USDA offers Section 533 Housing Preservation Grants
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 […]
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USDA offers 514/516 Farm Labor Housing grants and loans
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: January 13, 2016
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 […]
An Alternative to Standard Public Housing
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, […]
Recent Indicators of Social and Economic Conditions
ERS Economist Lorin Kusmin will discuss the most recent indicators of social and economic conditions in rural areas, focusing on the U.S. rural economy, including employment, population, poverty, and educational […]
Rural Housing Fares Better in 2016 Budget – The Daily Yonder
From The Daily Yonder: Rural programs that were slated for cuts got a reprieve – and some increases– in last month’s budget compromise. Renters, self-help home builders, and housing agencies […]
Bad bargain? Manufactured-home owners feel the financial strain
Bad bargain? Twenty million Americans live in manufactured housing – many of which are located in rural areas. Manufactured homes, their owners, and the economics associated with this type of […]
Rural Programs get a Reprive
From The Daily Yonder: Rural programs that were slated for cuts got a reprieve – and some increases– in last month’s budget compromise. Renters, self-help home builders, and housing agencies […]
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Here is some text and a fancy image… In fall 2003, we looked at a new self-help housing program on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, developed by the Oglala Sioux […]
HAC News: December 16, 2015
HAC News Formats. pdf December 16, 2015 Vol. 44, No. 25 • FY16 funding bill increases Rental Assistance and HOME • Tax extenders bill would make 9% LIHTC and EITC […]