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April 18, 2012
Vol. 41, No. 8
• April is Fair Housing Month • Senate subcommittee marks up FY13 THUD bill • USDA appropriations to be considered in subcommittees soon • HUD offers Public Housing Family Self-Sufficiency funding • RD tells states to centralize delivery of Section 502 guarantee program • Final HUD environmental justice strategy posted • Section 8 Annual Adjustment Factors published • Aging population will face housing cost burdens and other challenges • Report examines criminalization of homelessness • Research correlates income inequality and racial segregation • ERS suggests framework for creating rural wealth
Special 40th Anniversary Edition of the HAC News
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April 4, 2012
Vol. 41, No. 7
• First HAC News published 40 years ago • House approves veterans housing bill • VA offers Homeless Providers Per Diem funds • HUD proposes changes for voucher portability • Streamlining suggested for mixed-finance Section 202 and 811 developments • HUD clarifies Rental Assistance Demo, extends comment deadline • Revisions for Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program possible • Rural housing leader Rose Garcia recognized at White House ceremony • Annual advocate’s guide published by NLIHC • REGISTER NOW for Housing Seniors in Rural America: Resources, Advocacy, and Practice
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March 21, 2012
Vol. 41, No. 6
Funding gridlock likely, given House Republican budget proposal • Donovan takes FY13 HUD budget to House subcommittee • Senators hear testimony on Indian housing • Senate panel holds hearing on homeless veterans • USDA offers RCDI funds • ACF funding available for IDAs • Water/waste priority possible for unserved colonias • Veterans vouchers clarifications published • Open forums offered on Section 538 • USDA draft MPR authorization bill moving forward • HUD adds to guidance on protecting tenants at foreclosure • Changes in Section 538 handbook underway • Rent still out of reach for minimum wage earners
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March 7, 2012
Vol. 41, No. 5
House subcommittee hears testimony on FY13 USDA RD budget • HUD speaks on rural housing • Funds offered for CNI planning, SHOP, and HMIS TA • RD provides guidance on environmental due diligence • HUD seeks comments on Rental Assistance Demonstration • GAO suggests reducing duplication in federal housing programs • More working households spending over half their income on housing • Childhood poverty rates examined for counties and states • REGISTER NOW for Housing Seniors in Rural America: Resources, Advocacy, and Practice
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February 22, 2012
Vol. 41, No. 4
• Administration budget requests some increases, some reductions for housing in FY13 • HUD offers funds for fair housing, ROSS, FSS, planning, and TA • New rural jobs initiative announced • HUD provides guidance on HOME program’s resale and recapture requirements • Consumer Financial Protection Bureau seeks nominations for advisory board • Fewer units affordable for extremely low-income renters • Slower growth, increased diversity in U.S. nonmetro population reported
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February 8, 2012
Vol. 41, No. 3
• Registration open for HAC’s federal budget webinar • House subcommittee moves housing bills forward • Refi plan for Section 502 borrowers announced • Section 538 rental housing guarantees offered • HUD issues equal access final rule • ESG recipients must amend action plans • USDA plans multifamily housing industry meetings • Official poverty guidelines for 2012 issued • Asset poverty increasing, says scorecard report • Toolkit offered for providing broadband to tenants • February is African American History Month • SAVE THE DATE! 2012 National Rural Housing Conference
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January 25, 2012
Vol. 41, No. 2
• Obama budget to be released Feb. 13, HAC plans webinar • USDA to recapture entire subsidy on foreclosures • Section 542 vouchers available • 2012 income limits for Section 502 direct and guarantee programs released • FHFA requests comments on energy upgrade funding • Updates announced for Hispanic and women farmers’ discrimination claims • GAO recommends improvements for homeless women veterans • National homeless population decreased slightly from 2009 to 2011, NAEH reports • Homeless children increased from 2007 to 2011, NCFH calculates • Administration activities to promote green building recommended • HAC research note shows population growing fastest in suburbs and exurbs
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January 11, 2012
Vol. 41, No. 1
• USDA to close 43 local RD offices under new “blueprint" • HUD offers housing counseling training funds • Changes to HOME regulations proposed • RD adds square footage to “modest housing” determination • Food assistance can be included in Section 502 repayment income • Guidance on unliquidated multifamily housing obligations issued by RD • USDA seeks private investors for rural infrastructure • Comments invited on HMDA, SAFE, and RESPA rules • HUD guidebook addresses combining HOME and NSP • Proposals to align federal rental programs released • Federal Reserve recommends GSEs help stabilize housing market. • HUD reports on elderly households it assists • Affordable Rural Senior Housing addressed in new Rural Voices
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December 14, 2011
Vol. 40, No. 25
• HUD offers housing counseling funds • Section 202 Demonstration Pre-Development Grants available • Consumer Financial Protection Bureau requests suggestions for regulations • Rules issued for Emergency Solutions Grants, HMIS, and new definition of homeless • HUD releases FY12 median family income limits • Changes proposed to HUD’s wetlands and floodplains rules • Administration reports drop in homelessness • Report suggests how states can help seniors age in place • Nominations due January 6 for community reinvestment awards • HAC releases overview of nonprofits’ housing capacity in Delta • HAC examines rural affordable housing issues related to prisoner reentry • Season’s greetings!
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November 30, 2011
Vol. 40, No. 24
• HUD offers lead hazard funding • RD explains energy requirements for new construction • Uniform Appraisal Dataset adopted for Section 502 direct and guaranteed loans • RD will accept third-party initial inspections for single-family homes • Updated rural tenant data released • Research predicts increase in homelessness • HAC launches research series using 2010 Census data • New Rural Voices covers housing and water links • HAC examines supplemental poverty measure • Correction: FY12 funding not subject to deficit reduction actions
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November 16, 2011
Vol. 40, No. 223
• November is National Native American Heritage Month •Conference committee sets FY12 funding levels for USDA and HUD • CDFI Fund accepting applications • Changes proposed to NAHASDA regulations • HUD offers fair housing rule on discriminatory effect • HUD clarifies duplication of benefits for CDBG disaster grants • Deadline extended for HUD’s environmental justice strategy • Changes to Federal Home Loan Banks’ responsibilities suggested • Comments on New Markets Tax Credit sought • Materials posted from rural senior housing training
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November 1, 2011
Vol. 40, No. 22
• Senate rejects efforts to further reduce rural housing and SHOP funds • House subcommittees set hearing on HOME fraud • Tenant Resource Network funds offered for specified HUD properties • USDA proposes FY12 fee for Section 502 guaranteed loans • HUD announces FY12 Difficult Development Areas and asks what FMRs to use • Proposed rule aims to increase Native American access to rural utilities programs • HUD revises handbook guidance on displacement caused by CDBG or HOME funds • Housing policy commission launched • 26% of rural children live in persistent poverty counties • Indian housing needs study updates online
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October 13, 2011
Vol. 40, No. 21
• Government funded through November 18 • HUD offers two grant programs for Indian Country • AmeriCorps support available • HAC announces grant funding for rural senior housing • RD to conduct rent comparability studies for vouchers • Income calculations changed for Section 502 direct loans • Final 2012 Fair Market Rents published • HUD requests comments on environmental justice strategy • Comments invited on new interim PHAS scoring • Federal homelessness update published • Utility-funded energy efficiency programs can help multifamily housing • Affordability issues for seniors increasing, AARP reports
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September 28, 2011
Vol. 40, No. 20
• September 15-October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month • House to consider continuing resolution options on Sept. 29 • Senate committee acts on HUD spending • Budget Control Act’s impact on HUD predicted • HUD posts general section for FY12 NOFAs • HUD offers multifamily energy innovation funds • HUD seeks feedback on healthy homes designation • Housing GSE regulations under review • Information available on Section 502 guarantee program fees • 500 places may lose eligibility for USDA housing programs, HAC estimates • Register for HAC’s senior housing symposium, Nov. 9-10, Seattle
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September 14, 2011
Vol. 40, No. 19
• President’s job plan includes possible housing aid • Continuing Resolution expected to start FY12 • Senate committee’s FY12 rural housing spending levels higher than House’s • House subcommittee proposes HUD spending cuts • USDA and HUD testify against moving RHS to HUD • USDA offers RA and equity loans for preservation • Guidance issued on using Section 538 for Section 515 preservation • National poverty rate worsened in 2010
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August 31, 2011
Vol. 40, No. 18
• OMB asks agencies to suggest spending cuts • Section 514/516 deadline extended • USDA reissues Preservation Revolving Loan Fund NOFA • HUD offers Energy Innovation Fund Multifamily Pilot Program Grants • Continuum of Care NOFA published • Emergency Homeowners’ Loan Program reopens in some states • HUD proposes to open FHA mortgage insurance to Farm Credit System direct lenders • HUD announces FY10 Rural Innovation Fund grantees • Proposed FMRs released • Handbook explains clean-up after flooding • HAC launches senior housing initiative • HAC offers training on senior housing and 502 packaging, Nov. 8-10, Seattle
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August 18, 2011
Vol. 40, No. 17
• New spending reduction process begins • White House Rural Council report and forum focus on jobsSection 514/516 Farm Labor Housing NOFA corrected • Multifamily exception authority requests must be complete, RD reminds field staff • Agencies request input on disposition of REO properties • Federal agencies renew commitment to environmental justice • RD to clarify calculation of student income • Farm loan claims packages available for Hispanic and women farmers • September 16 deadline for Native American trust account holders to file Cobell claims • African-American farmers being notified of Pigford II eligibility • Low-income families and children struggling, annual Kids Count data show • Energy efficiency finance options summarized in report
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August 3, 2011
Vol. 40, No. 16
• Extent of debt ceiling deal’s impact on housing programs unclear • House subcommittee postpones second hearing on moving USDA rural housing to HUD • Consumer Financial Protection Bureau opens • HUD offers grants to develop regional plans integrating housing and other development • RD withdraws SAVE immigration verification requirement • Pilots to coordinate federal housing programs • HUD launches rental preservation website • Newsletter addresses low-income renters • Rental unit supply increased while affordable stock fell, HUD reports • Metro areas grew more than twice as fast as nonmetro during 2000’s • AT&T merger with T-Mobile may not help rural connectivity, analysis concludes • Follow HAC on Twitter
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July 20, 2011
Vol. 40, No. 15
• House postpones consideration of FY12 HUD funding • Subcommittee votes to eliminate National Housing Trust Fund • Section 515 funds offered • Household Water Well System Grants available • Continuum of Care applicant registration open • RD to withdraw SAVE immigration verification requirement for FLH • Comments on Con Plan changes invited • HUD explains public housing work preference policies • Four major lenders hold almost half of Section 502 guaranteed loans, NHLP reports • California public radio features self-help housing • 2010 Census data added to Atlas of Rural and Small-Town America • ERS reports on evidence of Delta Regional Authority’s impact • GAO considers Dodd-Frank’s possible effect on mortgage credit • Nominations sought for HUD planning award
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July 6, 2011
Vol. 40, No. 14
• House consideration of FY12 HUD funding to begin • Section 514/516, 533, MPR, and voucher funds offered • RD requests input on priorities • Immigration verification system must be used for Farm Labor Housing tenants • Comments sought on CDFI Bond Guarantee Program • HUD issues final mortgage licensing regs • HPG servicing clarifications provided • Guidance explains how Davis-Bacon applies to NSP • Public housing units need $25.6 billion in repairs, HUD study estimates • Federal tax code income supports benefit rural Americans • National Housing Trust Fund funding possibilities reviewed
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June 22, 2011
Vol. 40, No. 113
• House passes FY12 USDA funding bill without changes • HUD offers funds for Native institutions and Section 3 coordinators • Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant advance funding notice posted • White House Rural Council established • HUD will not implement Rural Housing Stability Program in FY11 • Habitat to package Section 502 and 504 direct applications • Guidance provided on closing MPR preservation transactions • RD instructs field staff on evaluating multifamily properties in default • HUD’s 2010 homeless assessment report shows progress and problems • Two studies document housing issues for people with disabilities • Fact sheet lists benefits of housing counseling • Congressional district profiles updated with Out of Reach 2011 data
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June 8, 2011
Vol. 40, No. 12
• Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Planning Grants offered • New Markets Tax Credits available • IRS hopes to encourage non-real estate NMTC investments • Comments deadline extended on QRM rule favoring 20% downpayments • OMB issues 2011 Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement • HUD requests comments on future regulatory reviews • FY11 median family incomes released • June is National Homeownership Month • State of the Nation’s Housing 2011 reports challenges for ownership, brightening in rental markets • Study deems U.S. implementation of human right to housing “unacceptable.” • Mississippi Delta housing featured in Rural Voices
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May 25, 2011
Vol. 40, No. 11
• House USDA appropriations bill released • House subcommittee considers moving USDA rural housing to HUD • Section 538 loan guarantees available • HUD offers FY11 funds for lead hazard programs, asthma interventions, HOPWA, Section 811 • HOME program under scrutiny
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May 11, 2011
Vol. 40, No. 10
• Gap between renter incomes and apartment costs grew in 2010 • Homeownership less affordable for minorities, research shows • Grants available for Lead Technical Studies and Healthy Homes Technical Studies • USDA Native American farmer settlement receives final approval • HUD requests input on ConPlan improvements • Disaster recovery assistance offered • Tax credits’ impact on low-income rural households examined • Census Bureau releasing 2010 state demographic profiles • Transitional housing for families shrinking as permanent housing increases • Online resources explain rules for advocacy by nonprofits
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April 27, 2011
Vol. 40, No. 9
• House passes budget resolution with significant cuts • FY11 NOFAs released for Indian CDBG, FSS, ROSS • HUD explains housing counseling program funding • USDA requests comments on simplifying regulations • Rental affordability problems worsening, study says • HUD research finds adding assisted housing reduces worst case needs • Expanded website provides tax credit information • Foreclosure risk scores available by zip code • 2011 Advocates’ Guide to Housing and Community Development Policy available • U.S. wealth distribution more unequal than distribution of wages or income
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April 13, 2011
Vol. 40, No. 8
• Most USDA rural housing programs fare well in FY11 funding compromise • FY11 deal cuts many HUD programs • Proposals for FY12 funding provide few housing details • HUD offers funds for Section 811, healthy homes, and homeless families research, and posts FY11 NOFA General Section • HAC fact sheet describes self-help program’s importance for minorities
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