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What is “Rural”? Working Towards a Better Programmatic Definition

July 1, 2008/0 Comments/in

This report examines the most common ways of identifying rural places.
2008, 64 pages, ISBN 1-58064-150-4

April 22, 2008/in Rural Voices

January 22, 2008/in Rural Voices

Rehab resources: Using HOME Funds for Homeowner Rehabilitation
Rehab resources: Basic Guide to Redon Mitigation in Existing Buildings
Rehab resources: USDA Section 504 HOME Rehabilitation Grants and Loans
We’re Staying Put: Housing to Accommodate Consumer Preferences in an Aging Society
The Promise and Pitfalls of Housing and Rehabilitation
Weatherization Works in Alabama
Rural Rental Rehabilitation Helps Communities
Rural Oregon Rehabilitation Uses Green Building Strategies

September 22, 2007/in Rural Voices

View from Washington by Marcy Kinnaman
Shelter in the Desert: The Center for Family Solutions
Customizing Solutions for Rural Appalachia: Hazard Perry County Community Ministries
Harvest Time: Using HMIS to End Homelessness in Rural Michigan
Using Family to Fight Homelessness: The Millennium Center in Southwest Georgia
Working Towards a Common Goal: The Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless
Rural Revelations: The United States Interagency Council on Homelessness Partners with Communities to End Rural Homelessness

July 31, 2007/0 Comments/in

Environmental Review: A Guide for Applicants Seeking HUD or USDA Rural Development Financial Assistance
Print copy: $5.00
Describes environmental review processes required for rural housing development when requesting financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development or U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development.
2007, 60 pages, ISBN 978-1-58064-157-9

July 31, 2007/0 Comments/in

July 22, 2007/in Rural Voices

View from Washington by Tim Thompson
Preservation Barriers and Opportunities
USDA Has High Hopes for MPR
Section 538 Guaranteed Loans: A Resource to Help Preserve Section 515 Developments
State Agencies Dig Deep to Preserve Rural Properties
Tax Credits and Tiers: HoneyTree’s Story
Working to Reverse Declining Rural Housing Markets in Iowa
Who You Gonna Call (To Finance Rural Preservation)

April 22, 2007/in Rural Voices

A Primer on CRA
Financing Hope
Opening Doors in Rural Communities
Sharpening CRA for a New Era
If Not for CRA…
CRA at 30 and Rural Community Development
View from Washington by Barry Wides
From Bad to Worse: A Summary of Rural housing Provisions in the Proposed 2008 Budget

January 1, 2007/0 Comments/in

Immigration and Housing in Rural America
Print copy: $5.00
Analyzes data on the growing foreign-born population in rural places, with case studies on the housing situations in three communities.
2007, 50 pages, ISBN 978-1-58064-156-2