Leslie Strauss, Author at Housing Assistance Council

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Entries by Leslie Strauss

HAC’s Comments on Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

May 12, 2023/in Advocacy, Federal Register Comments, News, Policy Green Building

HAC has submitted its second comment letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) about the the new $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) created by the Inflation Reduction Act. […]

HAC’s CEO Testifies to Senate Banking Subcommittee on Rural Housing Reforms

May 2, 2023/in Advocacy, HAC in the News, News, Policy, Rural News Homeowner Housing, Housing Affordability, Rental Housing, U.S. Department of Agriculture

HAC’s Comments on Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing

April 20, 2023/in Advocacy, Federal Register Comments, News, Policy U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

In February 2023, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requested public comments on a proposed regulation that is intended to ensure that HUD and entities receiving funding […]

USDA Multi-Family Fair Housing Occupancy Report FY 2022

March 30, 2023/in Multi-Family Fair Housing Occupancy Reports

Characteristics of tenants in Section 515 and 514 properties remained largely the same from October 2021 to October 2022, USDA’s annual data report indicates. There were 3,154 fewer units in […]

Final FY23 Spending Bill Boosts Some Rural Housing Programs

December 20, 2022/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 Development

Most 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

December 20, 2022/in Announcements, News, Policy Federal Funding, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Final 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

December 19, 2022/in Advocacy, Federal Register Comments, News, Policy Capacity Building, Federal Funding, Persistent Poverty, Rural Policy

HAC Advises Housing Protections and Education for H-2A Farmworkers

October 25, 2022/in Federal Register Comments, News, Policy Farmworkers, Housing Affordability, Housing Problems, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Rural Setaside Included in Major New HUD Homeless Funding Initiative – UPDATED 9/19/22

September 19, 2022/in News, Policy Federal Funding, Homeless, Rural Policy, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Webinar recording and slides posted A webinar titled Funding Opportunities: Learn More About HUD’s Special NOFO to Address Rural Homelessness and New Stability Housing Voucher Program, cosponsored by HAC, the […]

HAC Submits Community Reinvestment Act Comments

August 9, 2022/in Advocacy, News, Policy Banking, Community Reinvestment Act

The Community Reinvestment Act is essential to communities across the nation. Through CRA, financial services have been made available to many places that might otherwise be overlooked. In spring […]