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Defining “Rural” for USDA’s Housing Programs
Defining “Rural” for USDA’s Housing Programs By Leslie StraussJune 8, 2012 This part is simple: a property must be in a rural place to be eligible for USDA rural housing […]
HAC News: February 16, 2011
http://ruralhome.org. Budget documents are posted at https://www.omb.gov, https://www.hud.gov, and https://www.usda.gov.
USDA rural housing: H.R. 1 would keep most USDA rural housing programs at or near FY10 funding levels, although it would eliminate rental preservation funds except for vouchers. The Administration’s budget would slash Section 502 direct loans from $1.1 billion to $211 million, eliminate the Section 523 self-help technical assistance program, and double the Section 502 guarantee program. Like H.R. 1, it proposes to eliminate rental preservation programs, but it would increase Section 515 funding, which can be used for some preservation activities.
|
USDA Rural Development Program |
FY 2010 Approp. |
FY 2011 Admin. Budget |
FY11 |
FY 2012 Admin. Budget |
|
Loans |
||||
|
502 Single Fam. Direct |
$1,121 |
$1,200 |
$1,121 |
$211.4 |
|
502 Single Family Guar. |
12,000 |
12,000 |
12,000 |
24,000 |
|
504 Very Low-inc. Rpr. |
34.4 |
34 |
34 |
0 |
|
514 Farm Labor Hsg. |
27.3 |
27 |
27.3 |
27 |
|
515 Rental Hsg. Direct |
69.5 |
95.2 |
69.5 |
95.2 |
|
38 Rental Hsg. Guar. |
129.1 |
129.1 |
129.1 |
0 |
|
Rental Prsrv. Revlg. Lns. |
1.8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Grants and Payments |
||||
|
504 Very Low-inc. Rpr. |
31.6 |
31 |
31.6 |
11.5 |
|
516 Farm Labor Hsg. |
9.9 |
10 |
9.9 |
9.8 |
|
523 Self-Help TA |
41.9 |
37 |
37 |
0 |
|
533 Hsg. Prsrv. Grants |
9.4 |
9.4 |
9.4 |
0 |
|
521 Rental Assistance d |
980 |
966 |
955.6 |
906.7 |
|
Preservation RA |
(6) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
New Constr. 515 RA |
(2.03) |
(3) |
(2.03) |
(3) |
|
New Constr. 514/516 RA |
(3.4) |
(3) |
(3) |
(3) |
|
542 Rural Hsg. Vouchers |
16.4 |
18 |
16.4 |
16 |
|
Rental Prsrv. Demo. (MPR) |
25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Rural Cmnty. Dev’t Init. |
6.3 |
0 |
0 |
8.4 |
HUD housing: H.R. 1 would cut large proportions of the funding for CDBG, Section 202, and Section 811, eliminate housing counselling, and reduce funds for other programs including HOME and Native American housing. It would continue funding for the Rural Innovation Fund and SHOP. The Administration’s budget would cut CDBG, HOME, and Sections 202 and 811, while increasing homelessness funding and adding a full $1 billion for the never-funded National Housing Trust Fund. The Rural Innovation Fund would be fully funded and the Self-Help Home-ownership Opportunity Program (SHOP) would be eliminated.
|
HUD Program |
FY10 Approp. |
FY11 Admin. Budget |
FY11 |
FY12 Admin. Budget |
|
Cmty. Devel. Block Grants |
$4,450 |
4,380.1 |
1,500 |
3,781 |
|
HOME |
1,825 |
1,650 |
1,650 |
1,650 |
|
Tenant-Based Rental Asstnce. |
16,339 |
17,310 |
14,080 |
15,223 |
|
Project-Based Rental Asstnce. |
8,551.5 |
9,382.3 |
8,882 |
9,035 |
|
Transforming Rental Asstnce. |
– |
350 |
– |
200 |
|
Vets. Affairs Spptve Hsg. Vouchers |
75 |
0 |
75 |
75 |
|
Public Hsg. Capital Fund |
2,500 |
2,044 |
1,428 |
2,405 |
|
Public Hsg. Operating Fund |
4,775 |
4,829 |
4,626 |
3,962 |
|
Public Hsg. Revtlztn. (HOPE VI) |
135 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Choice Neighbrhd. Initiative |
65 |
250 |
65 |
250 |
|
Housing Trust Fund |
– |
1,000 |
– |
1,000 |
|
Native Amer. Hsg. Block Grant |
700 |
580 |
500 |
700 |
|
Homeless Assistance Grants |
1,865 |
2,055 |
1,865 |
2,372 |
|
Hsg. Opps. for Persons w/ AIDS |
335 |
340 |
335 |
335 |
|
202 Hsg. for Elderly |
825 |
273 |
238 |
757 |
|
811 Hsg. for Disabled |
300 |
90 |
90 |
196 |
|
Fair Housing |
72 |
61 |
72 |
72 |
|
Rural Hsg. & Econ. Dev. (RHED) (a) |
0 |
0 |
– |
0 |
|
Healthy Homes & Lead Haz. Cntl. |
140 |
140 |
120 |
140 |
|
Sustainable Communities Initiative (b) |
– |
– |
0 |
150 |
|
Self-Help Homeownshp. (SHOP) |
27 |
0 |
27 |
0 |
|
Brownfields Redevelopment |
17.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Housing Counseling |
87.5 |
88 |
0 |
88 |
a. The Rural Innovation Fund replaced RHED. b. Funded as part of CDBG in 2010 and separately in the FY12 budget.
MORTGAGE ORIGINATORS AT FEDERALLY REGULATED LENDERS MUST REGISTER BY JULY 29. The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) for Mortgage Licensing Act requires registration. See Federal Register, 2/3/11. Visit https://mortgage.nationwidelicensingsystem.org. Contact the mortgage registry, 240-386-4444.
HUD PROPOSES COMBINING PUBLIC HOUSING MODERNIZATION PROGRAMS.Comments are due April 8. See Federal Register, 2/7/11 or https://www.regulations.gov. Contact Jeffrey Riddel, HUD, 202-708-1640.
INDIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANT ADVANCES OFFERED FOR FY11. HUD Notice PIH 2011-06 tells tribes and tribally designated housing entities how to request IHBG advances pending a final FY11 HUD appropriations bill. Visit https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/administration/hudclips/notices/pih. Contact an Area Office of Native American Programs, listed at https://www.hud.gov/offices/pih/ih/index.cfm.
ADMINISTRATION ISSUES HOUSING FINANCE REFORM REPORT. The report suggests reliance on the private sector. It says both homeownership and rental housing are needed. It states that USDA, HUD, and VA will establish a task force “to explore ways in which their housing finance programs can be better coordinated, or even consolidated . . .” Reforming America’s Housing Finance Market is at https://www.treasury.gov/initiatives/Pages/housing.aspx.
RURAL VOICES MAGAZINE OFFERS REFLECTIONS ON CHANGE. “Rural Housing Leaders Reflect: Where Do We Go from Here?” is the winter issue of HAC’s quarterly magazine, free at http://ruralhome.org. One print subscription per organization is free from Dan Stern, HAC, 202-842-8600, dan@ruralhome.org.
HAC News: January 5, 2011
https://thomas.loc.gov/home/approp/app11.html.
CHANGES IN SECTION 202 AND 811 BECOME LAW. On January 4, President Obama signed the Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act (S. 118) and the Frank Melville Supportive Housing Act (S. 1481) into law. The bills modernize the programs and do not include major changes proposed by HUD in 2010 (see HAC News, 10/13/10). The bills are available at https://thomas.loc.gov. A Technical Assistance Collaborative summary of the Melville Act is at https://www.tacinc.org/ and an American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging summary of the Section 202 Act is at https://www.aahsa.org.
HUD SETS FEBRUARY 23 DEADLINE FOR RURAL INNOVATION FUND APPLICATIONS. The Rural Fund NOFA (see HAC News, 12/8/10) and a correction are available at https://www.grants.gov or https://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/nofa10/rural-innov.cfm. Contact Robert Duncan, 202-402-4681, robert.duncan@hud.gov.
HUD ISSUES RESEARCH NOFAS. For details on the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program (Round 2), the Homeless Families Demonstration Small Grant Research Program, and the Sustainable Communities Research Grant Program, visit https://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/fundsavail.cfm or https://www.grants.gov.
FINAL RULE ISSUED FOR SECTION 538 CONTINUOUS GUARANTEE. The Section 538 rental guarantee program will now offer a single, continuous guarantee for construction advances and permanent financing. See Federal Register, 1/3/11. Contact Tammy S. Daniels, RD, tammy.daniels@wdc.usda.gov, 202-720-0021.
RD TO HOLD CALLS ON MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PROGRAMS. Teleconference or web conference meetings will be scheduled during January, April, July, and October, 2011, covering a variety of subjects for stakeholders. See Federal Register, 12/23/10 or search for document RHS-10-MFH-0029-0001 at https://www.regulations.gov. To request notices as calls are scheduled, contact Sandra Mercier, RD, 202-720-1617, sandra.mercier@wdc.usda.gov.
HOUSING GOALS SET FOR FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANKS. The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s final rule is “substantially the same” as its May 28, 2010 proposed rule (see HAC News, 6/09/10). See Federal Register, 12/27/10, or https://www.fhfa.gov. Contact Brian Doherty, FHFA, 202-408-2991.
COMMENTS SOUGHT ON FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK MEMBERSHIP. The Federal Housing Finance Agency invites input on possible alternatives for revising its regulations governing FHLB membership. Deadline is March 28. See Federal Register, 12/27/10, or https://www.regulations.gov. Contact Eric M. Raudenbush, FHFA, eric.raudenbush@fhfa.gov, 202-414-6421.
DIVERSITY REQUIRED FOR FANNIE, FREDDIE, AND FHLBS. A Federal Housing Finance Agency final rule implements a legislative provision that requires Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Banks to promote diversity and the inclusion of women and minorities in all activities. See Federal Register, 12/28/10, or https://www.fhfa.gov. Contact Eric Howard, FHFA, eric.howard@fhfa.gov, 202-408-2502.
WHITE HOUSE COUNCIL FOR COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS ESTABLISHED. The Council’s website says it will focus on highlighting ways to enlist more Americans and leaders across sectors to help catalyze change in communities to address important goals in education, youth development and employment. Visit https://www.serve.gov/communitysolutions. Contact Susannah Washburn, swashburn@cns.gov.
NEW PUBLICATIONS PROVIDE NSP CASE STUDIES. NeighborWorks America profiles 12 NeighborWorks organizations, most in metro areas, that are stabilizing communities impacted by the foreclosure crisis across the country. Implementing the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP): Community Stabilization in the NeighborWorks Network is at https://www.stablecommunities.org/library/implementingnsp. Neighborhood Stabilization Program: Innovative Development Strategies for Very Low-Income Housing features five metro area places and is available from the National Housing Law Project at https://nhlp.org/files/NHLP%20NSP%20Best%20Practices%20Final_0.pdf.
ART COLLINGS INTERNSHIP FUND ESTABLISHED. As a memorial to Art, who served as a mentor and trainer to many rural housers, HAC has created the Art Collings Internship. The first Collings intern will work at HAC during summer 2011. Donations in Art’s memory are welcome. Checks can be made out to the Housing Assistance Council, with “Collings internship” on the memo line, and mailed to HAC’s national office.
FY09 State Directors
Obama Administration Begins Naming State Directors For Rural Development On June 29, The Obama Administration began naming individuals who will serve as State Director for Rural Development at the USDA. […]