Support Federal Rural Housing Programs

Please review letter opposing the Administration's proposed elimination of a number of rural housing and community development programs, including rural housing direct home ownership loans, self help housing and rural rental housing loans. (Federal Rural Housing Sign-On Letter)

To sign on please respond to signonletters@rapoza.org and insert "Rural Housing Letter" in the subject line. You will need to include the name of the contact person, the organization, city and state. The closing date for sign-on is March 3rd.

Details can be found in the Federal Housing Community Development Programs table posted below. Please contact Anne Law at anne@rapoza.org or (202)204-3958 if you have any questions or if you need additional assistance. 

 

Federal Housing and Community Development Programs
FY 08 Final, FY 09 Budget, FY 09 House, FY 09 Senate, FY 09 Final
Agriculture Appropriations – Selected Programs

$ In millions


RHS/RUS Programs

FY 08 +
Final

FY 09
Budget

FY 09
House

FY 09
Senate

FY 09
Final

502 Single Family Direct

1129

0

 

 

 

502 Single Family Guaranteed

4220

4849

 

 

 

504 Loans

35

18

 

 

 

504 Grants

30

30

 

 

 

514 Farm Labor Housing Loans

22

0

 

 

 

515 Rural Rental Housing

70

0

 

 

 

516 Farm Labor Housing Grants

10

0

 

 

 

521 Rural Rental Assistance

482.09

997##

 

 

 

Voucher Demonstration

NA

0

 

 

 

523 Self-Help TA

39

0

 

 

 

533 Housing Preservation Grants

9.9

11

 

 

 

538 Rental Housing Guaranteed

130

300

 

 

 

Preservation  Demonstration

3

0

 

 

 

Multi-Family  Restructuring

28 #

0

 

 

 

Supervisory TA Grants

1

1

 

 

 

Community Facility Loans

297

302

 

 

 

Community Facility Grants

20.5

0

 

 

 

Community Facility Guarantee

207

210

 

 

 

Water-Wastewater Loans

1030

1304

 

 

 

Water-Wastewater Grants

467.5

220

 

 

 

Water-Wastewater Guarantee

75

75

 

 

 

Solid Waste Grants

3.465

0

 

 

 

Small Systems Revolver

.5

0

 

 

 

Rural Business Enterprise Grants

39

0

 

 

 

Intermediary Re-lending

33.772

33

 

 

 

RCDI

6.3

0

 

 

 

High energy cost grants

20

0

 

 

 

Economic Impact Initiative Grants

14

0

 

 

 

## proposes $100 million for vouchers
#Funds can also be used for vouchers
+ 1.74% across the board cut to be subtracted

 

NRHC Fact Sheets on Sections 502, 515, 523 & 514/516

Here are fact sheets that have been released by the Coalition to describe these important rural housing programs, while synopsizing the current state of rural housing in America and arguing the need for the higher House figures.


 

Archives of Federal Appropriations Report

 


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