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News by Topic: Housing and homelessness

Dec 16, 2025 - Highlights the Baseline Survey 2024 from the Regional Rural Development Centers, a collection of datasets exploring topics including household, business, and community well-being to better understand challenges faced by rural and urban communities. The survey included 18,596 respondents.
Source: North Central Regional Center for Rural Development
Dec 5, 2025 - Highlights $906 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture funding for rural community development and housing projects in Georgia. Projects include funding for hospital renovations and infrastructure improvements, among other investments.
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Dec 2, 2025 - Discusses challenges with maintaining infrastructure, essential services, and emergency healthcare in a rural New York county due to workforce shortages. Describes contributors to the shortage including a small pool of workers, limited housing, and an aging population.
Source: Adirondack Explorer
Dec 1, 2025 - Reports on the progress of a recently started nonprofit in rural Kentucky aiming to offer services to local homeless residents. Discusses the challenges associated with affordable housing in the community and funding for the nonprofit.
Source: Kentucky Lantern
Nov 19, 2025 - Announcement from Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announcing the change of a fee for HUD's Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program to offset the credit subsidy costs of the guaranteed loans. The fee is changing from 0.82 percent in Fiscal Year 2025 to 0.58 percent in Fiscal Year 2026.
Source: Federal Register
Related funding: Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program