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HAC Recommends Federal Actions for Rural Equity

July 7, 2021/in Advocacy, Federal Register Comments, News, Policy Federal Funding, High Need Regions

HAC submitted comments in response to an Office of Management and Budget request for input on whether federal agency policies and actions equitably serve all eligible individuals and communities, including rural residents. Noting that rural and persistently poor places have historically been and continue to be underserved by federal programs, HAC recommended a focus on capacity building, access to capital, and proactive and deliberate tailoring of federal programs to produce lasting rural equity.

Key Takeaways from HAC’s Comments

Rural Inclusion
HAC is thrilled to see rural and persistently poor places included explicitly in the Executive Order on equity that President Biden released on his first day in office, and that is the basis for this OMB effort.
Historic Disinvestment
Rural and persistently poor places have historically been and continue to be underserved by federal programs.
Focus on Equity
We need federal focus on capacity building, access to capital, and proactive and deliberate tailoring of federal programs to produce lasting rural equity.

Redefining Nonmetro - What does OMB's Changes to the MSA Definition Mean

HAC’s Comments to the OMB on the Definition of Rural

March 15, 2021/in Advocacy, Policy What is Rural

UPDATE: HAC has submitted its comments to the Office of Management and Budget.

The Housing Assistance Council encourages rural communities and organizations to respond to the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB’s) proposal to redefine Metropolitan Statistical Areas. HAC offers this DRAFT language and information to help develop your response to this proposed action. HAC encourages you to customize your response to OMB to reflect you and your community’s position on this issue.

Comments are due to OMB by Friday March 19, 2021

Submit Comments to: https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/OMB-2021-0001-0001

Watch HAC’s webinar, Redefining “Nonmetro”: What Does the Proposed Metropolitan Area Definition Change Mean for Rural America, to learn more.

HAC urges support of rural housing programs in Covid-19 relief efforts

July 15, 2020/in Advocacy, Coronavirus, Coronavirus In Rural America, Policy Coronavirus, Federal Funding

HAC would like to thank all of the organizations that expressed their support of rural housing programs!

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Congress is currently working to negotiate a fourth COVID-19 relief package. Rural housing programs have yet to receive any supplemental funding to address this growing crisis in small towns and rural communities. HAC is circulating a sign-on letter to Congressional leadership in support of including rural housing funding in the next relief package. You can view the text of the letter here. As a valued friend of HAC, we hope that you will add your organization’s name to this effort.

If you have any questions, please reach out to HAC’s Government Relations Manager, Samantha Booth, at samantha@ruralhome.org. The deadline to sign on is Wednesday, July 22nd. We appreciate your help.

HAC Recommends Federal Actions for Rural Equity

Key Takeaways from HAC’s Comments

Rural Inclusion

Historic Disinvestment

Focus on Equity

HAC’s Comments to the OMB on the Definition of Rural

HAC urges support of rural housing programs in Covid-19 relief efforts

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