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Leveraging Funds for Section 514/516 Farmworker Housing Development

Leveraging Funds for Section 514/516 Farmworker Housing Development
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Discusses the impact of changing how USDA’s Section 514/516 farmworker housing program funds are awarded, describes state programs, and includes case studies of innovative ways local developers have combined Section 514/516 and other financing sources to develop housing for farmworkers.
1998, 38 pages, ISBN 1-58064-088-5

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