The HOUSING ASSISTANCE COUNCIL

  • improves housing conditions for the rural poor, with an emphasis on the poorest of the poor in the most rural places in the United States.
  • offers services to public, nonprofit, and private organizations throughout the rural United States.
  • maintains a special focus on high-need groups and regions: Indian country, the Mississippi Delta, farmworkers, the Southwest border colonias, and Appalachia.

WHAT'S NEW

Senate Committee Supports USDA Rural Housing Programs For 2011
-July 22, 2010

HUD FY 2011 Funding Bills Move Forward
-July 22, 2010

HAC News newsletter of July 21, 2010
in text or in PDF
-July 21, 2010

Rural Obligations Data Posted for June 2010
-July 20, 2010

Upcoming Event: Multifamily Weatherization: Working with Your Local Provider
-July 20, 2010


Senate Committee Votes to Increase Section 502 Funds for FY 2011
-July 16, 2010

Local Nonprofits Receive $12.7 Million in Grants and Loans to Support Green Affordable Housing in Rural America
-July 12, 2010

HAC News newsletter of July 7, 2010
in text or in PDF
-July 7, 2010

Other Recent Announcements and Press Releases


POLICY, TRAINING, & INITIATIVE UPDATES

HAC Initiatives

Trainings & Conferences

September 14-15: Planning for CHDOs and Nonprofits, Rochester, NY

August 24-26: On Solid Ground: Tools and Tactics for Managing Your Construction Program, Albuquerque, New Mexico

August 17-19: Building HOME:  A Program Primer and Becoming a High Performing CHDO, New Orleans, Louisiana

August 3-5: Financial Management for CHDOs: From Basics and Beyond, Atlanta, Georgia

July 27-28: Business Planning for CHDOs and Nonprofits, McAllen, Texas

SAVE THE DATE FOR HAC’S NATIONAL RURAL HOUSING CONFERENCE 2010! Plan to join rural housers from around the country in Washington, DC, December 1-3, 2010! Details will be posted as available.

Federal Policy, Budget, and Funding Updates

Housing/Foreclosure Crisis

2011 Funding

2010 Funding Available