What is “Rural”? Working Towards a Better Programmatic Definition
This report examines the most common ways of identifying rural places.
2008, 64 pages, ISBN 1-58064-150-4
What is “Rural”? Working Towards a Better Programmatic Definition (PDF)
HAC’s full length research reports provide detailed information and analysis on a wide array of social, economic, and housing issues that impact affordable housing needs and provision in rural America.
Environmental Review: A Guide for Applicants Seeking HUD or USDA Rural Development Financial Assistance
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
Turning Challenges into Opportunities: Housing and Community Development Strategies in Rural Population Loss Counties
Turning Challenges into Opportunities: Housing and Community Development Strategies in Rural Population Loss Counties
Print copy: $6.00
Illustrates successful strategies used by rural communities in the Great Plains states that have experienced population loss.
2007, 54 pages, ISBN 978-1-58064-151-7
Immigration and Housing in Rural America
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
USDA Section 514/516 Farmworker Housing: Existing Stock and Changing Needs
Provides an overview of the USDA Section 514/516 Farm Labor Housing stock, as well as an exploration of current trends in the migrant population.
2006, 43 pages, ISBN 1-58064-147-4
USDA Section 514/516 Farmworker Housing: Existing Stock and Changing Needs (PDF)
Formulas for Success: Housing Plus Services in Rural America
Formulas for Success: Housing Plus Services in Rural America
Print copy: $4.00
Examines a variety of ways rural organizations are implementing “housing plus services” models, providing coordinated affordable housing and social services to special needs populations. Includes case studies and a funding and information resources guide.
2006, 46 pages, ISBN 1-58064-146-6
Designing and Implementing Rural Individual Development Account Programs
Designing and Implementing Rural Individual Development Account Programs
Print copy: $4.00
Uses surveys, a location analysis, and case studies to examine rural implementation of Individual Development Accounts, which are matched savings accounts that help low-income families accumulate money to achieve specific asset-building goals such as home purchases or repairs. Identifies characteristics of successful rural IDA programs and policy changes that could further increase their usefulness.
2006, 43 pages, ISBN 1-58064-143-1
Easing the Transition: Housing Assistance for TANF Recipients
Easing the Transition: Housing Assistance for TANF Recipients
Print copy: $5.00
Identifies specific obstacles rural welfare leavers face when they search for affordable housing and describes how states have addressed these obstacles.
2005, 32 pages, ISBN 1-58064-138-5
Creating the Village: How Mutual Self-Help Housing Builds Community
Creating the Village: How Mutual Self-Help Housing Builds Community
Print copy: $5.00
Describes how mutual self-help construction does more than simply build affordable homes: it builds neighborhoods, strengthens families, and creates wealth.
2005, 40 pages, ISBN 1-58064-139-3