Information Sheets


Information sheets provide concise, basic information (one to four pages in print) on rural housing needs, federal programs, and related topics.

Topics

Rural Housing Information

Demographics, High Need Areas, and Special Populations

Policy

Finance

Rural Housing Development

Federal Government

HUD Programs

RHS Programs

  Rural Housing Information
    • Housing in Rural America
    • Rental Housing in Rural America
    • Homeownership as an Asset in Rural America
    • Resources on Rural Rental Housing Preservation and Prepayment
    • Resources Available on HAC's Website About Self-Help Housing
    • Rural Homelessness
    • Affordable Green Building in Rural Communities


Demographics, High Need Areas, and Special Populations
    • The Lower Mississippi Delta
    • Housing in the Colonias
    • Housing Problems in Central Appalachia
    • Housing for Persons with Disabilities in Rural Areas
    • Rural Seniors and Their Homes
    • Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Housing
    • Poverty in Rural America
    • Housing on Native American Lands


Policy
    • Rural Rental Housing Preservation: Current Policy Issues
    • Rural Housing Issues and Recommendations
    • Rural Rental Housing Prepayment and Preservation


Finance
    • Mortgage Lending in Rural Communities
    • The Low Income Housing Tax Credit for Nonprofits Developing Rural Rental Housing
    • The Affordable Housing Program


Rural Housing Development
    • The Effects of Housing Development on a Rural Community's Economy
    • Environmental Concerns in Choosing a Site for Rural Housing Development*


Federal Government
    • Rural Housing and the Federal Legislative Process
    • Rural Housing and the Federal Budget Process


HUD Programs
    • Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program
    • State Community Development Block Grant (Small Cities CDBG)
    • Housing Counseling Assistance Program
    • HOME Investment Partnerships Program
    • Low Income Rental Assistance (Section 8) Tenant-Based Program
    • Supportive Housing for Persons With Disabilities
(Section 811)
    • Consolidated Submission for Community Planning and Development Programs
    • Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs)
    • Supportive Housing for the Elderly (Section 202)


RHS Programs
    • Very Low-Income Housing Repair Loans and Grants (Section 504)
    • USDA Rural Rental Assistance Program (Section 521)
    • Homeownership Direct Loan Program (Section 502)
    • Rural Rental Housing (Section 515)
    • Self-Help Housing (Section 502)
    • Guaranteed Rural Housing Loans (Section 502)
    • Farm Labor Housing Loans and Grants (Section 514/516)
    • Housing Preservation Grants (Section 533)
    • Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program (Section 538)
    • Housing Application Packaging Grants [Section 509(f)(6)]
    • Rural Housing Site Loans (Sections 523 and 524)
    • Rural Rental Housing Preservation: Purchase Processes