Through this action, Rural Housing Service (RHS) is addressing the following:

The Agency is revising the minimum insurance deductible amount and removing specific dollar limits with regards to insurance deductible clauses. The Agency also is clarifying the amount of dwelling coverage required to address current standards in the mortgage

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Housing Service

The Rural Housing Service of Rural Development announces the availability of funds and the timeframe to submit applications for loans to private nonprofit organizations, or such nonprofit organizations' affiliate loan funds and State and local housing finance agencies, to carry out a demonstration program to provide revolving loans for the

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Housing Service

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Rural Housing Service's (RHS) intent to reinstate a previously approved information collection in support of the Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Housing Service

The Rural Housing Service (RHS) is amending a notice published April 21, 2008 (73 FR 2130521307). This action is taken to extend the application obligation date of eligible applications. This amendment is to ensure that all applications that meet program criteria and have responded accordingly will be considered in the Demonstration Program.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Housing Service

The Rural Housing Service (RHS), hereafter referred to as U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development is amending its regulations for the Housing Preservation Grants Program to include faithbased and community organizations. Faithbased and community organizations receiving Housing Preservation Grants (HPG) Program funding for the purpose of

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Housing Service

On March 13, 2006 (71 FR 12671-74), a notice was published regarding the availability of hurricane disaster assistance that expanded the rural area definition for USDA Rural Development's housing programs. USDA Rural Development's housing programs are governed by the Housing Act of 1949, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1471, et seq.)(Act).

Section 541 of

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Housing Service

The Rural Housing Service published a document in the Federal Register on March 28, 2008, announcing the availability of housing funds for fiscal year 2008. The document contained incorrect percentage allocations under the heading for Single Family Housing (SFH).

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Housing Service

Through this Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA), in conjunction with the GRRHP 2007 Notice, published February 26, 2007, Volume 72 FR, 83398346 and the GRRHP 2008 Notice, published February 4, 2008, Volume 73 FR, 64696477, the Agency announces the
implementation of a demonstration program under the section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Housing Service

The Rural Housing Service is proposing to revise the existing income limit structure for Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program (SFHGLP) eligibility. Instead of eligible adjusted income based on households ranging from 18 persons according to 7 CFR 1980.345 (a), a two tier income structure consisting of a 14 member household and a 58 member

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Housing Service

The Rural Housing Service, hereinafter referred to as Housing and Community Facilities Programs (HCFP), announces the availability of housing funds for fiscal year (FY) 2008. This action is taken to comply with 42 U.S.C. 1490p, which requires that HCFP publish in the Federal Register notice of the availability of any housing assistance.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Housing Service

This notice informs the public that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has established a demonstration USDA Rural Development Voucher Program, as authorized under section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949 as amended, (without regard to section 542(b)), which is being administered by the USDA. This notice informs the public that USDA

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Housing Service

This rule sets forth the regulation changes for the Community [[Page 14172]]
Facilities Grant program, which is available to rural communities impacted by a Presidentially declared disaster. The rule establishes the requirements to qualify for additional funding.

This rule is being issued on an emergency basis due to the severe economic and

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Housing Service

USDA Rural Development which administers the programs of the Rural Housing Service (RHS) announces the availability of funds and the timeframe to submit applications to participate in a demonstration program to preserve and revitalize existing rural rental housing projects financed by Rural Development under Section 515, Section 514, and Section

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Housing Service

This NOFA announces the timeframe to submit pre-applications for section 514 Farm Labor Housing (FLH) loans and section 516 FLH grants for the construction of new offfarm FLH units and related facilities for domestic farm laborers. The intended purpose of these loans and grants is to increase the number of available housing units for domestic farm

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Housing Service

This NOFA announces the timeframe to submit applications for Section 515 Rural Rental Housing (RRH) loan funds, including applications for the nonprofit setaside for eligible nonprofit entities, the setaside for the most Underserved Counties and Colonias (CranstonGonzalez National Affordable Housing Act), and the setaside for Empowerment Zones and

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Housing Service

The Rural Housing Service published a document in the Federal Register on February 20, 2008, announcing that it is soliciting competitive applications under its Housing Preservation Grant program. The listing for the Rural Development Oregon State Office address was incorrectly identified in the notice.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Housing Service

The Rural Housing Service, an Agency under USDA Rural Development, is amending its regulations to change the due date of the annual guarantee fee for the Section 538 Guarantee Rural Rental Housing loans. The annual fee is a nonrefundable amount that the lender must pay each year that the loan guarantee remains in effect. Currently, the Finance

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Housing Service

The Rural Housing Service (RHS), an agency within Rural Development, announces that it is soliciting competitive applications under its Housing Preservation Grant (HPG) program. The HPG program is a grant program which provides qualified public agencies, private nonprofit organizations, which may include, but not be limited to, faithbased and

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Housing Service

The Rural Housing Service (RHS) hereby amends the regulation utilized to service the Community Facilities loan and grant programs and the Business Programs direct loan program by revising the form number for reamortization requests. The form was mistakenly made obsolete during the implementation of regulations changes for the MultiFamily Housing

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Housing Service

The Rural Housing Service (RHS) announces the availability of funds and the timeframe to submit applications for grants to provide emergency services to areas where the Secretary of Agriculture determines that a local, state, or national emergency or disaster has caused lowincome migrant or seasonal farmworkers to lose income, be unable to work,

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Housing Service

This is a request for proposals for guaranteed loans under the section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program (GRRHP) pursuant to 7 CFR 3565.4 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 subject to the availability of funding. FY 2008 funding for the section 538 program is $129,090,000. Applicants will submit proposals in the form of ``RESPONSES.'' The

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Housing Service

This Notice announces the availability of $6,255,900 of competitive grant funds for the RCDI program through the Rural Housing Service (RHS), an agency within the USDA Rural Development mission area herein referred to as the Agency. Applicants must provide matching funds in an amount at least equal to the Federal grant. These grants will be made

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Housing Service

This RFP announces an availability of funds and the timeframe to submit proposals for Farm Labor Housing Technical Assistance (FLH TA) grants.

USDA Rural Development administers the programs of the Rural Housing Service. Section 516(i) of the Housing Act of 1949 as amended, authorizes the Rural Development to provide financial assistance

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Housing Service

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the abovenamed Agencies to request an extension for the currently approved information collection in support of the servicing of Community and Direct Business Programs Loans and Grants.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Housing Service