Emergency Coronavirus Legislation and Omnibus Appropriations Bill Signed into Law

CARH Broadcast Email—Legislative Update December 29, 2020. Updated December 31, 2020 On Sunday, December 27th, President Trump signed into the law H.R. 133, the $1.4 trillion Emergency Coronavirus Legislation and Omnibus Appropriations bill. As was reported in CARH’s Broadcast Email of December 21, 2020, the bill will provide roughly $900 billion in coronavirus relief aid,…

November/December 2020 Edition of CARH News

CARH’S BROADCAST E-MAIL – CARH News The November/December 2020 digital edition of CARH News, the Council for Affordable and Rural Housing’s (CARH) bimonthly digital newsletter, is now available online on CARH’s website, www.carh.org, or for viewing by clicking here. In this issue, you will find: RD Transition – Who is Doing What A Cybersecurity Checklist…

RD Shares Video on an Overview of the New Multifamily Organization Structure

RD’s Office of Multifamily Housing shared the following information on December 17, 2020: On October 11, 2020, Rural Development’s Office of Multifamily Housing structural realignment was finalized which, in some cases, redistributed the existing portfolio to a servicing Specialist within our new Field Operations Division.  Nancie-Ann Bodell, Deputy Administrator for MFH, along with her leadership…

HUD Research Roadmap: 2020 Update

The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Policy Development and Research released the following information: Research is essential to helping the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development achieve its mission to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality, affordable homes for all. In November, HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research…

CARH Scholarship Foundation Accepting Applications for 2021 Scholarships!

Dear CARH Members: The Scholarship Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2021 scholarships – the James L. Poehlman, Gordon L. Blackwell, Jack Godin, Jr., CRHD Founders, Scholarship Foundation, and CARH Scholarships! The Scholarship Foundation is providing these six scholarships to deserving residents of CARH-member affordable rural housing properties. Each scholarship will be $1,500 per…