Housing

WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) announced that Nevada is set to receive more than $48 million in grant funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to increase access to affordable housing in Northern and Southern Nevada.

Senators Rosen and Cortez Masto have been actively working at the federal level to lower housing costs and increase the availability of affordable housing for Nevadans. Senator Rosen, joined by...

This Funding Will be Allocated to Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Clark County, Henderson, Reno, and Sparks

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) announced that Nevada is set to receive more than $48 million in grant funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to increase access to affordable housing.

“As housing prices continue to rise, Senator Cortez Masto and I are working hard to lower costs and secure more funding to...

Rosen Led Request to Secure Funding Through Bipartisan Government Funding Bill for Fiscal Year 2022

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) announced that NeighborWorks America has awarded Neighborhood Housing Services of Southern Nevada and Nevada H.A.N.D. grants totaling $900,000 to support efforts to develop and maintain affordable housing, revitalize and sustain neighborhoods, and create jobs. Last year, Senator Rosen led the request,...

LAS VEGAS, NV – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) hosted a roundtable listening session with local housing advocates to discuss the need for more affordable housing in Nevada and what can be done to make housing more accessible for hardworking families. The event took place at Calcaterra Community, a new affordable apartment complex under the Neighborhood Housing Services of Southern Nevada.

“As housing prices continue to rise, we need to make sure Nevada families have more access to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) announced her co-sponsorship of the Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act (S.2190). This bipartisan legislation, which was recently reintroduced, would create a bipartisan task force to better understand and address the affordable housing crisis in America. The task force would evaluate and quantify the impact that a lack of affordable housing has on other areas of life and life outcomes, as well as on state and...

RENO, NV – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) held a roundtable discussion with members of the Nevada Housing Coalition to identify the affordable housing needs of Nevadans.

“Ensuring that Nevadans are housed and safe during this difficult time is critical,” said Senator Rosen. “Today, I sat down with the Nevada Housing Coalition and community advocates to discuss ways to improve access to safe and affordable housing for all those who call the Silver State home. During the COVID-19 pandemic...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) announced that she and Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) have led 27 of their Senate colleagues in a bipartisan letter to Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Susan Collins (R-ME), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, respectively, requesting funding for the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Veteran Affairs and Supportive...

RENO, NV – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) visited Hope Springs and the Nevada CARES Campus, two facilities that are working to address homelessness in northern Nevada. Senator Rosen toured both of the facilities to learn about the services and support that they provide to those experiencing homelessness in the community.

“Homelessness and housing insecurity affect all communities in Nevada,” said Senator Rosen. “Today, I visited two facilities – Hope Springs Housing Campus and the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement applauding news of a grant totaling $5,000,000 from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded to the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation’s Housing Authority to construct 10 new housing units. This grant is allocated by the Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) Competitive Grant Program which provides federal funds for affordable housing activities for safe and healthy...

LAS VEGAS, NV – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement applauding news of five grants totaling $37,098,054 from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded to Nevada. These HOME Formula Grants are part of the American Rescue Plan Act, COVID-19 relief legislation that Senator Rosen voted to pass in March, and will fund housing projects to provide affordable and safe housing to low-income families across the Silver State.

“Across Nevada, there...