Membership Messages

West Virginia and Maryland Member Update January 24, 2019

Fahe’s recent op-ed about the government shutdown was picked up by the Lexington-Herald Leader. If you would like to modify our article to reach out to your local media, you can access a copy HERE.

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

With the continued government shutdown, there have been questions and misinformation surrounding the rights and options of federally-assisted tenants. The National Housing Law Project has posted a legal analysis to help organizations and tenants know their rights and responsibilities.  HERE

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

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

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

ARC POWER INITIATIVERFP has been released, Application due April 10 Workshops: March 6: Morgantown, WV

TRAINING

HUD: Building HOME Webinar Series: Weekly, two-hour session each Wednesday, from 1-3 p.m. ET, beginning next week on Wednesday, January 23, 2019, and ending on Wednesday, February 13, 2019. Each webinar is then followed by a one-hour Office Hour session each Thursday, to review homework and answer questions related to that week’s materials. To attend these webinars, please register today!

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  – Registration deadline: has passed. 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

WVHDF NewsThe Fund has released the Affordable Housing Fund RFP as well as the HOME and National Trust Fund RFP.  Check them out at https://www.wvhdf.com/programs

WV Community Development HUBOnline Trainings: January 15 & 23 – Emma Pepper will lead training to support West Virginians working for the greater good in sharing their story with the world.

Do you have a vacant school in your community? Let the APC know about it! The Abandoned Properties Coalition (APC) is asking West Virginians to fill out a 5-minute survey to help find out.

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

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.  

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Check out the beta version of the HMDA Platform: https://ffiec.beta.cfpb.gov/filing/2018/.

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

UPCOMING EVENTS

Mon. Feb 1811am-NoonMember Connection Call Dial-In Number: (641) 715-0730 Access Code: 429695#

Tues. Feb. 26 11am-3pm – WV Caucus – Location in Charleston TBD

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

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

Sept. 18-20WV Housing Conference – Charleston

JOB POSTINGS  – Fahe, Fahe Member and Fahe partner job postings can all be found HERE

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

OF INTEREST??

Questions or to express interest in Fahe Strategic ProgramsPlease 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

Check out the Rural LISC Newsletter for December If you would like to sign up to receive the Rural LISC Rural e-News each month, click here.

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