Membership Messages

Virginia Member Update January 17, 2018

Fahe’s recent op-ed about the government shutdown was picked up by the Lexington-Herald Leader. If you have a Twitter or Facebook account, would you please like and repost the following to boost the signal.  https://twitter.com/Faheonline/status/1085914187988111360, https://www.facebook.com/FaheInc/posts/2123634424371921 Thank you!

If you have additional numbers/anecdotal information to share, please email it to Aaron Phelps at aphelps@fahe.org

  • Funding Opportunities
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  • Partner Updates
  • Upcoming Events
  • Network Job Postings
  • Of Interest!

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE funding for programs that are designed to strengthen communities and solve local problems. Deadline: 1/30/2019. Program Guidelines.  

USDA: Healthy Food Financing Initiative – financial and TA grants info HERE, Deadline Feb. 14,

Rural Broadband Access Loan and Loan Guarantee Program. Funds for construction, improvement, or acquisition of facilities and equipment needed to provide broadband service in eligible rural areas. Deadline: 9/30/2019

Wells Fargo Housing Foundation – Homeownership Counseling Grant Program (HCGP) Deadline: 2/28/19

ARC POWER INITIATIVERFP has been released, Application due April 10

TRAINING INFORMATION

Low Cost/FreeNonprofit Leadership Center Training: Allstate Foundation in cooperation with the Kellogg School at Northwestern University.

NeighborWorks America NTI Cleveland, OH  Feb 18-22  – EXTENDED Registration deadline: JANUARY 17 contact Jackie for information (Last NTI of the year: New Orleans, LA    Aug 19-23)

USDA Single Family Housing Direct Loan Division webinar trainings 

PARTNER UPDATES

VHDA:  Funding Announcement: Capacity Building Grant Tier 2 NOFO – Application closes 6/21

FY 2018 Annual Report Upcoming Classes & Events HERE  Sign up for VHDA’s Newlsetter

Virginia Housing Alliance: VHA Now Accepting New Members to Major Events Planning Committees!  Please contact Alison Crehore at acrehore@vahousingalliance.org if interested.

ARC:    2019 Power Initiative Workshops: Jan. 24 Guntersville, AL, Feb. 13 Johnson City, TN

March 18-20: Central Appalachian Regional Brownfields Summit & Tennessee Environmental Conference, Kingsport, TN

USDA: See USDA Session Notes from HAC Conference from Laura Meadows HERE Improvements to Online Tool Single Family Housing (SFH) Direct Eligibility Assessment tool found on the USDA Income and Property Eligibility Site.  

ReFrame:

Blog: Trends in Home Repair Volunteer Numbers & Recruitment Ideas, a comparison of 20 organizations and tips for increasing volunteer numbers.

Sessions from their Conference: ADVOCACY 101 , Asset-Based Community Development (ABCDs) for Home Repair, Presenter’s notes from the session here. Reframing Home Repair Nonprofits for Philanthropy

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

UPCOMING EVENTS

Tues. Jan. 2211am-NoonMember Connection Call Dial-In Number: (641) 715-0730 Access Code: 429695#

Wed. Feb. 27 – VA Caucus Meeting – Location to be determined

April 24-25, 2019 – Fahe ED’s Spring Retreat

Thur. June 13 – VA Caucus Meeting – Location to be determined

Sept. 10-13, 2019 – Annual Meeting & Rural Housing Summit ~ Hilton Knoxville

JOB POSTINGS  

Blount Co. HFH has a new posting for a Housing Repair Project Managercheck it out along with other Fahe, Member and partner job postings HERE

Jobs available: MACED, Rural LISC/RCAC: HERE  ReFrame Job Board HERE

OF INTEREST??

Questions or to express interest in Fahe Strategic Programs?  Please email Tyler Johnson

Strategic Housing Podcast with Jim King 

Resources from Fahe’s 2018 Annual Meeting can be found HERE

Report Home: A Pathway to Health Equity through Housing

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If you have any items you would like to share with the Membership such as job postings, events or news email them to Jackie