October 26, 2005

Members of the House of Representatives	
U.S. Capitol
Washington, DC 20515

Dear Representative:

On behalf of the undersigned organizations, we are writing in opposition to language to be included in a manager’s amendment to H.R. 1461, the Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2005.  The provision in question would disqualify nonprofit organizations from participating in a new Affordable Housing Fund – a fund that will increase the supply of affordable homes for very low and extremely low-income families – if the groups have engaged in nonpartisan voter registration, get-out-the-vote, other voter participation activities, or in some cases lobbying or grassroots lobbying, in the previous 12 months.  

Because this provision is unsound on both public policy and constitutional grounds, we strongly urge you to vote NO on the manager’s amendment and vote YES on the motion to recommit forthwith with instructions. 

The establishment of the Affordable Housing Fund in H.R. 1461 would be a critical, long-overdue step toward addressing the housing crisis that confronts very low and extremely low-income families across the nation.  It provides grants to support the work of nonprofit organizations that provide the bulk of housing services for our poorest communities.  For the first two years, money in the fund would be prioritized to rebuild housing in the areas that were devastated by Hurricane Katrina.  The fund was supported by a majority of both parties in the House Committee on Financial Services, which reported H.R. 1461 on a 65-5 margin.

A provision in the proposed manager’s amendment to H.R. 1461, however, would prevent many nonprofit organizations from participating in the Affordable Housing Fund.  This provision would disqualify (1) any organization that has engaged in voter registration, voter identification or get-out-the-vote activity in the previous year; (2) certain organizations that have engaged in lobbying or grassroots lobbying during the same period; and (3) any organization that is “affiliated,” a term defined very broadly, with any organization that has engaged in prohibited voter participation or lobbying activities.  

The restrictions are unnecessary.  We believe that the restrictions on the use of funds in H.R. 1461, both in the bill as reported by the Committee on Financial Services as well as under current law, provide sufficient safeguards to prevent the funds from being used for voter participation or advocacy purposes.  These safeguards include a prohibition on lobbying with federal funds and, for 501(c)(3) organizations, a ban on partisan electoral activities.  We support these restrictions, as we agree that money under the Affordable Housing Fund should be used exclusively for providing low-income housing to those who need it – and not to encourage voter turnout or for any other use.  

Instead of simply prohibiting federal funds from being used for purposes not envisioned by H.R. 1461, however, the language in the proposed manager’s amendment would prohibit grantees from using even their own funds to encourage citizens to exercise their right to vote – and would retroactively penalize organizations that have done so in the past, even if they no longer do when applying for grants.  Such sweeping prohibitions are illogical, especially when the manager’s amendment would exempt for-profit companies from the same restrictions.

The restrictions are likely unconstitutional.  Prohibiting nonprofits from applying for Affordable Housing Fund grants, if they have used unrelated funds to engage in voter participation activities, strikes at the heart of core First Amendment values.  Because voter registration, voter identification, get-out-the-vote efforts and lobbying are constitutionally protected activities, funding restrictions that would stifle such activities are constitutionally suspect and will likely be struck down if they are not adequately tailored to further an important government interest.  For instance, when the Federal Communications Commission barred public television and radio stations that receive federal funds from using their own resources to broadcast editorial views, the Supreme Court struck down the regulation.

Ensuring that organizations spend federal funds only as Congress has intended is, in itself, a perfectly legitimate government objective.  The extreme breadth of the language in the proposed manager’s amendment, however, would do nothing to further this goal.  It is inconceivable that retroactively prohibiting activities that took place before a grant cycle, disqualifying applicants based on their affiliations with organizations that do not receive any federal dollars, or restricting the use of other unrelated funds would somehow ensure that Affordable Housing Fund grants are used properly and in accordance with the law.  Furthermore, there is clearly no legitimate governmental interest in preventing nonpartisan voter participation activities.  As such, the restrictions in the proposed manager’s amendment will face inevitable challenge and are likely to be struck down as unconstitutional.

The restrictions would conflict with the “Motor Voter” law.  The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (“Motor Voter law”) was enacted to facilitate voter registration, with the goal of increasing turnout on Election Day.  In addition to requiring states to allow voter registration at motor vehicle agencies, the Motor Voter law also requires certain nonprofit organizations to provide voter registration forms as well as assistance in completing them.  Because some of these same organizations would be prohibited from engaging in voter registration activities under the manager’s amendment to H.R. 1461, the manager’s amendment would force many organizations that provide housing and other services to people with disabilities to choose between their obligation to register voters and their ability to provide housing to individuals who need it most.  No organization should be forced to make such a decision.

In conclusion, the restrictions on Affordable Housing Fund grants in the proposed manager’s amendment are unnecessary, probably unconstitutional and would contradict existing law.  It would be wrong to deny the receipt of badly needed housing funds simply on the basis that a group has also encouraged citizens to vote or to express their opinions to Congress.  For these reasons, and because they can be deleted from H.R. 1461 without jeopardizing the goals of the Affordable Housing Fund in any way, we strongly urge you vote to remove these restrictions from the bill.  Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,
 National Groups
	Advancement Project
	Advocacy Institute
	African American Health Alliance
	Alliance for Healthy Homes
	Alliance for Justice
	American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
	American Association of People with Disabilities
	American Association of University Women
	American Counseling Association
	American Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial 
	American Federation of State, County and Municipal 
	American Friends Service Committee
	American Jewish Congress
	American Network of Community Options and Resources
	Americans for Democratic Action
	Anti-Defamation League
	Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
	Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance
	Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now
	Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
	Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law
	Campaign for America's Future
	Center for Community Change
	Center for International Policy
	Center for Law and Social Policy
	Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest
	Center for Nonprofits and Voting
	Child Welfare League of America
	Children's Defense Fund
	Cities for Progress at the Institute for Policy Studies
	Coalition on Human Needs
	Common Cause
	Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities
	Corporation for Supportive Housing
	Council of Large Public Housing Authorities
	Enterprise Foundation
	Epilepsy Foundation
	Fairvote - The Center for Voting and Democracy
	Housing Assistance Council
	Human Rights Campaign
	International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and 
	Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
	Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
	League of United Latin American Citizens
	League of Women Voters of the United States
	Local Initiatives Support Corporation
	Lutheran Services in America
	Mercy Housing
	Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
	National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of the Good Shepard
	National AIDS Housing Coalition
	National Alliance of HUD Tenants
	National Alliance of Postal and Federal Employees
	National Alliance of State & Territorial AIDS Directors			
	National Alliance on Mental Illness
	National Alliance to End Homelessness
	National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
	National Association of Housing Cooperatives
	National Association of Social Workers
	National Black United Fund
	National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community 
	National Coalition for the Homeless
	National Coalition on Black Civic Participation
	National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
	National Community Reinvestment Coalition
	National Congress of American Indians
	National Congress of Vietnamese Americans
	National Council of Jewish Women
	National Council of La Raza
	National Council of Nonprofit Associations
	National Council on Independent Living
	National Disability Rights Network
	National Fair Housing Alliance
	National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
	National Head Start Association
	National Health Care for the Homeless Council
	National Housing Conference
	National Housing Law Project
	National Housing Trust
	National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty
	National Low Income Housing Coalition
	National Neighborhood Coalition	
	National NeighborWorks Association
	National Policy and Advocacy Council on Homelessness
	National Puerto Rican Coalition
	National Student Campaign Against Hunger and 
	National Urban League
	National Voting Rights Institute
	National Women's Law Center
	NETWORK, A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby
	OMB Watch
	People for the American Way
	Poverty & Race Research Action Council
	Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Washington Office
	Public Housing Authorities Directors Association (PHADA)
	Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities Coalition
	RESULTS
	Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
	Service Employees International Union
	Sierra Club
	Smart Growth America
	Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future
	Technical Assistance Collaborative
	The AIDS Institute
	The Arc of the U.S.
	U.S. Jesuit Conference
	U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG)
	United Cerebral Palsy
	United Church of Christ Justice and Witness Ministries
	United Food and Commercial Workers International Union	
	United Spinal Association
	United States Student Association
	United Steelworkers
	United Way of America
	USAction
	Veterans for Common Sense
	Women of Reform Judaism
	Women's Committee of 100
	Woodhull Freedom Federation
	YWCA USA

  State/Local Groups
	ABG Consulting	Gray	ME
	ACCESS, Inc.	Medford	OR
	ACTION-Housing, Inc.	Pittsburgh	PA
	ACTS Community Development Corporation	Milwaukee	WI
	ADA Small Business Information	Dearborn	MI
	Affordable Housing Community Development Corporation	Jackson	TN
	Affordable Housing Management, Inc.	Greensboro	NC
	Affordable Housing Ministry Team	St. Paul	MN
	AFP Rhode Island	Providence	RI
	AIDS Foundation of Chicago	Chicago	IL
	AIDS Housing Alliance/San Francisco	San Francisco	CA
	AIDS Housing of Washington	Seattle	WA
	AIDS Services of Dallas	Dallas	TX
	Alamo Area Mutual Housing Association, Inc.	San Antonio	TX
	Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless	Albuquerque	NM
	Alexandria Affordable Housing Corporation	Alexandria	LA
	Alliance for Children's Enrichment	Newnan	GA
	Alliance for Metropolitan Stability	Minneapolis	MN
	Alliance to End Homelessness in Suburban Cook County	Westchester	IL
	Alpha Resource Center of Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara	CA
	American Academy of HIV Medicine	Washington	DC
	American Friends Service Committee-New Hampshire	Concord	NH
	Andover Historic Preservation Corporation	Andover	MA
	Another Way	Montpelier	VT
	Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribal Housing Authority	Chilmark	MA
	Archdiocesan Housing of Denver	Denver	CO
	ARISE, Inc.	Oswego	NY
	Asian Community Development Corporation	Boston	MA
	Asian Law Alliance	San Jose	CA
	Asociacion Campesina Lazaro Cardenas, Inc	Stockton	CA
	Austin DBSA Chapter	Austin	TX
 Avery County Habitat for Humanity	Newland	NC	
 Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council	Chicago	IL
	Barnstable County Home Consortium	Barnstable	MA
	Battered Women's Legal Advocacy Project, Inc.	Minneapolis	MN
	Bethany Advocates, Bethany Church	Randolph	VT
	Bethesda House of Schenectady, Inc.	Schenectady	NY
	Better Homes and Gardens Transitional Housing Program	St. Cloud	MN
	Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation	Chicago	IL
	Big Island Sustainable Communities Association	Hilo	HI
	Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha Regional Council	Horseheads	NY
	Blue Springs-Hoke County Community Development 	Raeford	NC
	Border Fair Housing and Economic Justice Center	El Paso	TX
	Boston Tenant Coalition	Boston	MA
	Boston Urban Asthma Coalition	Dorchester	MA
	Boulder County AIDS Project	Boulder	CO
	Brattleboro Area Affordable Housing	Brattleboro	VT
	Brattleboro Area Community Land Trust	Brattleboro	VT
	Breakaway Childcare Center	Newnan	GA
	Brewster Housing Authority	Brewster	MA
	Bronx AIDS Services, Inc.	Bronx	NY
	Builders of Hope Community Development Corporation	Dallas	TX
	Building Affordable Communities and Housing	Haddonfield	NJ
	Cabell-Huntington Coalition to the Homeless	WV
	Cabrillo Economic Development Corporation.	Cabrillo	CA
	California Coalition for Rural Housing	Sacramento	CA
	California Housing Partnership Corporation	San Francisco	CA
	California Institute for Mental Health	Sacramento	CA
	California LISC	Los Angeles	CA
	California Reinvestment Coalition	San Francisco	CA
	CARES, Inc.	Albany	NY
	Carolina Justice Policy Center
	Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare	Portland	OR
	Catholic Charities Diocese of Trenton	Trenton	NJ
	Catholic Charities Summit View Apartments	Spokane	WA
	Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton	Trenton	NJ
	Catholic Daughters of the Americas	Corning	NY
	Catholic Health Initiatives	Denver	CO
	Catholic Social Services	Fall River	MA
	Catskill Mountain Housing Development Corporation	Catskill	NY
	Center for Volunteer and NonProfit Leadership	San Rafael	CA
	Central City AIDS Network, Inc.	Macon	GA
	Cerebral Palsy Association of Ohio	OH
	CHAMP (Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project)	New York	NY
	CHARG Resource Center	Denver	CO
	Charities Housing Development Corporation                            San Jose                                      CA
	Chautauqua Home Rehabilitation and Improvement 	Mayville	NY
	Chicago Community Loan Fund	Chicago	 IL
	Chicago Jobs Council	Chicago	IL
	Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law	Chicago	IL
	Chicago Rehab Network	Chicago	IL
	Children's Alliance of New Hampshire	Concord	 NH
	Children's Alliance of Washington	Seattle	WA
	Choices for Change	Portland	OR
	Christ the King Catholic Church Sowers of Justice	St. Paul	MN
	CHRISTUS Health	Houston	TX
	Church Women United of Chemung County	NY
	Churches United in Ministry	Duluth	MN
	CitiWide Harm Reduction	Bronx	NY
	Citizens for Adequate Housing Inc.	Peabody	MA
	Citizens Forum of Randolph	Randolph	VT
	Citizens' Housing and Planning Association	Boston	MA
	Citizens' Trade Campaign	Washington	DC
	City of Lakes Community Land Trust	Minneapolis	MN
	City of Seattle Office of Housing	Seattle	WA
	Clare Housing	Minneapolis	MN
	Clayton County Family Care, Inc.	Forest Park	GA
	Cleveland Housing Network	Cleveland	OH
	Cleveland Tenants Organization	Cleveland	OH
	Coachella Valley Housing Coalition	Indio	CA
	Coalition for the Homeless	Louisville	KY
	Coalition of Mental Health Consumer Organizations	NJ
	Coalition of Religious Communities	Salt Lake City	UT	  
	Coalition on Homelessness & Housing in Ohio (COHHIO)	Columbus	OH
	Coastal Enterprises, Inc	Wiscasset	ME
	Coastal First-Time Homebuyer Program	Newburyport	MA
	Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corp	Dorchester	MA
	Colorado AIDS Project	CO
	Colorado Progressive Coalition	Denver	CO
	Community Access, Inc.	NY	NY
	Community Action Agency of Somerville	Somerville	MA
	Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley	Bethlehem	PA
	Community Action Partnership of Ramsey and Washington 	St. Paul	MN
	Community Against Violence	Taos	NM
	Community Alliance of Tenants	Portland	OR
	Community Economic Development Association  	Lansing	MI
	Community Economics, Inc.	Oakland	CA
	Community Enterprise Investments	Pensacola	FL
	Community Home Ownership, Inc.	MN
	Community Housing Improvement Program	Chico	CA
	Community Housing Improvement Systems and Planning 	Salinas	CA
	Community Housing Opportunities Corporation	Davis	CA
	Community Investment Corporation of North Carolina	Raleigh	NC
	Community Legal Aid Society, Inc	Wilmington	DE
	Community Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc.	St. Paul	MN
	Community Partners For Affordable Housing, Inc.	Tigard	OR
	Community Psychologists of Minnesota	MN
	Community Recovery Services	Berkeley	CA
	Community Rehabilitation and Emergency Services	Bennington	VT
	Community Reinvestment Association of North Carolina	Durham	NC
	Community Service Society of New York City	NY	NY
	Community Shelter Board	Columbus	OH
	Community Technology Centers' Network (CTCNet)	Washington	DC
	Concord Area Trust for Community Housing	Concord	NH
	Connecticut AIDS Residence Coalition	Hartford	CT
	Connecticut Housing Coalition	Wethersfield	CT
	Connecticut Housing Investment Fund	Hartford	CT
	Consumer Credit Counseling Service	Asheville	NC
	Consumers Coalition
	Contextual Solutions	NY	NY
	Cornerstone Services, Inc.	Columbia	MD
	Council on Homeless Policies and Services	NY	NY
	Courage Center	Minneapolis	MN
	Crispus Attucks Association	York	PA
	Crossroads Urban Center	Salt Lake City	Utah
	CSI Support and Development Services	Warren	MI
	Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation	Brooklyn	NY
	D. Scott Dibble -State Senator-District 60	St. Paul	MN
	Dakota Woodlands	Eagan	MN
	Davidson Housing Coalition	Davidson	NC
	Dayton City Commissioner, Dean Lovelace	Dayton	OH
	Dearborn Commission on Disability Concerns	Dearborn	MI
	Del Norte	Denver	CO
	Delaware Community Reinvestment Action Council, Inc.	Wilmington	DE
	Delaware Housing Coalition	Dover	DE
	Detroit Alliance for Fair Banking	Detroit	MI
	Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization	Cleveland	OH
	Diakon Housing and Community Development	Baltimore	MD
	Dineh Cooperatives, Inc.	Chinle	Navaho Nation
 Domestic Abuse Project	Minneapolis	 MN
	Drop Inn Center	Cincinnati	OH
	Durham Affordable Housing Coalition	Durham	NC
	East Bay Mental Health Center, Inc.	East Providence	 RI
	East LA Community Corporation	Los Angeles	CA
	Economic Crisis Program Coordinator	Elgin	IL
	Eden Housing, Inc.	Hayward	CA
	El Centro, Inc.	Kansas City	KS
	Elm Transitional Housing, Inc.	MN
	Emerald Development and Economic Network, Inc.	Cleveland	OH
	Emergency Shelter of the Fox Valley, Inc.	Appleton	WI
	Empire Justice Center	Rochester	NY
	Enterprise Corporation of the Delta	Jackson	MS
	Enterprise Foundation, California	Los Angeles	CA
	Faith Fund Inc.	Baltimore	MD
	Falls Church Housing Corporation	Falls Church	VA
	Family and Children’s Service of Minnesota	MI
	Family Pride	West Hollywood	CA
	Family Promise	Summit	NJ
	Faribault Housing Redevelopment Authority	Faribault	MN
	Filipino American Service Group Inc	Los Angeles	CA
	Five County Mental Health Authority	Henderson	NC
	Florida Housing Coalition	FL
	Florida Non-Profit Housing, Inc.	FL
	Franklin County Community Development Corporation	Franklin County	MA
	Freeport Housing Trust	Freeport	ME
	Friends of the North Country, Inc.	Keeseville	NY
	Fulton County Community Heritage Corporation	Gloversville	NY
 Georgia Coalition to End Homelessness, Inc.	Marietta	GA
	Greater Gallatin United Way	Bozeman	MT
	Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation	Minneapolis	MN
	Greater Rochester Community Reinvestment Coalition	Rochester	NY
	Greater Twin Cities United Way	Minneapolis	MN
	Greensboro Housing Coalition	Greensboro	NC
	Greenville Community Shelters, Inc.	Greeneville	NC
	Gubb & Barshay LLP	San Francisco	CA
	Habitat for Humanity, Peninsula	Newport News	VA
	Habitat for Humanity, Saint Louis	Saint Louis	MO
	Habitat for Humanity,New York City	Brooklyn	NY
	Hacienda del Sol Homeless Family Services	Las Cruces	NM
	Handicapped Development Center	Davenport	IA
	Hard Times Cafe, Inc.	Harrison	MI
	Hartford Food System	Hartford	CT
	HDC 3 Corporation	Lancaster	PA
	HEARTH	Pittsburgh	PA
	Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights	Chicago	IL
	HEED	Jackson	MS
	Highland Community Builders, Inc.	Elkins	WV
	Home and Community Access Program	VT
	HOME Line	Minneapolis	MN
	Homeless Persons Representation Project, Inc.	Baltimore	MD
	HomeOwnership Center, Inc.	Elkins	WV
	Homestead Capital	Portland	OR
	homeWORD	Missoula	MT
	Hope Community, Inc.	Minneapolis	MN
	Horizon House	Philadelphia	PA
  House of Hope Community Development Corporation	Warwick	RI
	Housing & Community Development Network of New Jersey	NJ
	Housing Action Illinois	Chicago	IL
	Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania	PA
	Housing and Community Development Network of   	NJ
	Housing Authority of Island County	Coupeville	WA
	Housing Authority of Skagit County	Mount Vernon	WA
	Housing California	CA
	Housing Colorado!	CO
	Housing Development Corporation	Lancaster	PA
	Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo County	South San Francisco	CA
	Housing Network	RI
	Housing Partnership of the Fox Cities, Inc	Appleton	WI
	Housing Preservation Project	Los Alamos	NM
	Housing Resources Group	Seattle	WA
	Housing Resources of Columbia County, Inc.	Hudson	NY
	Housing Rights Committee of San Francisco	San Francisco	CA
	Housing Vermont	Burlington	VT
	Housing Works	Albany	NY
	Human Development Services	Port Chester	NY
	Human Development Services of Westchester	Westchester	NY
	Hunger and Poverty Network of Northern New Mexico	Sante Fe	NM
	Illinois Community Action Association	IL
	Illinois Facilities Fund	Chicago	 IL
	Impact Capital/Washington State LISC	Seattle	WA
	Impact Services Corporation	MN
	Independent Living Center, East San Gabriel Valley	LA	CA
	Independent Living Services of Northern California	Chico	CA
 Information, Referral & Assistance Services	Clinton	IA
	Inglewood Neighborhood Housing	Inglewood	CA
	Inner City Law Center	Los Angeles	CA
	Institute for the Study of Civic Values	Philadelphia	PA
	Integrated Community Solutions, Inc.	MN
	Interfaith Assembly on Homelessness and Housing	NY	NY
	Interfaith Council for Action	Ossining	NY
	Interfaith Council for Homeless Families	Morristown	NJ
	Interfaith Strategy for Advocacy & Action in the Community	Kalamazoo	MI
	Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence	Des Moines	IA
	Iowa Coalition for Housing and the Homeless	Des Moines	IA
	Jewish Community Housing for the Elderly	Boston	MA
	John Lewis Community Services, Inc	Davenport	IA
	JUST Housing	Montgomery	IL
	Justice Organization Sharing Hope and United for Action 	Green Bay	WI
	Kankakee County Housing Authority	Kankakee	IL
	Katrina Disability Relief Information Project	Dearborn	MI
	Kentucky Habitat for Humanity	Louisville	KY
	Kentucky Jobs with Justice	KY
	Keuka Housing Council, Inc.	Keuka	NY
	King County Coalition Against Domestic Violence	Seattle	WA
	Korean Resource Center	Los Angeles	CA
	Laconia Area Community Land Trust, Inc	Laconia	NH
	Ladies of Charity	Chemung County	NY
	Lakefront Supportive Housing	Chicago	IL
	Latinos United	Chicago	IL
	Lawyers' Committee for Better Housing	Chicago	IL
	Leadership Council for Metropolitan Open Communities	Chicago	 IL
	Legal Assistance Resource Center of Connecticut, Inc.            Hartford                                       CT
	Legal Services of Northern Virginia	VA
	Lenders for Community Development	San Jose	CA
	Leviticus 25:23 Alternative Fund, Inc.	Yonkers	NY
	Life By Design	Tulsa	OK
	Life Steps Foundation, Inc., California	Los Angeles	CA
	Life Steps Foundation, Inc., Maryland	MD
	Lighthouse Community Development	Pontiac	MI
	Livable Places	Los Angeles	CA
	Livesay Law Office	St. Paul	MN
	Living Room, Inc.	Atlanta	GA
	Lopez Community Land Trust's	Lopez	WA
	Los Angeles Coalition to End Hunger and Homelessness	Los Angeles	CA
	Low Income Housing Institute	Seattle	WA
	Low Income Investment Fund	San Francisco	CA
	Lumiere:  Shedding Light on Public Benefits	Brighton	MA
	Lutheran Network for Justice Advocacy	Des Plaines	IL
	Lutheran Social Services of Illinois	IL
	Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota	MN
	Many Mansions	Los Angeles	CA
	Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations	Baltimore	MD
	Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers	MA
	Massachusetts Alliance of HUD Tenants	MA
	Massachusetts Association of Community Development 	MA
	Massachusetts Audubon Society	Boston	MA
	Massachusetts Nonprofit Housing Association	MA
	McAllen Affordable Homes, Inc.	TX
	MDC Inc.	Chapel Hill	NC
  Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	PA
	Mental Health Association of the Rock River Valley	Rock River	IL
	Mercy Housing Utah, Inc.	UT
	Metro CareRing	Denver	CO
	Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership	Boston	MA
	Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council	Milwaukee	WI
	Metropolitan Organizing Strategy Enabling Strength 	Detroit	MI
	Miami Coalition for the Homeless, Inc.	Miami	FL
	Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness	Lansing	MI
	Michigan Community Reinvestment Coalition	Lansing	MI
	Michigan League for Human Services	Lansing	MI
	Middle Path	Waltham	MA
	Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance	St. Paul	MN
	Midwest Health Center for Women	Minneapolis	MN
	Minneapolis Consortium of Community Developers	Minneapolis	MN
	Minneapolis Highrise Representative Council	Minneapolis	MN
	Minnesota AIDS Project	Minneapolis	MN
	Minnesota Association of Community Mental Health 	St. Paul	MN
	Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy	St. Paul	MN
	Minnesota Citizens for the Arts	St. Paul	MN
	Minnesota Council of Nonprofits	St. Paul	MN
	Minnesota Housing Partnership	Saint Paul	MN
	Minnesota Valley Action Council, Inc.	Mankato	MN
	Mohawk Opportunities, Inc.	Schenectady	NY
	Moloka'i Community Service Council	Kaunakakai	HI
	Montana Nonprofit Association	Helena	MT
	Mountain Ambulance Service, Art for the Heart	Peñasco	NM
	Movin' Out, Inc	Madison	WI
  NAMI Vermont	Waterbury	VT
	NARAL Pro-Choice Wisconsin & Foundation	WI
	National Association of Social Workers, Iowa Chapter	Des Moines	IA
	National Korean American Service & Education Consortium	Los Angeles	CA
	Native American Lending Group, Inc.	Albuquerque	NM
	Navajo United Methodist Center New Beginnings Program	Farmington	NM
	Nazareth Housing Services	Pittsburgh	PA
	NCB Development Corporation	Washington	DC
	Near Northside Partners Council, Inc	Fort Worth	TX
	Nehemiah Community Reinvestment Fund, Inc	Sacramento	CA
	Neighborhood Development Alliance	St. Paul	MN
	Neighborhood Housing Services of Beloit	Beloit	WI
	Neighborhood Housing Services of Fort Worth and Tarrant 	Fort Worth	TX
	Neighborhood Housing Services of Phoenix	Phoenix	AZ
	Neighborhood Housing Services of Richland County	Richland Center	 WI
	Neighborhood-Based Planning	Elk Grove	CA
	Neuse River Community Development Corporation	New Bern	NC
	Nevada Fair Housing Center	Las Vegas	NV
	New Mexico Coalition to End Homelessness	NM
	New Mexico Public Health Association	Sante Fe	NM
	New Neighborhoods, Inc	Stamford	CT
	New York Coalition for the Homeless	NY
	New York State Tenants & Neighbors	New York	NY
	Newport County Community Mental Health Center	Middletown	RI
	Next Step Housing	Yakima	WA
	Non-Profit Housing association of Northern California	San Francisco	CA
	North Carolina Coalition to End Homelessness	Raleigh	NC
	North Carolina Council of Churches	NC
	North Carolina Fair Housing Center	Durham	NC
	North Carolina Housing Coalition	NC
	North County Solution for Change	Vista	CA
	Northeast Louisiana Delta Community Development 	LA
	Northern Arizona Council of Governments	Flagstaff	AZ
	Northern Circle Indian Housing Authority	Ukiah	CA
	Northern Communities Land Trust	Duluth	MN
	Northern Michigan Alliance for Independent Living	Traverse City	MI
	Northern Nevada Service Dogs Association	NV
	Northern New England Housing Investment Fund	Portland	ME
	Northgate Housing Incorporated	Burlington	VT
	Northgate Residents' Association	Burlington	VT
	Northside Development Corporation	Columbus	OH
	Northwest Indiana Community Reinvestment Coalition	Hammond	IN
	Northwest Philadelphia Interfaith Hospitality Network	Philadelphia	PA
	Northwestern Regional Housing Authority	Boone	NC
	Nuestra Comunidad Developent Corporation	Roxbury	MA
	NW HomeOwnership Centers of Vermont, Burlington 	Burlington	VT
	NYS Rural Advocates	NY
	NYS Rural Housing Coalition	NY
	Oak Hill Community Development Corporation	Worcester	MA
	Ohio Capital Corporation for Housing	OH
	Okanogan County Community Action Council	Okanogan	WA
	Opening Doors to Brighter Futures	Minneapolis	MN
	Opperclusive Institute of Minnesota	MI
	Organized Latinos in Action	Chicago	IL
	Oswego Housing Development Council, Inc.	Oswego	NY
	Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center	Baton Rouge	LA
 Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church	Arlington	VA
	Over-the-Rhine Housing Network	Cincinnati	OH
	Partnership for Strong Communities	Hartford	CT
	Partnerships With Industry	San Diego	CA
	Past Regents' Club	Rochester	NY
	Paterson Habitat for Humanity, Inc.	Paterson	NJ
	Peace and Social Justice Ministry	Romeoville	IL
	People to End Homelessness	Providence	RI
	People's Emergency Center Community Development 	Philadelphia	PA
	Philadelphia Association of Community Development 	Philadelphia	PA
	Pierce County Housing Authority	Tacoma	WA
	Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group	Pittsburgh	PA
	Planned Parenthood of Minnesota, North Dakota and  SD 	MN
	Plymouth Housing Group	Seattle	WA
	Polk Community Development Corporation	Dallas	OR
	Portland Housing Center	Portland	OR
	PPEP Microbusiness and Housing Development Corporation	Tucson	AZ
	Presbyterian Network to End Homelessness	Chicago	IL
	Presentation Sisters	Dubuque	IA
	Progressive Redevelopment, Inc.	Decatur	GA
	Project H.O.M.E.	Philadelphia	PA
	Project IRENE	Berwyn	IL
	Protect All Children's Environment	Marion	NC
	Public Advocates, Inc.	San Francisco	CA
	Public Justice Center	Baltimore	MD
	Pullman Bank Initiatives, Inc	Chicago	IL
	Quality Housing Development, Inc.	Yorktown	IN
	RCAP Solutions, Inc	MA
	REACH Community Development, Inc	Portland	OR
	Real Change	Seattle	WA
	Regional HIV/AIDS Consortium	Charlotte	NC
	Religious Coalition for Community Renewal	Charleston	WV
	Religious Witness with Homeless People.	San Francisco	CA
	Renaissance Social Services, Inc	Chicago	IL
	Renton Housing Authority	Renton	WA
	Rep. Bob Kiss, Progressive/Chittenden District 3-4	VT
	Representative Jim Davnie	St. Paul	MN
	Restart Inc	Minneapolis	MN
	ReSTOC	Cincinnati	OH
	RESULTS-Santa Fe	Sante Fe	NM
	Rhode Island HUD Tenant Project	Providence	RI
	Rice County Housing Redevelopment Authority	Faribault	MN
	Richmond Neighborhood Housing Services	Richmond	CA
	River City Community Development Corp	Elizabeth City	NC
	Riverton Community Housing	Minneapolis	MN
	Roberson County Community Development Corporation	Rowland	NC
	Rogers Park Community Action Network	Chicago	IL
	Roll Back The Rents	Oakland	CA
	ROSE Community Development	Portland	OR
	Rowland Area Community Development Corporation	Rowland	NC
	RPJ Housing	VA
	Rural California Housing Corporation	CA
	Rural Opportunities Inc.	Rochester	NY
	Rural Ulster Preservation Company	Kingston	NY
	Sacramento Housing Alliance	Sacramento	CA
	Sacramento Mutual Housing Association	Sacramento	CA
 Salem-Keizer Coalition for Equality	Salem	OR
	San Diego Housing Federation	San Diego	CA
	San Francisco Council of Community Housing Organizations	San Francisco	CA
	San Francisco Foundation	San Francisco	CA
	San Francisco Information Clearinghouse	San Francisco	CA
	San Francisco Network Ministries	San Francisco	CA
	San Francisco Urban Institute	San Francisco	CA
	Sandusky Metropolitan Housing Authority	Fremont	OH
	Santa Clara County Collaborative on Affordable Housing  	Santa Clara	CA
	Save Monmouth County Parks	NJ
	Scott County Housing Council	Davenport	IA
	Seattle King County Coalition for the Homeless	Seattle	WA
	Shiawassee County Housing Rehab Program Services	Corunna	MI
	Sierra Planning & Housing Alliance, Inc.	Sonora	CA
	Siriu Resources LLC	Byron Center	MI
	Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth	Leavenworth	KS
	Sisters of Mercy, Regional Community of Cedar Rapids	Cedar Rapids	IA
	Sisters of St. Francis of Tiffen, Ohio	Tiffin	OH
	Sisters of the Good Shepherd	Columbus	OH
	So Others Might Eat (SOME)	Washington	DC
	Society of Jesus (The Jesuits), New Orleans Province	Grand Coteau	LA
	Society of Jesus, N.Y. Province	New York	NY
	Somerville Homeless Coalition, Inc.	Somerville	MA
	South County Housing	Gilroy	CA
	South Dallas Inner City Development Corporation	Dallas	TX
	South Shore Housing Development Corporation	MA
	South Suburban Public Action to Deliver Shelter	Homewood	IL
	Southern Nevada Reinvestment & Accountable Banking 	NV
	 Southtowns Rural Preservation Company	Boston	MA
	Southwest Key Program Inc.	Austin	TX
	Southwestern Center for Independent Living	Marshall	MN
	Southwestern LA Homeless Coalition, Inc	Lake Charles	LA
	Spokane Housing Ventures	Spokane	WA
	Spokane Low Income Housing Consortium	Spokane	WA
	Springfield Housing Authority & Springfield Housing 	Springfield	VT
	St John the Baptist Fraternity, Secular Franciscan Order	Horseheads	NY
	St. Luke’s LifeWorks	Stamford	CT
	St. Paul Good Shepherd Sisters	St Paul	MN
	St. Walburg Monastery	Covington	KY
	Stanly County Habitat for Humanity	Albemarle	NC
	Staten Island Center for Independent Living	Staten Island	NY
	Statesville Housing Authority	Statesville	NC
	Statewide Housing Action Coalition	Providence	RI
	Stone-Hayes Center for Independent Living	Galesburg	IL
	StreetWorks	Minneapolis	MN
	Tarrant County Samaritan Housing, Inc.	Fort Worth	TX
	Texas Association of Community Development Corporations	TX
	Texas Tenants' Union	Dallas	TX
	Texas Watch	Austin	TX
	Thalia Spanish Theatre	Long Island City	NY
	The Affordable  Housing Network Of Santa Clara County 	Santa Clara	CA
	The Affordable Housing Coalition of Asheville and Buncombe	Asheville	TN
	The Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE)	Takoma Park	MD
	The Coalition for the Homeless,Inc	Louisville	KY
	The Dane Fund	Madison	WI
  The Freedom Center	Frederick	MD	
  The Georgia State Trade Association of Nonprofit Developers	Atlanta	GA
  The IMPACT! Group	Duluth	GA
	The Institute for Community Economics	Springfield	MA
	The Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization	New Haven	CT
	The Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action	Boston	MA
	The Kalamazoo Homeless Action Network	Kalamazoo	MI
	The Latin America Coalition	Charlotte	NC
	The Mental Health Association of SEPA	PA
	The Mental Patients Liberation Alliance	NY
	The Metropolitan St. Louis Equal Housing Opportunity 	St. Louis	MO
	The Oregon Province of the Jesuits	Portland	OR
	The Primavera Foundation, Inc.	Tucson	AZ
	The Red Wing Area Coalition for Transitional Housing	Red Wing	MN
	The Resurrection Project	Chicago	IL
	The Vote Solar Initiative	San Francisco	CA
	The Wisconsin Partnership for Housing Development, Inc.	Madison	WI
	Three Rivers Community Action, Inc.	Zumbrota	MN
	Tri-City Community Action Program, Inc.	Malden, Medford and Everett	MA
	Tri-County Independent Living Center, Inc.	Akron	OH
	Two Plus Four Construction Co.	East Syracuse	NY
	Umpqua Community Development Corporation	Roseburg	OR
	United Dubuque Immigant Alliance	Dubuque	IA
	United for a Fair Economy	Boston	MA
	United Neighborhood Centers	Scranton	PA
	United Tenants of Albany	Albany	NY
	United Way of Greater Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky	Cincinatti	OH
	United Way of Greater High Point	High Point	NC
	United Way of Greater Topeka	Topeka	KS
	United Way of Medina County	Medina	OH
	United Way of North Carolina	Raleigh	NC
	United Way of Rhode Island	RI
	United Way of Seneca County	Seneca Falls	NY
	United Way of the Greater Dayton Area	Dayton	OH
	University Neighborhood Housing Program	Bronx	NY
	Urban Economic Development Association	WI
	Urban Housing Solutions	Nashville	TN
	Urban Pathways, Inc	New York	NY
	Utah Housing Coalition	UT
	Utah HUD Tenants Association	UT
	Utah Issues Center for Poverty Research & Action	Salt Lake City	UT
	Utah SOS 8	UT
	Valle del Sol	Phoenix	AZ
	Vecinos Unidos, Inc.	Dallas	TX
	Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition	Burlington	VT
	Vermont Alliance for Prison Justice	VT
	Vermont Center for Independent Living 	VT
	Vermont Housing & Conservation Board	Montpelier	VT
	Vermont Just Peace Advocates	VT
	Virginia Coalition for the Homeless	VA
	Virginia Supportive Housing	VA
	Volunteers of America of Illinois	IL
	Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless, Inc.	WA
	Washington Low Income Housing Alliance	Seattle	WA
	Washington State Coalition for the Homeless	WA
	Watts/Century Latino Organization	CA
	Wayne County Center for Independent Living	Dearborn	MI
	Weaver-Kirkland Development, LLC	Greensboro	NC
 Wellfleet Housing Authority	Wellfleet	MA
	Wesley Housing Development Corporation	Alexandria	VA
	West Hollywood Community Housing Corp.	West Hollywood	CA
	Westchester Housing Fund	Hawthorne	NY
	Will-Grrundy Center for Independent Living	Joliet	IL
	Wisconsin Coalition of Independent Living Centers	Madison	WI
	Wisconsin Council of Churches	Sun Prairie	WI
	Women Organizing Resources, Knowledge and Services 	Los Angeles	CA
	Women's Housing & Economic Development Corporation	Bronx	NY
	Woodlawn Community Development Corp	Chicago	IL
	Woodlawn Organization
	Woodstock Institute	Chicago	IL
	Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring	Chicago	IL
	Young Adult Community Development, Inc.	Columbus	OH
	YWCA El Paso	El Paso	TX
	YWCA of Minneapolis	Minneapolis	MN
	Zimmerman Lehman	San Francisco	CA