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USDA's Self-Help program needs funding to assist rural families
Though the U. S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Section 523 Mutual Self-Help Housing and Section 502 Direct Loan programs have funding through the end of 2011, money for self-help was completely cut from the President’s 2012 budget and the direct loans were cut by more than 80 percent.
Federal self-help home building program on chopping block
Keith Eldridge, KOMOnews.com, Washington
The dream of home ownership for some low-income families is in jeopardy with a self-help home building program on the chopping block.
Local partnership fosters sustainable, affordable, livable communities in Oregon
By Jill Rees, Public Affairs Specialist, USDA Rural Development, Oregon
This month, one of our long-time and valued partners, Umpqua Community Development Corporation (CDC)—soon to be known as NeighborWorks Umpqua—in Southwest Oregon, celebrates its 20th anniversary. It is fitting for this special event to occur during National Homeownership Month, since Umpqua CDC has partnered with USDA Rural Development on numerous affordable housing efforts, as well as economic development projects. This work has had a direct and profound impact on the livability, sustainability and economy of communities here in Southwest Oregon.
First tribal community in the nation adopts international green building code
EPA Press release: April 14
SAN FRANCISCO – Kayenta Township (Ariz.) is the first tribal community in the U.S. to adopt the International Green Construction Code (IGCC), a building code designed to reduce the environmental impact of construction projects while keeping safety measures intact and enforceable.
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