Housing and Sheltering Resource Center
Learn how to best meet the housing needs of your community
Build a strong, supportive, and stable community
When natural disasters strike, the need for effective housing and sheltering solutions becomes paramount. Access to comprehensive resources can greatly assist housing authorities, state agencies, and organizations dedicated to helping displaced individuals. By understanding and utilizing these resources, these entities can provide timely and essential support to those affected, ensuring that displaced individuals find safe and stable shelter during their recovery period.
From addressing homelessness and migrant housing needs, to providing shelter for disaster-affected communities, a comprehensive approach is essential.
The resources on this page explain how individuals, local governments, and corporate entities can help their communities address the housing needs of their communities and focus efforts towards building a stronger and stable community. Federal, state and various nonprofit organizations offer valuable support and resources that help individuals and families achieve short-term or long-term housing stability.
Natural disasters in 2023 displaced nearly 2.5 million people in the United States.
How can housing solutions assist?
Helpful resources and recommended reading
We’ve assembled resources from government organizations and entities such as the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the US Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH), and the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to help you understand and reduce unhoused populations in your community.
They span a broad list of topics, including tools, case studies, research data and additional expert resources to guide your housing strategies.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
View Housing and Sheltering Timeline and Compendium
View Direct Temporary Housing Assistance Program
View State-Administered Direct Housing Grant Guide
View Emergency Food and Shelter Program
View Sheltering and Housing Assistance for Survivors
View Evacuation and Shelter-in-Place Guidances
US Department of Housing and Development (HUD)
Housing and Services Resource Center (HHS)
Refugee Housing Solutions (In Partnership with HHS)
US Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH)
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Tidal Basin’s housing experts possess extensive expertise and a proven track record in overseeing housing programs nationwide for states and municipalities.
Housing programs supported by Tidal Basin and partners
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Strategies to Address the Surge in Unhoused Populations
The “Strategies to Address the Surge in Unhoused Populations” webinar offers insights from industry experts and real-world cases of successfully integrating migrants into stable communities.

U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Grant Process and Overview

Community Development Block Grant – Understanding the CDBG Program
Learn about the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, its history, purpose, and recent updates, including non-federal matches and specialized funds like CDBG-DR and CDBG-MIT.

Housing Inspection Services Program (CONUS/OCONUS)

Emergency Rental Assistance Program
