Rural housing and rural homelessness resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2008 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/housing/ Rural counties farthest from urban centers, those with shortages of affordable housing, and those with relatively large minority populations are most likely to have high proportions of U.S. Department of Agriculture Section 515 apartments among their federally assisted rentals, according to a new Housing Assistance Council study. http://216.92.48.246/pressreleasesview.php?id=221 Thu, 15 May 2008 08:40:12 CST http://216.92.48.246/pressreleasesview.php?id=221 Funding to provide technical assistance to five separate community development program areas: (1) HOME; (2) CHDO (HOME); (3) Homeless and; (4) HOPWA. -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1483 Wed, 14 May 2008 10:42:30 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1483 Provides tips for organizations interested in creating a foreclosure prevention program. -- Housing Assistance Council http://www.ruralhome.org/manager/uploads/VoicesSpring2008.pdf#page=11 Mon, 12 May 2008 15:18:07 CST http://www.ruralhome.org/manager/uploads/VoicesSpring2008.pdf#page=11 Highlights some of the challenges rural communities face in dealing withincreasing mortgage foreclosures and several programs that are helping at-risk homeowners. -- Housing Assistance Council http://www.ruralhome.org/manager/uploads/VoicesSpring2008.pdf#page=17 Mon, 12 May 2008 15:15:36 CST http://www.ruralhome.org/manager/uploads/VoicesSpring2008.pdf#page=17 The Bush Administration today issued final guidance that will permit its flagship mortgage insurance program to assist more homeowners who are struggling to keep up with their high-cost subprime adjustable rate mortgages. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8644 Mon, 12 May 2008 10:25:12 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8644 Today's publication contains the 36 funding opportunities that constitute HUD's FY2008 SuperNOFA, and also provides a revised Appendix A that lists the programs contained in the FY2008 SuperNOFA and corrects two items contained in the General Section published on March 19, 2008. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-8863.htm Mon, 12 May 2008 08:55:22 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-8863.htm Funds training activities designed to improve the quality of counseling provided by housing counselors. -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1905 Fri, 09 May 2008 11:59:42 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1905 To fund technical studies to improve existing methods for detecting and controlling lead-based paint and other housing-related health and safety hazards, to develop new methods to detect and control these hazards, and to improve our knowledge of lead-base -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1902 Thu, 08 May 2008 09:12:27 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1902 The Center for Rural Affairs' Rural Brief April 2008 Issue takes a close look at Rural Development funding for FY09, pointing out that as with previous budgets, the FY09 budget recommends termination of numerous federal rural development and rural asset-building programs. http://www.cfra.org/newsrelease/2008/04/22/federal-government-walking-away-rural-america Tue, 06 May 2008 07:42:28 CST http://www.cfra.org/newsrelease/2008/04/22/federal-government-walking-away-rural-america This Notice sets forth the policies and procedures for the administration of tenant-based Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) rental assistance under the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program administered by local public housing agencies (PHAs) that have partnered with local Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/08-1220.htm Tue, 06 May 2008 06:56:33 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/08-1220.htm USDA Rural Development and Ginnie Mae announcedtoday that they have reached a significant milestone by securing more than $100 million in loansto build or rehabilitate affordable rental housing in rural communities. http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rd/newsroom/2008/2008%20Guaranteed%20Rural%20Rental%20Housing%20news%20release%20RHS.pdf Mon, 05 May 2008 10:20:36 CST http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rd/newsroom/2008/2008%20Guaranteed%20Rural%20Rental%20Housing%20news%20release%20RHS.pdf The purpose of publication of the agenda is to encourage more effective public participation in the regulatory process by providing the public with advance information about pending regulatory activities. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/ua080505/ua080507.txt Mon, 05 May 2008 09:00:14 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/ua080505/ua080507.txt The Rural Housing Service published a document in the Federal Register on March 28, 2008, announcing the availability of housing funds for fiscal year 2008. The document contained incorrect percentage allocations under the heading for Single Family Housing (SFH). http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-9484.htm Thu, 01 May 2008 13:38:34 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-9484.htm The Bureau of Indian Affairs is requesting comments on information collected from applicants under the housing improvement program whoseregulations provides eligibility and selection data used by the local servicing housing office to establish whether an applicant is eligible to receive services. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-9529.htm Thu, 01 May 2008 09:36:37 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-9529.htm The Bush Administration has put in place responsible solutions to help American families stay in their homes and avoid foreclosure, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Deputy Secretary Roy A. Bernardi said today. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8591 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:45:17 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8591 For fiscal year (FY) 2008, HUD will require Continuums of Care to submit their applications electronically, using e-snaps, an electronic system separate from Grants.gov. This Notice provides detailed instructions on completing the Continuum of Care (CoC) registration process for e-snaps and also provides applicants important information, including definitions and the necessary CoC planning process, that CoC and project applicants should be familiar with prior to applying for FY2008 CoC Homeless Assistance funding. Finally, today's Notice provides information about the major changes that HUD will make to the FY2008 CoC Homeless Assistance competition. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-9540.htm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:41:21 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-9540.htm This publication establishes the funding criteria for the FY2008 Rural Housing and Economic Development Program. Because HUD is required by statute to competitively award RHED assistance by September 1, 2008, HUD has decided to publish this NOFA separately and in advance of its FY2008 Notice of Funding Availability for HUD's Discretionary Programs (SuperNOFA). http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-9273.htm Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:27:58 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-9273.htm 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/2008/E8-8723.htm Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:18:24 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-8723.htm The Health Resources and Services Administration is announcing the reissuance of Fiscal Year 2009 Service Area Competition--New and Competing Continuation Funding (HRSA Announcement Numbers HRSA-09-095, HRSA-09-096, HRSA-09-097, and HRSA-09-098). The HRSA Electronic Handbook (EHB) application deadline for project periods beginning in November and December 2008 has been changed and the list of available service areas has been updated. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-9009.htm Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:24:16 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-9009.htm The Housing Assistance Council in this notice gives information on the HUD SuperNOFA and other HUD NOFAs along with an update regarding Continuum of Care grant applications and a webcast training session on registration for the 2008 Continuum of Care competition. http://www.ruralhome.org/infoAnnouncements_2008SuperNOFA.php Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:58:50 CST http://www.ruralhome.org/infoAnnouncements_2008SuperNOFA.php 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=1891 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:27:10 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1891 In this notice the Rural Housing Service announces the implementation of a demonstration program 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. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-8470.htm Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:52:22 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-8470.htm U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary James B. Peake and U.S. Housing and Urban Development Deputy Secretary Roy A. Bernardi today announced $75 million to provide permanent supportive housing for an estimated 10,000 homeless veterans nationwide. http://www1.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=1489 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:24:48 CST http://www1.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=1489 Second of a series on homelessness in America. Provides data on the number, characteristics, and patterns of shelter use among homeless persons in urban, suburban and rural environments. -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development http://www.hudhre.info/documents/2ndHomelessAssessmentReport.pdf Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:39:45 CST http://www.hudhre.info/documents/2ndHomelessAssessmentReport.pdf 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. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=427 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:51:19 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=427 Funding that provides communities with a source of financing for economic development, housing rehabilitation, public facilities, and large-scale physical development projects. -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1870 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:08:14 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1870 Encourages the construction and rehabilitation of apartments affordable to low-income families by offering a credit or reduction in tax liability for 10 years for the owners or developers of such housing. -- National Council of State Housing Agencies http://www.ncsha.org/section.cfm/3/34/35 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:31:05 CST http://www.ncsha.org/section.cfm/3/34/35 Identifies the current characteristics of home mortgage lending in rural America. -- Housing Assistance Council http://www.ruralhome.org/manager/uploads/hmda.pdf Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:18:04 CST http://www.ruralhome.org/manager/uploads/hmda.pdf A special issue that focuses on the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). State, county, and local community development practitioners share their stories of how the CDBG program has worked for their communities. -- Housing Assistance Council http://www.ruralhome.org/manager/uploads/VoicesSpring2006.pdf Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:40:27 CST http://www.ruralhome.org/manager/uploads/VoicesSpring2006.pdf Created as a result of a partnership between National Veteran Service Organizations and HUD. Designed to increase knowledge of and participation in HUD homeless assistance programs and services for veterans and other individuals who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/about/hudvet/ Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:58:54 CST http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/about/hudvet/