The National Rural Housing Conference
2023 Conference Spotlight
The 2023 National Rural Housing Conference (NRHC) was a rousing success. From October 24-27, 2023, in Washington, DC, the Conference convened nearly 700 stakeholders in the field of rural affordable housing, community development, and placemaking. Practitioners from local nonprofits, federal agencies, Congress, state and local governments, and other industry leaders gathered for two-and-a-half days of training, networking, and reconnecting to #BuildRural!
About The Conference
The biennial National Rural Housing Conference brings together stakeholders in the field of rural affordable housing from local nonprofits, federal agencies, Congress, state and local governments, and other industry leaders for two-and-a-half days of training, discussion, and networking.
Previous Conferences
Look back at highlights and content from previous National Rural Housing Conferences.

Discussion Paper, USDA
/in National Rural Housing ConferenceREDUCED USDA PRESENCE AND RESOURCES – HOW CAN RURAL HOUSING ORGANIZATIONS ADAPT? Continue the Discussionby Tom Collishaw, Self Help Enterprises, CA, and Selvin McGahee, Florida Non-Profit Housing, FL Background USDA […]
Discussion Paper, Partnerships
/in National Rural Housing ConferencePARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATION FOR RURAL HOUSING Continue the Discussionby David Haney, Wyoming CD Authority, and Marcia Erickson, GROW South Dakota Background Resources for community and economic development – both human […]
Discussion Paper, Policy
/in National Rural Housing ConferenceRURAL HOUSING AND PUBLIC POLICY Continue the Discussionby Joe Myer, NCALL Research, DE Background Rural areas are often at a disadvantage when addressing housing and community development needs because they […]