Access a pdf version of this HAC News.  • House Appropriations Committee passes FY 2010 USDA funding bill  • Rental preservation bill re-introduced  • Veterans' housing bill passes House  • Congress changes Davis-Bacon for some HUD ARRA programs  • House approves full funding for 2010 Census  • RD offers disaster funds  • HUD funds available for housing counseling, training, and FSS  • Homeless prevention program notice corrected  • HUD revises lead control and reduction NOFA  • Capital Fund Recovery Grants NOFA corrected  • NSP2 NOFA corrected, bridge notice published  • USDA narrows data collection on race and other characteristics  • Protections for tenants in foreclosure explained  • Federal appeals court upholds prepayment ruling  • Harvard's Joint Center reviews impact of housing crisis on affordability  • HAC offers summer CHDO trainings

Access a pdf version of this HAC News.  • June is National Homeownership Month  • Congress begins reviewing appropriations bills  • HUD offers Native American housing funds  • Lead hazard control grants available  • USDA corrects list of state offices in Section 533 funding notice  • FTC requests comments on mortgage regulations  • H-2A final rule suspended  • Agencies provide guidance on new homebuyer tax credit  • Prequalification proposed for multifamily weatherization  • OMB issues Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement  • New media campaign promotes fair housing, report shows record filings in 2008  • HAC offers summer CHDO trainings

Access a pdf version of this HAC News.  • Tammye Treviño named rural housing administrator.  • Foreclosure law signed, includes provisions for tenants and Sec. 502 guaranteed borrowers, as well as McKinney-Vento changes.  • New protections for renters in foreclosure take effect immediately.  • Senate votes for supplemental disaster housing funds.  • Additional details on HUD budget released.  • HUD offers Recovery Act NAHASDA and ICDBG funds.  • Section 514/516 off-farm Farm Labor Housing funds available.  • RD adds processing workers to "domestic farm laborers" definition.  • Comments requested on implementing Kennedy Serve America Act.  • USDA plans to collect standardized data on race, other characteristics.  • HUD encourages Ike/Gustav survivors to register for disaster housing vouchers.  • Online ARRA Clearinghouse collects Recovery Act information.  • Rural public housing authorities covered in Rural Voices magazine.  • Corrected link for details about HUD's Green Retrofit program.
HAC News: May 13, 2009

Access a pdf version of this HAC News.  • Obama Administration Budget Would Hold Most Rural Housing Programs Steady, Replace RHED • Budget includes settlement funds for black farmers • Foreclosure bills include protections for tenants and for Sec. 502 guaranteed borrowers  • HAC website provides RHED application help  • USDA offers Section 533 funds  • HUD will make NSP2 and public housing capital grants  • HUD implements Green Retrofit program for multifamily housing  • HUD and DOE agree to weatherize multifamily housing  • Former HUD Secretary Jack Kemp passes away at age 73

Access a pdf version of this HAC News.  • Two rural housing bills introduced in House  • AmeriCorps expansion bill signed into law  • RHED funds available, deadline May 29  • NOFAs issued for most USDA multifamily housing programs and for household water wells  • IDA grants offered  • Second funding round opens for CDFIs and Native American CDFIs  • USDA issues civil rights improvement plan  • Economic stimulus Section 502 direct loans explained  • RD preservation voucher policy updated  • Loss mitigation guide for 502 guaranteed loans reissued  • Transition period extended for new H-2A certification process  • Advocates’ Guide to Housing and Community Development released

Access a pdf version of this HAC News.  • HUD changes SuperNOFA general section  • April is Fair Housing Month  • McKinney-Vento reauthorization bills introduced  • EPA smart growth aid available  • RBOG deadline extended, rural redefined  • OCC rule on bank public welfare investments final  • FEMA proposes rule on hurricane loan cancellations  • Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac eviction ban ends  • Federal and state governments combat mortgage relief fraud  • Two updated reports confirm ongoing affordability crisis  • National "Jobs and Homes Now!" Day of Action set for June 11

Access a pdf version of this HAC News.  • AmeriCorps expansion to include housing work  • Rural utilities administrator named  • HUD launches new homelessness program  • Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program begins  • New Markets Tax Credit NOFA amended  • Energy weatherization amendments adopted  • HUD releases income data  • Federal Home Loan Bank capitalization comments deadline extended to May 15  • Comments requested on housing tax credit data  • USDA housing appeals results now online  • HUD delays income verification rule  • Vilsack housing remarks posted on HAC's website  • Congressman asks Vilsack about USDA office closings

Access a pdf version of this HAC News.  • Tonsager nominated to head Rural Development  • Senators release rural agenda  • RBOG grants competition open  • Census seeks input on providing better data for small areas  • Comments sought on suspending new H-2A farmworker rules  • Capital Magnet Fund comments requested  • New deadlines set for OMB review and RD guaranteed loan platform  • Q&A describes HUD VA veterans vouchers  • HUD warns of deceptive website  • Fannie Mae streamlines loan lookup site for borrowers  • State foreclosure laws studied  • Guides help improve manufactured housing ownership  • USDA RD spending in FY 2008 consistent with recent past, HAC finds  • Survey on rural use of Neighborhood Stabilization Program

Access a pdf version of this HAC News.  • FY 2009 spending bill nears completion  • Obama budget outline for 2010 released  • Allocation of stimulus funding begins, web resources established  • HUD seeks suggestions for NAHASDA committee  • OMB invites comments on its review of regulations  • Senate report addresses housing response errors after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita  • HUD extends DHAP assistance for hurricane survivors  • HUDclips website changed again  • Per capita income higher in rural areas than urban

Access a pdf version of this HAC News.  • Final economic stimulus law includes 502, NSP, and other housing funds  • CFED offers funds for Innovations in Manufactured Homes (I'M HOME)  • Comments sought on changes to metropolitan and micropolitan statistical area standards  • Effective date delayed for new RD guaranteed loan platform  • HAC offers rural homelessness capacity building grants  • HUD delays effective date for tenant income verification  • Homeownership and vacancy rates unchanged from late 2007 to late 2008  • Counties' green initiatives collected in online database  • Rural poverty data on foundation website  • Civil rights in Low Income Housing Tax Credit program studied

Access a pdf version of this HAC News.  • House approves economic stimulus, Senate version under consideration  • Senators propose Rural Revitalization Act  • HAC offers Rural Homelessness Capacity Building grants  • Funding for homeless veterans programs available  • Bank Enterprise Award funds offered, comments sought on interim rule  • HUD implements upfront tenant income verification process  • FHFA proposes capitalization requirements for Federal Home Loan Banks  • Housing Solutions Week 2009 planned  • USDA updates state data sheets  • Income tax credit outreach information available  • Awards offered by Home Depot Foundation, Affordable Housing Finance magazine

Access a pdf version of this HAC News.  • Senate confirms Vilsack and Donovan  • Congress working on economic stimulus legislation, housing included  • Section 538 guarantees for rental housing loans offered  • New Markets Tax Credits applications due April 8  • Self-help funding falls short for FY 09  • RD clarifies Community Facilities funding for assisted living  • Income limit changes for Section 502 guaranteed loans delayed  • Section 8 annual adjustment factors released  • HUD corrects SuperNOFA phone and hours  • Indian CDBG job-pirating rule final  • RD water and waste programs interest rates changed  • Toll-free number offered to locate housing counselors  • Survey on foreclosure and homelessness underway  • Population, housing data updated for midsized places

Access a pdf version of this HAC News.  • Congress sworn in, may consider appropriations before stimulus.  • President-elect Obama announces choices for USDA and HUD secretaries.  • HUD releases general NOFA information, will issue separate program NOFAs this year.  • RD sets guidelines on lender charges and fees for Section 502 guaranteed borrowers.  • HUD proposes new single-family home sale program.  • HOPE for Homeowners program widens.   • Revised CRA Qs and As published.   • Formaldehyde comments sought.  • H-2A farmworker rules changed.  • Mortgage licensing model statute available.  • RD sets unified guarantee platform for non-housing programs.  • Cushing Niles Dolbeare Media Awards entries sought.  • Rural housing platform posted on HAC's website.