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Policy News & Information
Decisions made in Washington, DC affect even the most remote corners of rural America. Affordable housing everywhere in the country is impacted by what federal agencies do, what Congress does, even what the Supreme Court decides. HAC follows federal policy and government actions closely and gives rural housing stakeholders the information they need. Details about the most recent government funding, laws, regulations, and more are provided on this page. HAC provides summaries and key facts in the biweekly HAC News newsletter and on its social media streams.
HAC Comments on HUD’s CDBG-DR Disaster Recovery Program
/in Advocacy, Federal Register Comments, News, Policy, Rural Response GuideResponding to two requests for information from HUD, on February 21 HAC submitted comments on some of the specifically rural concerns involved in using the Community Development Block Grant Disaster […]
HAC’s Research Director Testifies to Senate Banking Committee on the State of Housing 2023
/in Events, HAC in the News, News, Policy Homeowner Housing, Housing Affordability, Housing Occupancy, Housing Problems, Housing Structure Type, Persistent Poverty, Rental Housing, Rental Housing Development and Preservation, Rural Policy, Self-Help HousingHousing Assistance Council Statement on $54 Million Funding Package for Homelessness in Rural America
/in Advocacy, PolicyLast week, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a historic $315 million package of grants to help communities across the country provide both housing and supportive […]
Housing Assistance Council Statement on FY 2023 Omnibus Bill
/in Announcements, News, Policy Federal Funding, Rental Housing Development and Preservation, Rural Policy, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentThis bipartisan agreement maintains funding for USDA’s rural rental housing portfolio and makes a game-changing investment in manufactured housing. The Housing Assistance Council appreciates Congress continuing to invest in rural […]
Final FY23 Spending Bill Boosts Some Rural Housing Programs
/in Announcements, News, Policy Federal Funding, Placemaking and Rural Design, Rental Housing Development and Preservation, Rural Policy, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentMost 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 […]