Challenges (February 2011)
National Housing Conference: Fact Sheet: Affordable Housing Creates Jobs and Supports Economic Recovery (February 2011)
HUD Office of Poilcy Development & Research: Worse Case Housing Needs 2009: Report to Congress (February 2011)
Center for Housing Policy: Insights: The Role of Affordable Housing in Creating Jobs and Stimulating Local Economic Development: Evidence in Brief (January 2011)
Center for Housing Policy: Insights: Rental Housing Affordability (October 2010)
National Housing Conference / Recap Real Estate Advisors: Government-Sponsored Enterprises and Multifamily Housing Finance: Refocusing on Core Functions (October 2010)
National Association of Home Builders: The Direct Impact of Home Building and Remodeling on the U.S. Economy (October 2008)
Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University: Rental Housing Working Papers and Reports
National Council of State Housing Agencies: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Housing Credit Assistance Program Materials

Various HUD Programs Advocacy Resources

HOME Program Funding Dear Colleague Sign-On Letter
HOME Program Industry Sign-On Letter (National Council of State Housing Agencies)
HOME Program Letter of Support (National Housing Conference)
Section 8 PBRA Support Letter (Distributed by Senators Merkley [D-OR] and Menendez [D-NJ])
Section 4 Capacity Building and Affordable Housing Program Support Letter (Distributed by Senator Charles Schumer [D-NY])
Implications of Inadequate Funding of Project-Based Section 8 Contracts and Rental Assistance Contracts for Rural Properties (Various)
Industry Letter Responding to HUD Proposed MIP Increase (Various)
NH&RA/Industry Rental Assistance Demonstration Support Letter (Various)
NH&RA/Industry Comments on FY-2012 FMRs (Various)

Legislative Links & Contacts

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