News
RHC Rural Dispatch – January 14th
Advocacy Update RHC Executive Director Michael Borges met with several state legislators on January 12th to discuss the 2026 Budget/Legislative Priorities., which were updated to...
RHC Rural Dispatch – December 17th
Update on HUD Funding The Senate is working on a minibus spending package that would include funding for HUD. A “minibus” refers to a spending package that includes some of the...
RHC Rural Dispatch – December 3rd
RHC 2026 Budget/Legislative Priorities The Rural Housing Coalition's 2026 Budget/Legislative Priorities have been drafted and can found on our website here. RHC will be holding a...
RHC Rural Dispatch – Nov. 27th
New VRIP Funding Available HCR has announced a new funding round of $24 million for the Vacant Rental Improvement Program. Applications will be reviewed and awarded on a rolling...
RHC Rural Dispatch – Nov. 19th
Rehab/Project Management Software for RPCs The Rural Housing Coalition has selected BuilderTek to provide rehab/project management software to RPCs. A committee composed of RPC...
RHC Rural Dispatch – Oct. 22nd
Open Enrollment for Dental and Vision Coverage RHC has partnered with Arthur Gallagher Insurance to provide individual (not employer provided) dental and vision coverage plus...
RHC Rural Dispatch – Oct. 15th
HCR Launches All-electric Multifamily Program (AMP) with Climate Friendly Homes Fund (CFHF) HCR is launching the All-electric Multifamily Program (AMP) with Climate Friendly...
RHC Rural Dispatch – Oct. 1st
RHC Receives Funding for Leadership Training Initiatives The Rural Housing Coalition received funding from the KeyBank Foundation and the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York to...
RHC Rural Dispatch – September 24th
HCR Rolls Out of Move-In NY Initiative HCR rolled out a new initiative entitled Move-In NY that was funded with $50 million in the 2025-26 State Budget. Eligible applicants are...
RHC Rural Dispatch – August 13th
Housing Plan Data Dashboard HCR has a tool on its website that keeps track of all the housing built or preserved with state funding from the 5-year $25 billion Capital Plan. You...
RHC Rural Dispatch – August 6th
USDA Housing Preservation Grants The USDA has released NOSA for Housing Preservation Grants (HPG) which can be used for housing repair for low-income homeowners in rural areas....
RHC Rural Dispatch – July 30th
Governor Follows Through on Addressing MMHR Grants As you may recall, the Governor vetoed our bill (S.3141/A.9158 sponsored by Senator Mannion and Assemblymember Barrett) last...