Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Funding To Improve Rural Housing

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Release No. 0463.11

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Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Funding To Improve Rural Housing

Recipients Include Public Agencies, Private Non-profit Organizations, Tribes, and Owners of Rental and Cooperative Housing

SELMA, Ala., - October 28, 2011 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today selected recipients in 50 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for grants to make critical repairs and improve housing conditions for low- and very-low-income rural residents. Rural Development Deputy Under Secretary Doug O'Brien announced the recipients today on Secretary Vilsack's behalf while attending a local Farm Bill listening session in Selma, Ala.
"Providing safe housing to rural residents is a key to maintaining stable communities and creating jobs," Vilsack said. "Across America, USDA works in partnership with Tribes, community organizations and non-profit groups to improve living conditions for thousands of rural residents."
The support Vilsack is announcing today is being provided through USDA Rural Development's Housing Preservation Grants program. Funds are provided to intermediaries such as town or county governments, public agencies, federally recognized Indian Tribes, and non-profit and faith-based and community organizations. These organizations then distribute the grants to homeowners and owners of multi-family rental properties or cooperative dwellings who rent to low- and very-low-income residents.
Grants may be used to make general repairs, such as installing or improving plumbing or providing or enhancing access to people with disabilities. Funds may also be used to weatherize and make homes more energy efficient.
For example, Western Illinois Regional Council, a community action agency, will use a $75,000 Rural Development grant along with more than $476,000 in state funds to help up to 17 very-low-income households in a four-county area make repairs to reduce energy use.
A $58,582 grant to the Coquille Indian Housing Authority will help replace 54 wind- and water-damaged roofs on the homes of low-income residents in Oregon's Coos County. The entire project, which will cost more than $860,000, leverages funding from the Coquille Indian Tribe and other agencies over the next two years.
In another effort, the Southwest Georgia Community Action Council will use a $159,185 Rural Development grant and $135,408 from other government and private sources to help up to 30 very-low-income families rehabilitate their homes in a12-county area.
The following is a complete list of recipients. Funding is contingent upon the recipient meeting the terms of the grant agreement.
Alabama 

Community Service Program of West Alabama – $158,960 
Organized Community Action Program, Inc. – $122,475

Alaska

Tlingit Haida Regional Housing Authority – $50,000

Arizona

Cocopah Indian housing and Development – $146, 548

Arkansas

Universal Housing Development – $47,545
Mississippi County Arkansas Economic Opportunity Commission – $47,545 
Crawford-Sebastian Community Development Council – $47,545
Arkansas Land and Farm Development Corporation – $47,545

California 

Campo Band of Mission Indians – $54,500
Community Energy Services Corporation – $44,000
County of Nevada – $75,000
County of Yolo – $65,000
Desert Alliance for Community Empowerment (DACE) – $100,000
Habitat for Humanity Lake County CA, Inc. – $52,500
Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel – $45,500
NeighborWorks Homeownership Center – $65,000
Self-Help Enterprises – $122,500
Self-Help Home Improvement Project– $80,000
Smith River Rancheria – $58,750
Washoe Housing Authority – $37,083

Colorado

Habitat for Humanity of Montrose County – $32,653
Huerfano/Las Animas Area Council of governments (dba South Central Council of Government) – $36,653

Connecticut

The Access Agency – $23,335
Rebuilding Together Litchfield County – $26,665

Delaware

Kent County Levy Court – $50,000

Florida

Suwannee River Economic Council – $100,000
Town of Century – $100,000

Georgia

Action, Inc. – $159,185
City of Cordele – $125,041
Southwest Georgia Community Action Agency – $159,185
Southwest Georgia United Empowerment Zone, Inc. – $125,041

Hawaii

Hawaii County Economic Opportunity Council - $65,040

Idaho 

South Central Community Action Partnership, Inc. – $61,171

Illinois

Crosswalk Community Action Agency – $92, 620
Shawnee Development Council, Inc. – $17, 623
Southeastern Illinois Regional Planning & Development Commission – $30,000
Western Illinois Regional Council, Community Action Agency – $75,000

Indiana

Hoosier Upland Economic Development – $26,369
Southern Indiana Development Commission – $79,110 (total for four awards)
Northeast Indiana Housing Partnership – $21,369
Southeastern Indiana Regional Planning Commission – $50,738 (total for two awards)

Iowa

South Central Iowa Community Action Program – $55,161
Iowa northland Regional Council of Governments – $55,161
Upper Explorer and Regional Planning Commission – $51, 161
Charles City Area Development Corporation – $51, 161

Kansas

Homestead Affordable Housing, Inc . – $47,500
Coffey County Housing Authority – $47,500

Kentucky

HOMES, Inc. – $95,585
LKLP Community Action Council, Inc. – $95,585
Purchase Area Housing, Inc. – $95,585

Louisiana 

St. Landry Parish Community Action Agency – $130,493
Volunteers of America Greater New Orleans – $130,493

Maine

Community Concepts, INC – $25,167
Western Maine Community Action – $25,000
Penquis Community Action Program, INC – $25,000
Penobscot Indian Nation – $25,000

Maryland

Garrett County Community Action Committee, Inc. – $32,225
Shore Up, Inc. – $32,225
Southern Maryland Tri-County Community Action Committee, Inc. – $8,000

Massachusetts

Plymouth Redevelopment Authority – $32,643
Town of Palmer – $32,643

Michigan 

Alpena County Home Improvement Program – $40,000
Crawford County Home Improvement Program – $ 40,000
Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency – $125,000 (total for five awards)
Oscoda County Housing Commission – $40,097

Minnesota

Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency – $68,869
Southwest Minnesota Housing Partnership – $68,869

Mississippi 

Greater Greenville Housing & Revitalization Association, Inc. – $130,905
WWISCAA, Inc. (Warren, Washington, Issaquena, and Sharkey) – $130,905

Missouri 

West Central MO Community Action Agency - $52,532
East Missouri Action Agency – $100,000
Rural Advocates for Independent Living, Inc. – $50,000

Montana

City of Shelby – $30,522
Northern Rocky Mountain RC&D – $30,500

Nebraska

Community Action Partnership of Western Nebraska – $29,350
Glenrod Hills Community Action, Inc. – $29,350

Nevada

Moapa Indian Housing Authority –$50,000
Yerington Paiute Tribal Housing Authority – $50,000

New Hampshire

Southwestern Community Services, Inc. – $50,000
Tri-County Community Action Program, Inc. – $50,000

New Jersey 

County of Gloucester – $50,000
Housing Accessibility and Rehabilitation Program – $50,000

New Mexico

Tierra del sol Housing Corporation – $118,308

New York 

Bishop Sheen Ecumenical housing Foundation, Inc., – $90,000
Snow Belt Housing Co, Inc. – $75,000
Southern Hills Preservation Corporation – $60,000
Steuben Churchpeople Against Poverty, Inc. – $62,100

North Carolina

Bryson City – $90,000
City of Monroe – $100,000
City of Murphy – $90,000
City of Hayesville – $90,000

North Dakota 

Red River Regional Council – $44,194
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians – $91,954

Ohio

Meigs County Commissioners – $65,000
Neighborhood Development Services – $100,000
Picaway County Community Action Org., Inc. – $100,000
Pike County Commissioners – $19,039

Oklahoma

Freedom West Community Development Corporation – $38,000
Northeast Oklahoma Community Action Agency, Inc. – $131,295 (total for three awards)
Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma – $40,000
Southwest Oklahoma Community Action Group, Inc. – $40,000

Oregon

Community Services Consortium – $58,582
Coquille Indian Housing Authority – $58,582
Umpqua Community Development Corporation – $50,000

Pennsylvania

County of Armstrong – $65,000
Redevelopment Authority of the County of Monroe – $98,654
Borough of Grove City – $97,500
Huntingdon County – $42,397

Puerto Rico

Municipality of Moca – $45,312
Municipality of Manati – $90,000
Municipality of Jayuya – $90,000
Municipality of Canovanas – $90,000
Municipality of Barceloneta – $90,000

South Carolina 

Telamon Corporation – $40,000
Sunbelt Human Advancement Resources, Inc. – $66,468
City of Darlington – $35,000
City of Bennettsville – $ 30,000
Beaufort-Jasper Economic Opportunity Commission, Inc. – $50,000

South Dakota

City of Mobridge – $50,000
Neighborhood Housing Services of the Black Hills, Inc. – $50,000

Tennessee

Greene County – $100,000
Reelfoot Rural Ministries, Inc. – $25,000
Of One Accord, Inc. – $100,000
Mountain T.O.P., Inc. – $80,000

Texas 

East Texas Council of Governments – $67,815
Economic Opportunity Advancement Corporation – $201,600
Fort Bend Community Revitalization Projects – $200,000
Panhandle Community Services – $160,000

Utah

State of Utah, Division of Housing and Community Development – $50,000
Uintah Basin Association of Governments – $50,000

Vermont

Central Vermont Community Land Trust – $50,000
Champlain Housing Loan Fund – $50,000
Gilman Housing Trust, Inc. – $83,306
Northeast Employment and Training – $83,306
Southeastern Vermont Community Action – $50,000
Vermont Center for Independent Living – $83,306

Virginia

Piedmont Housing Alliance – $218,998

Washington

Lummi Nation Housing Authority – $71,750
Opportunity Council – $71,750

West Virginia

Community Resources, Inc. – $50,000
Housing Authority of Wayne County – $75,000
Southern Appalachian Labor School – $72,000

Wisconsin

Chippewa County Housing Authority – $77,000
Couleecap, Inc. – $77,102

Wyoming

Northwest Community Action Programs of Wyoming, Inc. – $50,000

Since taking office, President Obama's Administration has taken historic steps to improve the lives of rural Americans, put people back to work and build thriving economies in rural communities. From proposing the American Jobs Act to establishing the first-ever White House Rural Council – chaired by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack – the President wants the federal government to be the best possible partner for rural businesses and entrepreneurs creating job opportunities and for people who want to live, work, and raise their families in rural communities.
USDA, through its Rural Development mission area, administers and manages housing, business and community infrastructure and facility programs through a national network of state and local offices. Rural Development has an active portfolio of more than $155 billion in affordable loans and loan guarantees. These programs are designed to improve the economic stability of rural communities, businesses, residents, farmers and ranchers and improve the quality of life in rural America.
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USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender. To file a complaint of discrimination, write: USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 (voice), or (202) 720-6382 (TDD).

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Release No. 0463.11
Contact:
Office of Communications (202) 720-4623

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Funding To Improve Rural Housing

Recipients Include Public Agencies, Private Non-profit Organizations, Tribes, and Owners of Rental and Cooperative Housing

SELMA, Ala., - October 28, 2011 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today selected recipients in 50 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for grants to make critical repairs and improve housing conditions for low- and very-low-income rural residents. Rural Development Deputy Under Secretary Doug O'Brien announced the recipients today on Secretary Vilsack's behalf while attending a local Farm Bill listening session in Selma, Ala. "Providing safe housing to rural residents is a key to maintaining stable communities and creating jobs," Vilsack said. "Across America, USDA works in partnership with Tribes, community organizations and non-profit groups to improve living conditions for thousands of rural residents." The support Vilsack is announcing today is being provided through USDA Rural Development's Housing Preservation Grants program. Funds are provided to intermediaries such as town or county governments, public agencies, federally recognized Indian Tribes, and non-profit and faith-based and community organizations. These organizations then distribute the grants to homeowners and owners of multi-family rental properties or cooperative dwellings who rent to low- and very-low-income residents. Grants may be used to make general repairs, such as installing or improving plumbing or providing or enhancing access to people with disabilities. Funds may also be used to weatherize and make homes more energy efficient. For example, Western Illinois Regional Council, a community action agency, will use a $75,000 Rural Development grant along with more than $476,000 in state funds to help up to 17 very-low-income households in a four-county area make repairs to reduce energy use. A $58,582 grant to the Coquille Indian Housing Authority will help replace 54 wind- and water-damaged roofs on the homes of low-income residents in Oregon's Coos County. The entire project, which will cost more than $860,000, leverages funding from the Coquille Indian Tribe and other agencies over the next two years. In another effort, the Southwest Georgia Community Action Council will use a $159,185 Rural Development grant and $135,408 from other government and private sources to help up to 30 very-low-income families rehabilitate their homes in a12-county area. The following is a complete list of recipients. Funding is contingent upon the recipient meeting the terms of the grant agreement. Alabama Community Service Program of West Alabama – $158,960 Organized Community Action Program, Inc. – $122,475 Alaska Tlingit Haida Regional Housing Authority – $50,000 Arizona Cocopah Indian housing and Development – $146, 548 Arkansas Universal Housing Development – $47,545 Mississippi County Arkansas Economic Opportunity Commission – $47,545 Crawford-Sebastian Community Development Council – $47,545 Arkansas Land and Farm Development Corporation – $47,545 California Campo Band of Mission Indians – $54,500 Community Energy Services Corporation – $44,000 County of Nevada – $75,000 County of Yolo – $65,000 Desert Alliance for Community Empowerment (DACE) – $100,000 Habitat for Humanity Lake County CA, Inc. – $52,500 Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel – $45,500 NeighborWorks Homeownership Center – $65,000 Self-Help Enterprises – $122,500 Self-Help Home Improvement Project– $80,000 Smith River Rancheria – $58,750 Washoe Housing Authority – $37,083 Colorado Habitat for Humanity of Montrose County – $32,653 Huerfano/Las Animas Area Council of governments (dba South Central Council of Government) – $36,653 Connecticut The Access Agency – $23,335 Rebuilding Together Litchfield County – $26,665 Delaware Kent County Levy Court – $50,000 Florida Suwannee River Economic Council – $100,000 Town of Century – $100,000 Georgia Action, Inc. – $159,185 City of Cordele – $125,041 Southwest Georgia Community Action Agency – $159,185 Southwest Georgia United Empowerment Zone, Inc. – $125,041 Hawaii Hawaii County Economic Opportunity Council - $65,040 Idaho South Central Community Action Partnership, Inc. – $61,171 Illinois Crosswalk Community Action Agency – $92, 620 Shawnee Development Council, Inc. – $17, 623 Southeastern Illinois Regional Planning & Development Commission – $30,000 Western Illinois Regional Council, Community Action Agency – $75,000 Indiana Hoosier Upland Economic Development – $26,369 Southern Indiana Development Commission – $79,110 (total for four awards) Northeast Indiana Housing Partnership – $21,369 Southeastern Indiana Regional Planning Commission – $50,738 (total for two awards) Iowa South Central Iowa Community Action Program – $55,161 Iowa northland Regional Council of Governments – $55,161 Upper Explorer and Regional Planning Commission – $51, 161 Charles City Area Development Corporation – $51, 161 Kansas Homestead Affordable Housing, Inc . – $47,500 Coffey County Housing Authority – $47,500 Kentucky HOMES, Inc. – $95,585 LKLP Community Action Council, Inc. – $95,585 Purchase Area Housing, Inc. – $95,585 Louisiana St. Landry Parish Community Action Agency – $130,493 Volunteers of America Greater New Orleans – $130,493 Maine Community Concepts, INC – $25,167 Western Maine Community Action – $25,000 Penquis Community Action Program, INC – $25,000 Penobscot Indian Nation – $25,000 Maryland Garrett County Community Action Committee, Inc. – $32,225 Shore Up, Inc. – $32,225 Southern Maryland Tri-County Community Action Committee, Inc. – $8,000 Massachusetts Plymouth Redevelopment Authority – $32,643 Town of Palmer – $32,643 Michigan Alpena County Home Improvement Program – $40,000 Crawford County Home Improvement Program – $ 40,000 Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency – $125,000 (total for five awards) Oscoda County Housing Commission – $40,097 Minnesota Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency – $68,869 Southwest Minnesota Housing Partnership – $68,869 Mississippi Greater Greenville Housing & Revitalization Association, Inc. – $130,905 WWISCAA, Inc. (Warren, Washington, Issaquena, and Sharkey) – $130,905 Missouri West Central MO Community Action Agency - $52,532 East Missouri Action Agency – $100,000 Rural Advocates for Independent Living, Inc. – $50,000 Montana City of Shelby – $30,522 Northern Rocky Mountain RC&D – $30,500 Nebraska Community Action Partnership of Western Nebraska – $29,350 Glenrod Hills Community Action, Inc. – $29,350 Nevada Moapa Indian Housing Authority –$50,000 Yerington Paiute Tribal Housing Authority – $50,000 New Hampshire Southwestern Community Services, Inc. – $50,000 Tri-County Community Action Program, Inc. – $50,000 New Jersey County of Gloucester – $50,000 Housing Accessibility and Rehabilitation Program – $50,000 New Mexico Tierra del sol Housing Corporation – $118,308 New York Bishop Sheen Ecumenical housing Foundation, Inc., – $90,000 Snow Belt Housing Co, Inc. – $75,000 Southern Hills Preservation Corporation – $60,000 Steuben Churchpeople Against Poverty, Inc. – $62,100 North Carolina Bryson City – $90,000 City of Monroe – $100,000 City of Murphy – $90,000 City of Hayesville – $90,000 North Dakota Red River Regional Council – $44,194 Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians – $91,954 Ohio Meigs County Commissioners – $65,000 Neighborhood Development Services – $100,000 Picaway County Community Action Org., Inc. – $100,000 Pike County Commissioners – $19,039 Oklahoma Freedom West Community Development Corporation – $38,000 Northeast Oklahoma Community Action Agency, Inc. – $131,295 (total for three awards) Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma – $40,000 Southwest Oklahoma Community Action Group, Inc. – $40,000 Oregon Community Services Consortium – $58,582 Coquille Indian Housing Authority – $58,582 Umpqua Community Development Corporation – $50,000 Pennsylvania County of Armstrong – $65,000 Redevelopment Authority of the County of Monroe – $98,654 Borough of Grove City – $97,500 Huntingdon County – $42,397 Puerto Rico Municipality of Moca – $45,312 Municipality of Manati – $90,000 Municipality of Jayuya – $90,000 Municipality of Canovanas – $90,000 Municipality of Barceloneta – $90,000 South Carolina Telamon Corporation – $40,000 Sunbelt Human Advancement Resources, Inc. – $66,468 City of Darlington – $35,000 City of Bennettsville – $ 30,000 Beaufort-Jasper Economic Opportunity Commission, Inc. – $50,000 South Dakota City of Mobridge – $50,000 Neighborhood Housing Services of the Black Hills, Inc. – $50,000 Tennessee Greene County – $100,000 Reelfoot Rural Ministries, Inc. – $25,000 Of One Accord, Inc. – $100,000 Mountain T.O.P., Inc. – $80,000 Texas East Texas Council of Governments – $67,815 Economic Opportunity Advancement Corporation – $201,600 Fort Bend Community Revitalization Projects – $200,000 Panhandle Community Services – $160,000 Utah State of Utah, Division of Housing and Community Development – $50,000 Uintah Basin Association of Governments – $50,000 Vermont Central Vermont Community Land Trust – $50,000 Champlain Housing Loan Fund – $50,000 Gilman Housing Trust, Inc. – $83,306 Northeast Employment and Training – $83,306 Southeastern Vermont Community Action – $50,000 Vermont Center for Independent Living – $83,306 Virginia Piedmont Housing Alliance – $218,998 Washington Lummi Nation Housing Authority – $71,750 Opportunity Council – $71,750 West Virginia Community Resources, Inc. – $50,000 Housing Authority of Wayne County – $75,000 Southern Appalachian Labor School – $72,000 Wisconsin Chippewa County Housing Authority – $77,000 Couleecap, Inc. – $77,102 Wyoming Northwest Community Action Programs of Wyoming, Inc. – $50,000 Since taking office, President Obama's Administration has taken historic steps to improve the lives of rural Americans, put people back to work and build thriving economies in rural communities. From proposing the American Jobs Act to establishing the first-ever White House Rural Council – chaired by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack – the President wants the federal government to be the best possible partner for rural businesses and entrepreneurs creating job opportunities and for people who want to live, work, and raise their families in rural communities. USDA, through its Rural Development mission area, administers and manages housing, business and community infrastructure and facility programs through a national network of state and local offices. Rural Development has an active portfolio of more than $155 billion in affordable loans and loan guarantees. These programs are designed to improve the economic stability of rural communities, businesses, residents, farmers and ranchers and improve the quality of life in rural America. # USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender. To file a complaint of discrimination, write: USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 (voice), or (202) 720-6382 (TDD).
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