Florida CARH News
USDA Launches Rural Housing Modernization Initiative
USDA announces the Rural Housing Modernization Initiative, upgrading loan program delivery for rural communities without changing eligibility standards or funding levels.
RD Stakeholder Announcement: Multifamily Housing 2025 Fiscal Year-End Updated Submission Requirements
To support the Trump Administration’s efforts to streamline and modernize government services, the MFH Field Operations Division has centralized the submission process for annual financial reports. This ensures consistent and timely receipt of year-end documents.
Rural Housing Service – Multifamily Housing New Reserve Request Submission Process
On December 17, Rural Development issued a Stakeholder Announcement entitled, Rural Housing Service – Multifamily Housing New Reserve Request Submission Process.
UPDATE – Rural Housing Service – Management Interactive Network Connection (MINC) Technical Issues
Rural Development issued a Stakeholder Announcement entitled, Rural Housing Service – Management Interactive Network Connection (MINC) Technical Issues – UPDATE.
Government Shutdown Ends After 43 days—USDA Receives Full Year Funding
On November 12, 2025, after 43 days of the federal government being shut down, President Trump signed into law legislation that temporarily reopens the government until January 30, 2026.
Beyond the Coastline: Florida’s Rural Developers Have New Tools to Build Affordable Housing
Beyond the Coastline: Florida’s Rural Developers Have New Tools to Build Affordable Housing.
Rural Housing Service – Multifamily Housing New Reserve Request Submission Process
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development’s Office of Multifamily Housing (MFH) is notifying borrowers, management agents, and lenders of upcoming modernization changes to the reserve request withdrawal process.
HUD: New HUD Guidance: Preservation Rent Increase for RAD for PRAC Conversions
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published Housing Notice 2025-04, introducing important updates to the Preservation Rent Increase for eligible Section 202 Project Rental Assistance Contract (PRAC) properties pursuing a Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) conversion.
RD Management Fees Announced for FY 2026
Rural Development (RD) sent out an Announcement entitled, “2026 Proposed Budget Requirements,” that included management fees for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026. It is expected that an official Procedural Notice will soon be published and will also provide the same information listed below on the FY 2026 management fees.
August Regulatory Alert
August 2025 Regulatory Alert from CARH
FHFA Expands America’s Affordable Housing Supply in Rural and Underserved Communities; 2) Senate Passes FY 2026 Agriculture Appropriations Bill
On August 5, FHFA issued a Press Release entitled, Consistent with the One Big Beautiful Bill, U.S. Federal Housing Expands America’s Affordable Housing Supply in Rural and Underserved Communities.
Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Unanimously Passes “ROAD to Housing Act” Bill – Rural Housing Provisions Included
On July 29, 2025, the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, by a unanimous vote of 24-0, passed legislation titled the Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream to Housing Act (hereafter referred to as its short title, the “ROAD to Housing Act”).
USDA will Begin Accepting Applications for the Rural Energy for America Program on October 1, 2025
The grant application window for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 for the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) will open on October 1, 2025.
Congress Passes Sweeping Reform Bill with Key Housing Provisions
The newly signed One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes a permanent 12% increase to the 9% Housing Credit, reduced bond financing requirements, and new rural incentives through Opportunity Zones. Learn how these changes impact affordable housing in rural communities and what’s next for FY 2026 appropriations.
June 2025 Rural Development Housing News
HUD, budget, USDA updates and more featured in the June 2025 Rural Development Housing News blog.
Senators Tina Smith, Mike Rounds Reintroduce Bipartisan Rural Housing Legislation
On April 3, 2025, Senators Tina Smith (D-MN) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) issued a press release announcing that they reintroduced The Rural Housing Service Reform Act which would “improve federal rural housing programs, cut red tape, and strengthen the supply of affordable housing in small towns and rural communities.”
