Does Your Representative Support Rural Housing Funding?
Thank you for your advocacy! With your help, Rep. Hinojosa (D-TX) and 77 other Representatives signed onto a Dear Colleague letter urging the Appropriations Committee to fully fund USDA Rural Housing programs. This is 15 more Representatives than last year’s letter and a whopping 49 Representatives more than in FY13. Please remember to thank your Representatives […]
Ask Congress to Support Funding for Rural Housing Programs
Yesterday, Rep. Hinojosa (D-TX) issued a Dear Colleague letter, asking Members of Congress to join him in urging the House Appropriations Committee to fully fund USDA Rural Housing programs. PLEASE CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TODAY and ask them to sign onto Rep. Hinojosa’s Appropriations Request today. The deadline to sign on is Friday, March 28. Congressional […]
President’s Rural Development Budget ‘Races to the Bottom’
Last week, NRHC published a press release, criticizing the White House and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for leading a “race to the bottom” by proposing significant funding cuts to Rural Development programs, including those that help low-income rural families access affordable housing and grants that help small rural communities provide potable water and waste disposal […]
2013 NRHC Budget Bulletins
Archived: 2013 Budget Bulletins
2013 Rural Housing Reporters
Vol. 54, No. 1 Vol. 54, No. 2 Vol. 54, No. 3 Vol. 54, No. 4 Vol. 54, No. 5 Vol. 54, No. 6
Letter to the President
Earlier this week, Rep. Hinojosa (D-TX) finalized his letter to President Obama, asking that Rural Development be a higher priority in the upcoming FY 2015 budget. With your help, a total of 59 Representatives—including both Democrats and Republicans—signed onto the letter! This sends a clear message to the Administration that these programs are critical to […]
NRHC Annual Meetings – December 3, 2013
NRHC will be hosting its Annual Meetings on Tuesday, December 3, 2013 from 8:30am to the mid-afternoon. All meetings will take place at the Rapoza Associates offices, located at 1331 G Street NW, Washington, DC. IMPORTANT: Please remember to RSVP to the NRHC Annual Meetings. This helps us better prepare for the upcoming event. To nominate an NRHC […]
2012 Rural Housing Reporters
2012 Rural Housing Reporters Vol. 53 No. 1 Vol. 53 No. 1 Addendum Vol. 53 No. 1 Addendum 2 Vol. 53 No. 2 Vol. 53 No. 2 Addendum
Nominations Welcome!
All nominations for NRHC’s Board of Directors are due by Friday, November 1st to Sarah Mickelson at Sarah AT Rapoza DOT org. NRHC Board of Directors are elected by the membership to serve 3-year terms. This year, the Class of 2013’s term will expire on December 31, 2013. At the Annual Business Meeting in December […]
New Report on LIHTC in Rural America
Yesterday, Rapoza Associates released a new report on the impact of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit in rural communities. Because LIHTC is often seen as an urban program, several NRHC members – including Self Help Enterprises, People’s Self Help Housing, South County Housing, Community Housing Improvement Program, and Coachella Valley Housing Coalition— wanted to educate lawmakers about […]