Economic Justice

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

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

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

National Alliance to End Homelessness and Women’s Development Corporation Secure Victory in Key Executive Overreach Lawsuit

This is the second case filed 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 was filed regarding the 2026 fiscal year notice of funding opportunities (NOFO). See NAEH v. HUD (case number: 1:25-cv-00636) for information about the other case challenging HUD's NOFOs.

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)

This "friend of the court" brief was submitted to challenge the RI Attorney General's position that state officials are immune from ever being sued in federal court under one of RI’s key anti-discrimination civil rights statutes.

This case suit challenges new funding restrictions on federal housing grants. Under the new funding application rules, service providers and communities are blocked from applying for federal housing funds for new permanent supportive housing for individuals and families experiencing homelessness if they operate in jurisdictions with policies the Trump-Vance administration disfavors. This includes cities and states, like Rhode Island, that the Trump Administration deems to be “sanctuary protections” for immigrants; that provide services considered “harm reduction” services for drug users; and that have inclusive policies for transgender people.