HAC News: February 16, 2018
HAC News Formats. pdf February 16, 2018 Vol. 47, No. 4 Federal funding deal lifts spending caps, takes government through March 23 • Administration releases FY19 budget proposal • Administration […]
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FY19 Budget Proposes to Eliminate Most Rural Housing Programs
Guarantees for bank loans would remain at current levels and basic rent aid for tenants would continue, but other rural housing assistance would be wiped out under the Trump Administration’s […]
Materials Posted: Part II of the Financing Farm Labor Housing Webinar Series
Materials Posted Power Point Presentation | Recording Join the Housing Assistance Council on February 7, 2018 for the second of three webinars focused on financing farm labor housing. Part 1 […]
HAC News: February 1, 2018
HAC News Formats. pdf February 1, 2018 Vol. 47, No. 3 February is African American History Month • Housing not included in State of the Union address • FY19 budget […]
Materials Posted: Financing Farm Labor Housing with USDA Section 514/516 Funding – Part I
Materials Posted Power Point Presentation | Webinar Recording Join the Housing Assistance Council on January 24, 2018 for the first of three webinars focused on financing farm labor housing. Part […]
Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 USDA Rural Housing Program Funding Activity Year End Report
The Housing Assistance Council tabulated data using the USDA Finance Office obligation reports (USDA/Rural Development report code 205c, d and f) and data from the USDA Single Family Housing and […]
Gonzalez Named RD Chief of Staff
Gil Gonzalez, who served in USDA Rural Development from 2001 to 2005, has been named Chief of Staff for RD. Anne Hazlett, who heads the agency, announced his appointment on […]
HAC News: January 18, 2018
HAC News Formats. pdf January 18, 2018 Vol. 47, No. 2 Government shutdown or another CR are both possibilities • Rural Prosperity Task Force report issued • Trump signs Executive […]
Administration Calls for Rural Broadband, Jobs, Housing, and More
President Trump addressed rural issues on January 8, 2018 at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s convention, and signed two documents related to improving rural broadband connections. A Presidential Memorandum instructs […]
HUD Suspends Fair Housing Rule, Requests Comments
Local Assessments of Fair Housing will not be required until 2020 at the earliest, HUD announced on January 5, 2018. The delay relates to part of a 2015 HUD regulation, […]