The purpose of this report is to document successful federal strategies for providing affordable housing to low-income rural families. Because homeownership is the predominate form of housing in rural America, this report focuses on homeownership programs administered by the u.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) through its Rural Housing Service (RHS).in particular, this report analyzes the

Although the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) is widely considered one of the nation’s most successful federal housing programs, many lawmakers and advocates are unaware of the program’s critical impact in rural communities. Since its inception in 1986, LIHTC has financed the development and preservation of more than 270,000 units of affordable rental housing.