Rural housing and rural homelessness resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2009 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/housing/ This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-26420.htm Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:43:49 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-26420.htm Today, at the VA National Summit Ending Homelessness among Veterans, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki unveiled the departments comprehensive plan to end homelessness among Veterans by marshaling the resources of government, business and the private sector. http://www1.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=1807 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:57:00 CST http://www1.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=1807 The technical corrections to the Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Program NOFA are available on the HUD Web site at http://www.hudhre.info/index.cfm?do=viewWhatIsNew#wn82. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-26533.htm Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:55:08 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-26533.htm Daily Yonder article reports that plans for a national design center to help alleviate rural poverty will be solidified when 60 designers, corporate leaders, foundation heads, and journalists meet next month for the 2009 Aspen Design Summit. http://www.cfra.org/ruralmonitor/2009/10/31/can-designers-stamp-out-rural-poverty Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:56:23 CST http://www.cfra.org/ruralmonitor/2009/10/31/can-designers-stamp-out-rural-poverty This notice announces the Rural Housing Service intent to prioritize $400 million in funding that was previously made available in the Federal Register on July 23, 2009, for the refinance program to achieve the maximum amount of debt relief to existing borrowers and keep the borrowers in their homes, thereby, achieving long-term financial stability consistent with the goals of the Recovery Act. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-26269.htm Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:32:04 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-26269.htm Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan called on Congress to approve three important measures to improve housing and the housing market for Americans: extension of the First Time Homebuyers Tax Credit for a limited period, extension of higher loan limits for home mortgages, and secure funding for the Housing Trust Fund. http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/press/press_releases_media_advisories/2009/HUDNo.2009-10-29 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:25:27 CST http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/press/press_releases_media_advisories/2009/HUDNo.2009-10-29 This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-25912.htm Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:59:33 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-25912.htm An interactive community of providers, consumers, policymakers, researchers, and public agencies at federal, state, and local levels - sharing knowledge and promising practices to prevent and end homelessness through: training and technical assistance, publications and materials, on-line learning opportunities and networking and collaboration. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://homeless.samhsa.gov/Default.aspx Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:51:17 CST http://homeless.samhsa.gov/Default.aspx Under Secretary for Rural Development Dallas Tonsager today participated in events in Alaska commemorating the 60th anniversary of the creation of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's housing programs. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=12422 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:42:18 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=12422 SAMHSAs Homelessness Resource Center is announcing the release of a Special Section of the American Journal of Orthopsychiatry focused on homelessness and parenting. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=12421 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:33:38 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=12421 Two households share how their lives have been changed by the programs that were created by the Housing Act of 1949. -- Housing Assistance Council http://www.ruralhome.org/storage/documents/voicesfall09.pdf#page=26 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:26:23 CST http://www.ruralhome.org/storage/documents/voicesfall09.pdf#page=26 Describes how strong community relationships have led to success and stability within nonprofit housing organizations. -- Housing Assistance Council http://www.ruralhome.org/storage/documents/voicesfall09.pdf#page=10 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:36:35 CST http://www.ruralhome.org/storage/documents/voicesfall09.pdf#page=10 Describes how the Delta Area Economic Opportunity Corporation - a Community Action Agency - launched a communication campaign that changed community misconceptions of homelessness, opened a reservoir of untapped support, and gave its program participants new hope. -- Housing Assistance Council http://www.ruralhome.org/storage/documents/voicesfall09.pdf#page=10 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:30:38 CST http://www.ruralhome.org/storage/documents/voicesfall09.pdf#page=10 An overview of the Native American Housing Services (NAHS) organization established in 1999 to provide decent and safe affordable housing to low income families and individuals in the State of Oklahoma. -- Housing Assistance Council http://www.ruralhome.org/storage/documents/voicesfall09.pdf#page=7 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:49:37 CST http://www.ruralhome.org/storage/documents/voicesfall09.pdf#page=7 Housing Assistance Council article reports that House-Senate conferees agreed on a final compromise version of H.R. 2997, including funding for rural housing programs in the fiscal year that began October 1. http://www.ruralhome.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=273:fy10-appropusda&catid=45:announcements Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:06:23 CST http://www.ruralhome.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=273:fy10-appropusda&catid=45:announcements This issue of Rural Voices focuses on nonprofit sustainability. Illustrates what organizations can do and are doing to survive the economic recession to include developing partnerships and encouraging volunteerism that can help sustain housing and other human services programs. -- Housing Assistance Council http://www.ruralhome.org/storage/documents/voicesfall09.pdf Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:55:29 CST http://www.ruralhome.org/storage/documents/voicesfall09.pdf The technical corrections to the NOFA are available on the HUD Web site at http://www.hud.gov/hopevi and http:// www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/nofa09/grphopevirevi.cfm, and on the Grants.gov Web site at http://www.grants.gov, CFDA Number 14.866. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-25219.htm Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:00:53 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-25219.htm This notice announces the Rural Housing Service's intention to request an extension for a currently approved information collection in support of the program for 7 CFR part 3575, subpart A, "Community Programs Guaranteed Loans." http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-25103.htm Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:04:12 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-25103.htm Daily Yonder article reports that laws are being written (or not) to deal with the housing foreclosure crisis, but nobody really knows how many homes in rural America are affected. http://www.dailyyonder.com/foreclosures-rural-america-who-knows/2009/10/16/2398 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:15:09 CST http://www.dailyyonder.com/foreclosures-rural-america-who-knows/2009/10/16/2398 The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today launched a new campaign to increase hiring of low-income individuals and public housing residents by state and local governments that receive HUD funds. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=12351 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:31:55 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=12351 Today, almost one month ahead of a November 1 benchmark set earlier this year, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a new milestone of more than 500,000 trial loan modifications in progress under the Making Home Affordable program. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=12317 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:41:29 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=12317 This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-24138.htm Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:23:25 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-24138.htm Describes the scope and severity of the foreclosure problem in rural areas through compiled and analyzed private and public sources of information on housing distress. This report highlights of the findings from the investigation. -- Housing Assistance Council http://www.ruralhome.org/storage/documents/foreclosure09.pdf Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:19:07 CST http://www.ruralhome.org/storage/documents/foreclosure09.pdf Vouchers to public housing authorities which provides rental assistance to families whose lack of adequate housing is a primary cause of parents being separated or near-separated from their children. -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2252 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:49:38 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2252 Funding to improve our knowledge of the effects residential green construction has on both indoor environmental quality and occupant health, with a particular focus on children and other sensitive populations. -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2248 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:26:56 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2248 Funding to develop the infrastructure necessary to undertake comprehensive programs to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in eligible privately owned rental or owner-occupied housing. -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2247 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:18:40 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2247 An introduction to the American Community Survey for those who use rural social, economic, and housing data. -- U.S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Downloads/ACSRuralAreaHandbook.pdf Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:34:49 CST http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Downloads/ACSRuralAreaHandbook.pdf Provides resources about DOE's Weatherization Assistance Program that enables low-income families to permanently reduce their energy bills by making their homes more energy efficient. http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/weatherization/ Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:59:51 CST http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/weatherization/ 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. -- USDA Rural Housing Service http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2244 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:31:36 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2244 Brief overview of rural poverty rates from the U.S. Census Bureau's report, Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2008. -- Housing Assistance Council http://www.ruralhome.org/storage/documents/poverty09.pdf Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:21:46 CST http://www.ruralhome.org/storage/documents/poverty09.pdf