Rural communities face unique challenges when dealing with the affordable housing crisis. Because development does not generally occur at a large scales in rural areas, construction costs are often higher in rural communities compared to urban areas, which reduces the incentives for private investment. Additionally, a lack of access to credit in many rural areas limits funding for maintenance of existing units.
NLIHC works with our state and national partners to advocate for increased funding for USDA and HUD programs, particularly those that provide funding to non-profits that support the creation of affordable housing.
Memo to Members and Partners Articles
HUD released on April 10 a proposal to update existing screening regulations for applicants to HUD-assisted housing with conviction histories or a history of involvement with the criminal-legal system.
Under current policy, public housing authorities (PHAs) and landlords of HUD-assisted housing…
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Housing Service (RHS) Administrator Joaquin Altoro announced amendments to the Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program (GRRHP) in a Multifamily Stakeholder announcement issued March 20. In the announcement, Administrator Altoro stated that the…
The Housing Assistance Council (HAC) announced the launch of its new Center for Rural Multifamily Housing Preservation, a cross-disciplinary initiative to preserve rural rental housing, particularly properties financed through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Rental Housing Loan (…
Representatives Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) and Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) introduced the “Rural Housing Services Reform Act” in the U.S. House of Representatives on December 14. The bill – a companion to a bipartisan bill of the same name introduced in the U.S. Senate (see Memo, 10/2/23) – aims to…