Policy
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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.
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 […]
HUD Spending Bill Creates New Manufactured Housing Program and Emphasizes New Construction
/in Announcements, News, Policy Federal Funding, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentFinal fiscal year 2023 funding levels for most HUD programs remain steady or receive slight increases in the omnibus spending bill congressional leaders released on December 20, 2022, which is expected to be enacted […]
HAC Comments on Community Investment Focus on Capacity Building and Capital Access
/in Advocacy, Federal Register Comments, News, Policy Capacity Building, Federal Funding, Persistent Poverty, Rural PolicyHAC’s 2023 Rural Housing Policy Priorities
/in PolicyFor over 50 years, the Housing Assistance Council (HAC) has been the voice for the poorest of the poor in the most rural places. Our deeply rooted work in communities […]
HAC Submits Comments on Colonia Census Tract Definition
/in Advocacy, News, Policy CDFI, Federal Funding