HAC presents an overview of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 USDA Rural Housing program obligation activity in this publication, USDA Rural Development Housing Funding […]
As of the end of February, USDA obligated 39,285 loans, loan guarantees, and grants totaling about $7.0 billion. This is $3.3 billion less than obligation levels from this time last […]
Vol. 51, No. 5 TOP STORIES Federal funding deadline now March 11. Assistance for Ukraine has complicated Congress’s efforts to adopt an omnibus measure to fund the federal government for […]
Vol. 51, No. 4 TOP STORY House passes funding extension, Senate action pending. On February 8 the House adopted another continuing resolution to extend federal funding at fiscal year 2021 […]
As of the end of January, USDA obligated 33,374 loans, loan guarantees, and grants totaling about $5.9 billion. This is $2.2 billion more than obligation levels from this time last […]
Vol. 51, No. 3 TOP STORIES Congress must address federal funding this month. The continuing resolution that maintains government spending at fiscal year 2021 levels will end on February 18. […]
Vol. 51, No. 2 TOP STORIES Over $1.1 billion in pandemic rental aid reallocated. On January 7 the Treasury Department announced the first reallocation of Emergency Rental Assistance from jurisdictions […]
As of the end of December, USDA obligated 26,861 loans, loan guarantees, and grants totaling nearly $4.8 billion, over $830 million above this time last year. The agency is currently […]
Vol. 51, No. 1 TOP STORIES Congress faces funding deadline. Having reconvened after the holidays, Congress must act again on appropriations for fiscal year 2022, which started October 1, 2021. […]
The pandemic continues to impact rural America. The slides below provide data on the progression of the pandemic since February 2020 and offer an overview of cases and death rates. […]