Resources Related to Coronavirus and Rural Housing
On this page HAC collects the latest news on USDA policy, federal relief and stimulus funds, stakeholder recommendations and more to help local rural housing organizations respond.
Check out all of HAC’s coronavirus resource pages here.
On this page:
- USDA
- HUD
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- FEMA
- Lists of State and Local Eviction Moratoria
- Other Resources
- Webinars
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA)
- To receive updates from USDA, sign up for RD’s email lists
- Rural Development COVID-19 Response Page (note that there is sometimes a delay between when an item is emailed from RD and when it is posted on this page)
- NEW HERE ON MAY 12: USDA answers to multi-family housing tenants’ frequently asked questions
- USDA Implements Immediate Measures to Help Rural Residents, Businesses and Communities Affected by COVID-19, updated April 15, 2020
- COVID-19 Multifamily Stakeholder FAQ Part 2, April 13, 2020
- USDA Expands Provisions for Lenders to Offer Temporary Exceptions to Payment Deferrals for Agency Guaranteed Loan Programs, April 8, 2020 (authorizes SBA Paycheck Protection Program loans by lenders participating in the guaranteed loan programs for business and industry, Rural Energy for America Program, community facilities, and water and wastewater)
- COVID-19 Multifamily Stakeholder FAQ, April 6, 2020
- CARES Act Forbearance Request Guidance and Sample Request Form, Direct and Guaranteed Multifamily Housing, April 2, 2020
- Implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, SFH Guaranteed (Section 502 Guaranteed) Servicing, April 2, 2020
- Implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, SFH Guaranteed (Section 502 Guaranteed) Origination, April 2, 2020
- USDA Rural Development summary of relief actions taken, April 1, 2020
- USDA single-family Section 502 direct borrowers receive 60-day moratorium on foreclosures and evictions, March 20, 2020; other topics covered in USDA’s update include changes in eligibility, self-help housing recommendations and more
- USDA multifamily housing update, March 19, 2020; one key statement is that “owners and agents should contact their State Program Director or assigned field staff for property-specific inquiries.”
- Information from USDA multifamily staff provided on March 18, addressing contacts, site inspections, rent delays and late fee waivers, RA recertifications, emergency funds, audit deadlines, and issuance of NOSAs and policy documents. Note that this summary was prepared by HAC but has been reviewed by USDA and can be distributed to others.
- 60-day moratorium on foreclosures and evictions of homeowners with Section 502 guaranteed loans, March 19, 2020
- USDA and DOL Announce Information Sharing to Assist H-2A Employers, March 19, 2020
- HAC letter to USDA Rural Housing Service urging prompt sharing of information, March 16, 2020; RHS Administrator Bruce Lammers responded that the agency is “working to provide thoughtful direction regarding these issues.”
- USDA Continues Focus on Service During COVID-19 Outbreak: News Release, March 17, 2020
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD)
- COVID-19 Preparation and Response for Homeless Providers: Daily Resource Guidance
- FAQs for Public Housing, Voucher and Native American Housing Providers
- Information for Multifamily Housing Providers, including FAQs
- Quick Guide to CDBG Eligible Activities to Support Infectious Disease Response
- More from HUD
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
- Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in Retirement Communities and Independent Living Facilities (Interim Guidance), March 20, 2020
- Interim Guidance for Responding to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) among People Experiencing Unsheltered Homelessness, March 22, 2020
- Disinfecting Your Facility if Someone is Sick, June 15, 2021
- Resources for Homeless Shelters, March 9, 2020
- Resources for Community and Faith-Based Leaders, March 21, 2020
- More from CDC
- From FEMA
- About FEMA
- Working with FEMA to Address COVID-19 Housing and Homelessness Needs, National Low Income Housing Coalition
LISTS OF STATE AND LOCAL EVICTION MORATORIA
- National Housing Law Project
- National Low Income Housing Coalition
- Augrented Blog
- Eviction Lab
- Anti-Eviction Project NYC
- Federal Agencies Encourage Banks, Savings Associations, and Credit Unions to Offer Responsible Small-Dollar Loans to Consumers and Small Businesses Affected by COVID-19, press release, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, Planning and Preparing for Covid-19 (coronavirus) webpage
- Congressional Research Service, COVID-19: Social Insurance and Other Income Support Options for Those Unable to Work
- LeadingAge, Coronavirus Information for Affordable Housing
- National Alliance to End Homelessness, Coronavirus and Homelessness
- National Consumer Law Center, Major Consumer Protections Announced in Response to COVID-19
- National Housing Law Center, Protecting Renter and Homeowner Rights During Our National Health Crisis
- National Homelessness Law Center, Coronavirus
- National Low Income Housing Coalition, COVID-19, Coronavirus and Housing/Homelessness
- Rural Assembly, COVID-19 Stories and Resources and In Hard Times, Look for the Helpers
- Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future, COVID-19 Resources
- Technical Assistance Collaborative, COVID-19 Resources for Housing and Service System Decision-Makers
- Rural Broadband in the Time of COVID, April 16 and 22, Rural Assembly
- The Supportive Housing Field Responds to COVID-19, April 14 and successive Tuesdays, Corporation for Supportive Housing
- Call on Coronavirus and Homelessness/Housing every Monday, 2:30 pm Eastern, Disaster Recovery Housing Coalition
- Techsoup now offers its Pivoting to Remote Work — COVID-19 Response Course Track for Nonprofits for free.
- Coronavirus-related webinars are offered free by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition’s National Training Academy
- COVID-19 Webinar Series, National Alliance to End Homelessness
