National Alliance to End Homelessness v. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

  • Filed: Dec 1, 2025
  • Status: Active
  • Court: United States District Court of Rhode Island
  • Latest Update: Jun 29, 2026
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Summary

This case was filed in 2025 by a broad coalition of local governments and nonprofit organizations across the country — including Rhode Island-based nonprofits Crossroads Rhode Island and Youth Pride, Inc. — seeking to stop the Trump-Vance administration from creating unlawful and unreasonable restrictions for funding for proven solutions to homelessness, threatening to push hundreds of thousands of families onto the street as cold winter months arrive. This case challenged the 2025 notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) restrictions.

Find information about a similar case challenging HUD's 2026 NOFO here: NAEH v. HUD (case number: 1:26-cv-00436)

Case Number:
1:25-cv-00636
Attorney(s):
Lynette Labinger
Partner Organizations:
Democracy Forward, National Homelessness Law Center, Lawyers’ Committee for Rhode Island

Documents

United States District Court, District of Rhode Island
United States Court of Appeals for the First District
United States District Court, District of Rhode Island
Where it started

News & Commentary

Jun 30, 2026

Court Vacates Unlawful Funding Criteria for Solutions to Homelessness in Case Brought by Broad Coalition

Trump-Vance Administration’s Unlawful Criteria Would Have Pushed an Estimated 170,000 Americans into Homelessness

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Jun 22, 2026

Coalition Challenges Latest Efforts to Politicize Homelessness Funding Grants

New Filing Highlights Repeated Mistakes and Unlawful Criteria in Latest Homelessness Funding Announcement

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Apr 01, 2026

Appeals Court Rejects Latest Trump-Vance Administration Attack on Funding for Solutions to Homelessness

Count Continues to Block Unlawful Grant Restrictions that Would Push Nearly 200,000 Americans into Homelessness

Blue and orange graphic with apartment rooflines.
Dec 19, 2025

Court Blocks New Restrictions That Threaten Proven Solutions to Homelessness

Preliminary Injunction Pauses Unlawful Funding Condition for Housing Effort and Restores Lawful Conditions

Blue and orange graphic with apartment rooflines.
Dec 01, 2025

Local Governments and Nonprofit Groups Challenge Unlawful New Trump-Vance Administration Restrictions That Threaten Proven Solutions to Homelessness

Suit Raises Concerns that Trump-Vance Administration Actions Will Push More Than 170,000 People Into Homelessness as Cold Winter Months Arrive

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Learn More About the Issues in This Case

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News & Commentary
Jun 30, 2026
Blue and orange graphic with apartment rooflines.
  • Economic Justice|
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Court Vacates Unlawful Funding Criteria for Solutions to Homelessness in Case Brought by Broad Coalition

Trump-Vance Administration’s Unlawful Criteria Would Have Pushed an Estimated 170,000 Americans into Homelessness
News & Commentary
Jun 22, 2026
Blue and orange graphic with apartment rooflines.
  • Economic Justice

Coalition Challenges Latest Efforts to Politicize Homelessness Funding Grants

New Filing Highlights Repeated Mistakes and Unlawful Criteria in Latest Homelessness Funding Announcement
News & Commentary
Apr 01, 2026
Blue and orange graphic with apartment rooflines.
  • First Amendment|
  • +2 Issues

Appeals Court Rejects Latest Trump-Vance Administration Attack on Funding for Solutions to Homelessness

Count Continues to Block Unlawful Grant Restrictions that Would Push Nearly 200,000 Americans into Homelessness
News & Commentary
Dec 19, 2025
Blue and orange graphic with apartment rooflines.

Court Blocks New Restrictions That Threaten Proven Solutions to Homelessness

Preliminary Injunction Pauses Unlawful Funding Condition for Housing Effort and Restores Lawful Conditions