Final FY23 Spending Bill Boosts Some Rural Housing Programs
Most USDA rural housing programs will see modest boosts or flat funding for fiscal year 2023 in the omnibus spending bill congressional leaders released on December 20, 2022, which is […]
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HUD Spending Bill Creates New Manufactured Housing Program and Emphasizes New Construction
Final fiscal year 2023 funding levels for most HUD programs remain steady or receive slight increases in the omnibus spending bill congressional leaders released on December 20, 2022, which is expected to be enacted […]
Rural Setaside Included in Major New HUD Homeless Funding Initiative – UPDATED 9/19/22
Webinar recording and slides posted A webinar titled Funding Opportunities: Learn More About HUD’s Special NOFO to Address Rural Homelessness and New Stability Housing Voucher Program, cosponsored by HAC, the […]
HAC Submits Community Reinvestment Act Comments
The Community Reinvestment Act is essential to communities across the nation. Through CRA, financial services have been made available to many places that might otherwise be overlooked. In spring […]
HAC Concerned about Buy America Requirements
Build America, Buy America The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and other federal agencies are subject to a “Build America, Buy America” […]
USDA Multi-Family Fair Housing Occupancy Report FY 2021
USDA’s annual report on the characteristics of tenants in Section 515 and 514 properties shows that in October 2021 there were 108 fewer Section 515 properties and 25 fewer farm […]
USDA Multi-Family Fair Housing Occupancy Report FY 2020
USDA’s annual summary of tenant data shows that characteristics of tenants in USDA’s Section 515 rental and Section 514/516 farmworker housing properties changed very little from September 2019 to September […]
Some Rural Housing Programs Increase in Omnibus Funding Bill
Information on FY22 HUD funding UPDATE March 11, 2022 – Both the House and Senate have passed the omnibus bill and President Biden will sign it into law, avoiding a […]