NLC offers affordable housing resource guide.(National League of Cities)

From: Nation's Cities Weekly | Date: July 26, 2004| Author: | Copyright information

A new booklet from the National League of Cities offers a number of resources related to affordable housing to local officials.

"Affordable Housing Finance Resources: A Primer" presents summaries of programs administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Department of Agriculture, as well as, foundations and grant-making institutions that offer funding to cities that address their affordable housing needs.

Some programs administrated by HUD, such as Public and Indian Housing and Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), have been in existence ...

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