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Funding Opportunities for Funding Opportunities for Older American IndiansOlder American Indians
Tedd Buelow & Carolyn BellTedd Buelow & Carolyn BellUSDA Rural DevelopmentUSDA Rural Development
December 12, 2007December 12, 2007
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Session SummarySession Summary
• Quick Overview of USDA Rural Quick Overview of USDA Rural DevelopmentDevelopment
• Rural Housing Repair and Rehabilitation Rural Housing Repair and Rehabilitation Loans & Grants (504)Loans & Grants (504)
• Questions and AnswersQuestions and Answers
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USDA Rural DevelopmentUSDA Rural Development3 Program Areas3 Program Areas
– Rural Business/CooperativeRural Business/Cooperative
– Rural Utilities Rural Utilities
– Rural Housing &Rural Housing &
Community Facilities Community Facilities
L o ca l F ie ld O ffices A p p ro ved P riva te L e n d e rs P u b lic B o d ie s,In d ia n T rib es
N o n -P ro fit A sso c ia tio nsC o o p e ra tives
S ta te O ffices
N a tio n a l O fficeW a sh ing to n DC
G e n e ra l F ie ld Re p re se n ta tives(P re v io u s R E A pro g ra m s /d e live ry)
National and State Office StructureNational and State Office Structure– State DirectorsState Directors
– Program DirectorsProgram Directors
– Native American CoordinatorsNative American Coordinators
Area / Local Offices
(Over 700)
Native American Coordinators (43)
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Historic Funding Benefiting Historic Funding Benefiting AI/AN CustomersAI/AN Customers
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SFH 504 ProgramSFH 504 Program
Purpose:
• The Very Low-Income Housing Repair program provides loans and grants to very low-income homeowners to repair, improve, or modernize their dwellings or to remove health and safety hazards.
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SFH 504 ProgramSFH 504 Program
Eligibility: • Homeowner-occupants must be unable to
obtain affordable credit elsewhere and must have very low incomes, (below 50 percent of the area median income).
• Repairs and improvements must make the dwelling more safe and sanitary or remove health and safety hazards.
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SFH 504 ProgramSFH 504 Program
Eligibility:
• Grants are only available to homeowners who are 62 years old or older and cannot repay a Section 504 loan.
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SFH 504 ProgramSFH 504 ProgramTerms:
• Loans of up to $20,000 and grants of up to $7,500 are available.
• Loans are for up to 20 years at 1 percent interest.
• No security requirement for loans under $7,500.
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SFH 504 ProgramSFH 504 Program
Terms:
• Grants must be repaid if the property is sold within 3 years.
• Repairs financed with grant funds must result in the removal of health and safety hazards.
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SFH 504 ProgramSFH 504 Program
Terms:
• A grant/loan combination is made if the applicant can repay part of the cost.
• Loans and grants can be combined for up to $27,500 in Section 504 assistance
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SFH 504 ProgramSFH 504 Program
Standards:
• Major health and safety hazards must be corrected.
• All work performed must meet local codes and standards.
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504 Loan and Grant Activity with 504 Loan and Grant Activity with AI/AN CustomersAI/AN Customers
Off Tribal Lands
On Tribal Lands Totals
Loan 63$344,90
5 16 $86,885 79 $431,791
Grant 117
$668,718 74
$476,749 191
$1,145,468
FY 2007
FY 2001 – 2007$13.1 Million in 504 Loans and Grants to AI/AN
Customers
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Other Programs to Keep in MindOther Programs to Keep in Mind
• Community Facilities• Multi-Family Housing• Telecomm
– Distance Learning and Telemedicine– Community Connect
• Cooperative Programs– Rural Healthcare Cooperatives in Wisconsin
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Getting More InformationGetting More Information
www.rurdev.usda.gov/rhs
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Getting More InformationGetting More Information
http://eligibility.sc.egov.usda.gov/eligibility/welcomeAction.do
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Getting More InformationGetting More Information
www.rurdev.usda.gov/rd/aian
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Questions and AnswersQuestions and Answers
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Contact informationContact informationTedd Buelow
Native American Coordinator
USDA Rural Development
(202) 690-1681
Carolyn BellChief, Special Programs Branch
Single Family Housing Direct Loan Division
(202) 720-1532