Materials Posted Welcome | Power Point Presentation | Webinar Recording The Administration’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2017 was released on February 9, 2016. What will it mean for rural […]
HAC News Formats. pdf February 17, 2016 Vol. 45, No. 3 • Administration’s budget offers small changes for USDA, focus on family homelessness for HUD • Funds available for CDFIs […]
The Housing Assistance Council is pleased to announce that it has been awarded another round of funding from the Federal Home Loan Banks. The new allocation of funding will help […]
NPR: In Rural America, Homeless Population May Be Bigger Than You Think. Homeless advocates say services in rural areas don’t get as much federal funding as they deserve — partly […]
HAC News Formats. pdf February 3, 2016 Vol. 45, No. 2 • February is National African American History Month • House approves bill with new fee for Section 502 guaranteed […]
There are benefits and drawbacks for farmworkers operating under H-2A Guest Worker visas in the U.S., NPR reports. While H-2A workers receive consistent, typically higher wages, they lack freedom to […]
USDA offers Section 533 Housing Preservation Grants. Public agencies, nonprofits, tribes, and consortia are eligible to apply by February 12 for these funds, which are then used to fund repairs […]
Nonprofits, state or local government agencies, public agencies, federally recognized tribes, and limited partnerships with nonprofit general partners are eligible to apply for Section 514 loans. The same entities, with […]
HAC News Formats. pdf January 13, 2016 Vol. 45, No. 1 • Next federal funding cycle begins in February • USDA offers Section 533 Housing Preservation Grants • Funding notice […]
Out of public housing, and hoping for something better. American Public Media’s ‘Marketplace’ radio highlights the Macon Housing Authority’s plan to replace public housing with something less dense, more modern, […]