Announcements

 

Recent announcements are listed below. If you are looking for an announcement not listed here, try press releases or a Hot Topics category, or contact Leslie Strauss at 202-842-8600, ext. 141 or e-mail leslie@ruralhome.org.

Recent
Announcements


For news releases, please visit HAC's
Press Room
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NHLP Article Describes Problems in USDA's Voucher Program
- June 18, 2008

Alert for Potential Applicants for SHOP 08 Funds from HAC! HAC's application updated on June 16 to account for HUD's technical correction published June 12. Closing date to apply to HAC (not HUD) is still June 30, 2008.
- updated June 16, 2008

Senate Committee Approves Bill Including Foreclosure Measures, Housing Trust Fund, and GSE Reform
- updated May 20, 2008

Rural Housing Awards Nominations Now Open
- May 13, 2008

NAHRO Offers Housing and Community Development Award, Deadline July 16
-May 1, 2008

Continuum of Care e-snaps Registration Instructions Published;
also Access Other Current HUD NOFA Information

-updated April 30, 2008

Sec. 502 Direct and 504 Quarterly Allocation Percentages Corrected;
also Access Other RD NOFAs Issued to Date

-updated April 30, 2008

RHED NOFA Deadline May 30;
Sec. 202 Intergenerational Housing Deadline July 2;
also Access Other Current HUD NOFA Information

-updated April 28, 2008

President to Nominate SBA Head as HUD Secretary
-April 18, 2008

Continuum of Care Application Registration Training Set for April 22;
also Access HUD SuperNOFA General Section and grants.gov Registration Information

-updated April 18, 2008

Information about Rural Housing and the Housing/Foreclosure Crisis
-April 9, 2008

RD Publishes 1940-L Funding Allocation Notice; Also Access Other RD NOFAs Issued to Date
-March 24, 2008

New Job Openings at HAC:

- March 24, 2008

NOFA published for Sec. 542 vouchers; also access other RD NOFAs issued to date
-March 24, 2008

HAC Accepting Résumés for Research Assistant Position
- March 21, 2008

HUD Issues SuperNOFA General Section and grants.gov Registration Information
-March 19, 2008

HUD Announces Recipients of FY 2007 Rural Housing and Economic Development Program Funds
-March 19, 2008

HAC Publishes Info Brief on Mortgage Lending in Rural Communities
-March 19, 2008

NOFAs published for Sec. 515 rental and 514/516 farm labor housing new construction and for multifamily preservation; 514/516 eligible for preservation funding; correction to Sec. 533 NOFA; also access other RD NOFAs issued to date
-March 12, 2008

New Energy Block Grant to Include Green Building
-February 27, 2008

Administration's Budget Proposes Eliminating Many Rural Housing Programs for FY 2009 (see HAC Press Release)
-PDF version added February 8, 2008

RD Notices of Fund Availability published Feb. 4: Section 538 multifamily housing guaranteed loans, Farmworker emergency funds, and Rural Community Development Initiative funds
-February 4, 2008

Section 523 Self-Help Grants to be Partially Funded Again in 2008
-February 1, 2008

USDA Offers Funds for Farm Labor Housing Technical Assistance Providers, deadline March 14
-January 29, 2008

HAC Maps Illustrate Section 515 Prepayment by Zip Code and State
-January 29, 2008

House Passes Bill to Improve Preservation Ownership Transfers
-January 23, 2008

HAC Launches New Homelessness Capacity Building Initiative: Information Flyer, Press Release
-January 8, 2008

USDA RD Makes Changes in National Office Single Family Housing Staff
-January 7, 2008

View HAC's 2007 Annual Report
-January 7, 2008

Payment Assistance 2 Introduced for Section 502 Direct Loans, Effective April 1
-December 28, 2007

President Bush Signs FY 2008 Omnibus Appropriations Bill
-December 26, 2007

Grants To Aid Hundreds Of "Green" Homes In Rural America
-December 17, 2007

Community Organizations and National Lender Join Forces To Help Rural Families Build Homes
- December 10, 2007

NLIHC Seeks Nominees for Awards to Print Journalists Writing on Affordable Housing
-November 27, 2007

New HAC Policy Brief: Rural Housing Issues and Recommendations
-November 16, 2007

House-Senate Conference Committee Figures Now Available for 2008 HUD Appropriations, CR Funds Government to December 14
- November 14, 2007

HAC Supports South Arkansas Community Development
-November 2, 2007

Rural Rental Housing Preservation Bill Introduced in House - summary and text of bill now available
-updated November 1, 2007

Bill Introduced to Improve Ownership Transfers for Rural Rental Housing Preservation
-October 23, 2007

View Congressional Testimony on Rural Homelessness by HAC Executive Director, Moises Loza
-October 19, 2007

Register Now for HAC CHDO Training in Seattle, WA
- October 11, 2007

House Passes Trust Fund Bill
-October 11, 2007

Stopgap Spending Resolution Funds Programs
-October 3, 2007

HUD Offers Brownfields Funding
-September 24, 2007

Documentary Featuring M. Loza to Air on Sunday, September 23
-September 21, 2007

Senate Moves Homeless Bill
-September 20, 2007

House and Senate Move FHA Reform Measures
- September 19, 2007

Senate passes FY 2008 HUD Appropriations Bill
-September 14, 2007

HAC Receives Excellent CARS™ Rating
-August 28, 2007

Magazine Highlights Rural Rental Preservation Successes and Challenges
-August 13, 2007

HAC Mourns the Loss of Board Member John E. Foster
-August 7, 2007

USDA Offers Preservation Revolving Loan Funds, Deadline September 6
-August 7, 2007

HOPE VI NOFA Issued
-August 6, 2007

USDA FY 2008 Appropriations Bills Reject Administration's Budget Cuts
-July 26, 2007

HAC Volunteers Sweat Side by Side with Self-Help Families
-July 23, 2007

Section 8 Bill Passes in House
-July 16, 2007

Review HAC's Comments on the Proposed USDA Section 523 Regs
-July 12, 2007

Dept. of Labor Announces Housing and Employment Grantees
-July 2, 2007

USDA Announces Multi-Family Revitalization Demonstration Selections
-July 2, 2007

Senate Considers New Aid for Rural Homeless:
HAC Testimony Supports Proposal

-June 21, 2007

NCRC holds two training academy sessions this month, Overview of Fair Housing Fair Lending and Fundamentals of Fundraising.
-June 19, 2007

More People Paying Half Their Incomes For Housing: Annual Harvard Report Released Today
-June 11, 2007

HAC Preservation Training This Month -- See Details and Register Here!
- May 16, 2007

HUD Extends All SuperNOFA Deadlines, Changes Some Program Sections . Note: This extention does not apply to applications for HAC SHOP funds.
- May 11, 2007

HAC 2007 SHOP Application Now Available
- March 30, 2007

Celebrating 30 Years of Bank Services to Rural Communities
- May 1, 2007

New Online Resource Provides Fast, Efficient Access to Data
- April 30, 2007

Washington Post Publishes HAC Letter to Editor
- updated April 26, 2007

USDA RD Proposes Changes for Section 515 and 514/516 Reserve Accounts
- April 11, 2007

USDA RD issues NOFAs for Sec. 515 Revitalization (Deadline May 30), 515 Rental New Construction, 514/516 Farm Labor Housing and 533 Housing Preservation Grant funds
- updated May 1, 2007

HUD Housing Counseling Programs Funding Application Information Now Available
- April 10, 2007

Rural Housing and Economic Development Application Information Now Available
- March 29, 2007

HAC Launches Rural Housing Data Portal
- March 29, 2007

Rural Housing and Economic Development Audio-Web Conference scheduled for April 12
- March 29, 2007

Update on National Housing Trust Fund Legislation
- March 14, 2007

HUD SuperNOFA Published, Webcasts to be Re-Broadcast
RHED Deadline is May 23, 2007
- March 13, 2007

Landmark Loan Helps Save Apartments In Kansas Towns
- March 7, 2007

RD Sets Policies for FY 2007 Section 523 Self-Help TA Grants
- February 2, 2007

USDA to release its Farm Bill Proposals -- webcast Wed., Jan. 31 at 10 a.m. eastern time
- January 30, 2007

New HAC Information Sheet Covers Rental Preservation Purchase Processes
- PDF document, September 18, 2006

2007 Budget and Appropriations

HAC's Analysis of the Proposed Changes to Section 502 Direct Single Family Home
Loan Payment Subsidy

The Importance of CDBG to Rural Families - Executive Director of Kentucky Mountain Housing Development Corporation Speaks at a U.S. House of Representives Briefing

RHS Administrator answers questions from House subcommittee and from HAC

Member of HAC Board of Directors Testifies at U.S. Senate Briefing on Community Development Block Grants

RHS to Postpone Implementation of Residency Requirement in
Section 515 Rural Rental Housing