HUD: COVID-19 Test Kits Are Available at Federally Qualified Community Health Centers

HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing sent out the following information: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/Health Resources & Services Administration is making at-home COVID-19 test kits available to their federally qualified community health centers (FQHC). FQHCs/community health centers will be able to request supplies on a regular basis to deliver at-home COVID-19 tests…

ACTION Alert: Historic Investment Included in Senate Finance Committee Build Back Better Legislative Text

On December 13, the ACTION Campaign, which CARH is a steering committee member, issued the following ACTION Alert: On Saturday, December 11, the Senate Finance Committee released bill text, updating the tax section of the Build Back Better Act that passed the House in November. The new Senate text largely mirrors the House version, with historic investments in the Housing…

CARH Scholarship Foundation Accepting Applications for 2022 Scholarships!

Dear CARH Members: The Scholarship Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2022 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…

Emergency Rental Assistance Program Surpasses 2.5 Million Payments to Renters and Landlords in October

The Department of Treasury released a Press Release on November 29 with October Emergency Rental Assistance data. According to Treasury, assistance was provided to more than 521,000 renters and landlords, bringing the total number to more than 2.5 million payments and $2.8 billion in funds paid through ERA programs. Treasury said that the new data…

ACTION Alert: House Passes Build Back Better Act; Bill Includes Historic Housing Credit Investment

The following ACTION Alert was sent by The ACTION Campaign, which CARH is a steering committee member: This morning, the House passed the Build Back Better Act, H.R. 5376, by a vote of 220-to-213. The legislation includes the largest expansion of the Housing Credit program since its inception in 1986 and would finance an estimated 811,900 affordable…