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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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....

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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...

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RHC Rural Dispatch – July 16th

New Round of Vacant Rental Program (VRP) Grants OCR has issued 2025 RFA for $20 million in Vacant Rental Program (VRP) funding. The funds can be used  to support repairs and...

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RHC Rural Dispatch – July 9th

LIHTC Changes in Federal Legislation President Trump signed legislation on the 4th of July that included changes to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Program.  The bill...

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