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PUBLIC NOTICE: Notice Of Changes To Eligible Area Maps For USDA Rural Development Housing Programs in Iowa

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IowaHomeLoans@usda.gov
Release Date

STAKEHOLDER ANNOUNCEMENT

September 1, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE: 

NOTICE OF CHANGES TO ELIGIBLE AREA MAPS FOR USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT HOUSING PROGRAMS IN IOWA

USDA Rural Development has completed its 2020 decennial United States census review for all areas under its jurisdiction to identify areas that no longer qualify as rural for USDA Rural Housing programs.  Based on the review of the areas within the state of Iowa, using 2020 US census data, and rural area guidance located in Handbook HB-1-3550, Chapter 5, the rural eligibility designation has changed for the following areas:

Areas whose rural eligibility designations is changing from eligible to ineligible (these areas no longer qualify as rural for USDA Housing Programs):

  1. North Liberty (Johnson County) – expansion of the ineligible areas to the north of the city limits to include all annexed areas since 1990.

Changes become effective October 1, 2023. 

The updated rural area map can now be viewed on our eligibility website.  Users will need to click on the program, for example: “Single Family Housing Direct”, and then click on “Proposed Eligibility Areas” from the menu options.

For a full list of changes, additional details, or questions about specific changes, please contact the Iowa State Office Rural Development Housing Program Staff at 515-284-4462.

 

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