Announcements
Jennifer Emerling / There Is More Work To Be Done
Jennifer Emerling / There Is More Work To Be Done
Posted: October 1, 2009
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The House of Representatives adopted a stopgap continuing resolution on Sept. 25 to keep government agencies funded through October 31. The Senate is expected to approve the CR by October 1, the beginning of the new fiscal year. This move will allow Congress to complete work on 2010 appropriations bills. House-Senate conferences to resolve differences between bills are expected to begin next week.
Posted: September 25, 2009
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Congress this week is expected to pass a continuing resolution to fund federal programs as the new fiscal year begins. Reports are that the continuing resolution will go through October at least. No FY 2010 appropriations bills have passed in final form for the new year starting Oct. 1. House- and Senate-passed bills to fund USDA and HUD await conference committees to resolve differences. For details of the HUD bill see below.
Posted: September 21, 2009
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Obama Administration’s Detailed Budget Holds Most Rural Housing Programs Steady
HAC’s analysis of the USDA RD and HUD budgets is available here (PDF file).
The Administration’s USDA budget would provide $1.25 billion for black farmers whose discrimination complaints have not yet been settled. To read USDA’s press release visit https://www.usda.gov and click Newsroom.
USDA Rural Development Program |
FY 2007 Approp. a |
FY 2008 Approp. |
FY 2009 Approp. |
FY 2010 Proposed Budget |
Loans |
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502 Single Fam. Direct |
$1,141 |
$1,129.4 |
$1,121.5 |
$1,121 |
502 Single Family Guar. |
3,681 |
4,220 |
6,223.9 |
6.2 |
504 Very Low-inc. Repair |
35 |
34.7 |
34.4 |
34.4 |
514 Farm Labor Hsg. |
38 |
27.7 |
20 |
22 |
515 Rental Hsg. Direct |
100 |
70 |
69.5 |
69.5 |
538 Rental Hsg. Guar. |
100 |
130 |
129.1 |
129.1 |
Rental Prsrv. Revlg. Loans |
3 |
3 |
2.9 |
1.8 |
Grants and Payments |
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504 Very Low-inc. Repair |
30 |
30 |
29.7 |
31.6 |
516 Farm Labor Hsg. |
14 |
10 |
9.1 |
9 |
523 Self-Help TA |
34 |
39 |
38.7 |
38.7 |
533 Hsg. Prsrv. Grants |
10 |
9 |
8.9 |
9.4 |
521 Rental Assistance b |
616 |
482.1 |
902.5 |
1,091 |
Preservation RA |
6 |
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New Construction 515 RA |
2.03 |
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New Constr. 514/516 RA |
3.4 |
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542 Rural Hsg. Vouchers |
16 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
Rental Prsrv. Demo. (MPR) |
9 |
20 |
20 |
19.8 |
Rural Cmnty. Dev’t Init. |
6 |
6.3 |
6.3 |
6.3 |
a. Figures shown for FY 2007 are before 1 percent across-the-board cut.
b. Rental Assistance contracts were for four years in FY 2006, for two years in FY 2007, and for one year in FY 2008 and 2009. The budget proposes one-year contracts in 2010.
To access the budget visit https://www.gpoaccess.gov/usbudget/index.html.
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Posted: May 7, 2009
Updated: May 20, 2009
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