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            Housing and homelessness funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center
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    Housing and homelessness funding opportunities, with information provided via the Rural Assistance Center
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				<copyright>Copyright 2008 Rural Assistance Center</copyright>
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<title>Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation Program Grants</title>
<description>Grants for health care for the indigent, youth development and education and homeless and low/moderate income housing. Geographic coverage:  Arizona  -- Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1041 </link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 13:09:15 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant Program (HUD)</title>
<description>Funds doctoral candidates' research and dissertations on policy-relevant housing and urban development issues. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1490 </link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 11:40:38 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1490 </guid>

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<title>Public Housing Family Self-Sufficiency Program  (ROSS)</title>
<description>Funding is for Public Housing Agencies to hire a program coordinator to link participating families to the supportive services they need to achieve self-sufficiency. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=535 </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 12:45:25 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=535 </guid>

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<title>Community Development Technical Assistance Program: Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program</title>
<description>Grants to local communities, States, and nonprofit organizations for projects that benefit low income persons medically diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and their families. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=745 </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 12:35:30 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Assisted Living Conversion Program</title>
<description>The purpose of this program is to provide grants for the conversion of some or all of the dwelling units in an eligible project into assisted living facilities (ALFs) for frail elderly persons. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=71 </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 12:27:26 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Housing Counseling Training Program</title>
<description>Funds training activities designed to improve the quality of counseling provided by housing counselors. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1905 </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 12:22:15 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1905 </guid>

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<title>Fair Housing  Initiatives Program (FHIP)</title>
<description>Grants to inform the public about the rights and obligations under the Fair Housing Act. Included two initiatives, the Private Enforcement Initiative (PEI) and the Education and Outreach Initiative (EOI). Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=76 </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 11:48:51 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=76 </guid>

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<title>Community Development Block Grant Program for Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages (ICDBG)</title>
<description>Grants to develop Indian and Alaska Native communities including housing, environment, and economic opportunities. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=523 </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 11:38:51 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=523 </guid>

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<title>Hispanic Serving Institutions Assisting Communities (HSIAC)</title>
<description>To assist Hispanic-Serving Institutions expand their role and effectiveness in addressing community development in their localities. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1486 </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 11:07:36 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1486 </guid>

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<title>Community Development Technical Assistance Programs</title>
<description>Funding to provide technical assistance to five separate community development program areas: (1) HOME; (2) CHDO (HOME); (3) Homeless and; (4) HOPWA. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1483 </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 10:42:04 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1483 </guid>

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<title>Community Development Technical Assistance Program: Homeless Supportive Housing Program</title>
<description>Funding to assist homeless persons to move to self-sufficiency and permanent housing. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=81 </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 10:40:16 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=81 </guid>

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<title>Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency Service Coordinators Program</title>
<description>Grants for the delivery and coordination of supportive services and other activities designed to help improve the living conditions of public and Indian housing residents who are elderly and/or disabled. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=526 </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 12:48:57 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=526 </guid>

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<title>Housing Choice Voucher Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Coordinators</title>
<description>Funding to employ program coordinators for the Housing Choice Voucher FSS program. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=72 </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 12:42:47 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=72 </guid>

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<title>Self Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP)</title>
<description>Provides loans to nonprofit organizations to run self-help homeownership programs. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=80 </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 12:40:20 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=80 </guid>

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<title>Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities</title>
<description>HUD provides funding to nonprofit organizations to develop rental housing with the availability of supportive services for very low-income adults with disabilities, and provides rent subsidies for the projects to help make them affordable. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=479 </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 12:32:16 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=479 </guid>

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<title>Operation Lead Elimination Action Grant Program (LEAP)</title>
<description>Grants to assist organizations in raising additional funding to address lead hazards in privately owned housing units. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=533 </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 11:58:09 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=533 </guid>

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<title>Lead Paint Hazard Reduction Demonstration Program</title>
<description>Grants to assist in identifying and control of lead-based hazards in housing. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1142 </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 11:56:30 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1142 </guid>

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<title>Lead Based Paint Hazard Control Grant Program</title>
<description>Funding to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in private homes and rental units. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=527 </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 11:52:43 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=527 </guid>

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<title>Lead Outreach Grant Program</title>
<description>Funding to increase lead hazard treatment in low-income housing and to help occupants recognize and report lead-based paint hazards. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=531 </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 11:50:53 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=531 </guid>

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<title>Healthy Homes Demonstration Program</title>
<description>Develops, demonstrates, and promotes cost-effective, preventive measures to correct multiple safety and health hazards in the home environment that produce serious diseases and injuries in children of low income Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=529 </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 11:48:54 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=529 </guid>

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<title>Healthy Homes Technical Studies Grants</title>
<description>Cooperative agreements to gain knowledge to improve the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of methods for evaluation and control of lead-based paint and other housing related health and safety hazards. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1141 </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 11:44:08 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1141 </guid>

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<title>Early Doctoral Student Research</title>
<description>To enable doctoral students enrolled at institutions of higher education accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to cultivate their research skills. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1489 </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 11:37:50 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1489 </guid>

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<title>Demonstration Program for Elderly Housing for Intergenerational Families</title>
<description>Provides funding for supportive housing for low-income elderly persons. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=75 </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 11:00:28 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities (AN/NHIAC)</title>
<description>To assist Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions (AN/NHI) of higher education expand their role and effectiveness in addressing community development needs in their localities. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1487 </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 10:41:48 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1487 </guid>

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<title>Housing Counseling Programs</title>
<description>Grants to fund the delivery of housing counseling services. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=525 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 12:07:03 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=525 </guid>

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<title>Rural Housing and Economic Development Program</title>
<description>Provides support for innovative housing and economic development activities in rural areas. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=73 </link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:09:15 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=73 </guid>

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<title>Section 538 Multi-Family Housing Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program (GRRHP)--Demonstration Program for Fiscal Year 2008</title>
<description>The Demonstration Program's purpose is to test the viability and efficacy of the concept of a continuous loan note guarantee through the construction and permanent loan financing phases of a project. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- USDA Rural Housing Service </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1891 </link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:35:42 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1891 </guid>

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<title>U.S. Bancorp Foundation Grants</title>
<description>Support for the creation of economic opportunity through grants to organizations that provide affordable housing, encourage self-sufficiency, and assist economic development. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- U.S. Bancorp Foundation </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1519 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:48:53 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1519 </guid>

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<title>MetLife Foundation Awards for Excellence in Affordable Housing</title>
<description>Awards to organizations that excel in property and asset management or provide housing to people with special needs. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- MetLife Foundation </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1476 </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:48:26 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1476 </guid>

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<title>Development of Comprehensive Drug/Alcohol and Mental Health Treatment Systems for Persons Who Are Homeless</title>
<description>Grants to enable communities to expand and strengthen their treatment services for homeless individuals with substance abuse disorders, mental illness, or with co-occurring substance abuse disorders and mental illness. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=427 </link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:53:05 CST</pubDate>
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