Rural Housing Programs

The Single Family Housing Direct Loan Program provides home purchase financing, repairs, and re-financing provisions for lower income families. In Fiscal Year 2010, in addition to the regular annual allocation of funds from Congress, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act appropriations have been added to the program totals. This has increased available financing by over 225% of the previous fiscal year. USDA Rural Development has reorganized staff to deliver the unprecedented amount of funding. Ample funding is anticipated and must be obligated by September 30, 2010.

What does Rural Development have to offer?

Home Ownership Programs
Pre-Qualification Information Form
USDA Income and Property Eligibility Site
Home Repair Programs
Rental Housing Programs
Other Programs
Houses For Sale
Apartments For Rent
Apartments For Sale
Where are Rural Development offices?

Where are the program eligible "rural" areas?

An eligible "rural" area for Rural Development housing programs, includes open country, cities with less than 10,000 population and some cities with up to 20,000 population. Cities in Kansas that are not rural for this program include: Wichita, Kansas City, Leavenworth, Overland Park, Elwood, Topeka, Lawrence, Manhattan, Emporia, El Dorado, Newton, Hutchison, Salina, Dodge City, and Garden City. Local field offices can provide maps that show the actual boundaries of these excluded area