Rural Development: Off-Farm Labor Housing Repair Loan and Grant Workshop – Pre-Register for April 13th Event

The following was sent out by RD’s Office of Multifamily Housing: On March 9, 2022, Rural Development published a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for subsequent Section 514 Off-Farm Labor Housing (Off-FLH) loans and subsequent Section 516 Off-FLH grants to improve, repair, or make modifications to existing Off-Farm Labor Housing Properties for fiscal year 2022.…

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USDA Seeks Applications to Improve, Repair or Modify Off-Farm Labor Housing Properties

On March 9, 2022, USDA issued the following Stakeholder Annoucement entitled, USDA Seeks Applications to Improve, Repair or Modify Off-Farm Labor Housing Properties: WASHINGTON, March 9, 2022 – USDA Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced the Department is seeking applications to improve or repair off-farm labor housing. These improvements will ensure farmworkers…

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Rural Development – Upcoming Industry Workshop on Funding Gaps in Section 515 and Section 514/516 Transactions

CARH’S BROADCAST E-MAIL – Regulatory Alert   Rural Development’s Office of Multifamily Housing distributed the following bulletin informing stakeholders of an upcoming workshop entitled, Addressing Funding Gaps in Section 515 and FLH (514/516): Section 515 and Section 514/516 programs provide financing for the new construction and preservation of affordable housing units in Rural America.As market…

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Section 538 New Fee Structure For Initial and Annual Guarantee Fees

CARH’S BROADCAST E-MAIL – Regulatory Alert In today’s Federal Register, USDA’s Rural Housing Service published a Notice entitled, New Fee Structure for Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program Initial and Annual Guarantee Fees. CARH’s Lenders Committee and Board of Directors have long supported a new fee structure for new loans, and we appreciate our…

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USDA Seeks Applications to Strengthen Community and Economic Development to Benefit All People in Rural Communities

Rural Development sent the following Stakeholders Announcement on February 10, 2022: STAKEHOLDER ANNOUNCEMENT USDA Seeks Applications to Strengthen Community and Economic Development to Benefit All People in Rural Communities U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Rural Development Xochitl Torres Small  announced that USDA is accepting applications for grants that will advance equity in…

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