Rural Rental Housing Preservation Convening

During a two-day academy on August 6-7, 2024 at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, our Rural Communities team brought together elected officials, financial experts, housing providers, and state, and federal agencies to explore solutions. Part of a series of no-cost academies, the Rural Rental Housing Preservation Convening attracted participants from Virginia to Minnesota to Oregon.

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Funding Beyond Rural Development

Remarks by Senator Tina Smith (D-MN)

• Introduced by Jennie Rodgers, Enterprise Community Partners

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Remarks by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

• Libby Starling, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

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Private Financing Tools for Preservation and Rehabilitation - Capital Needs and Private Debt

• Bob Morton, Bellwether Enterprise
• Philip Porter, Enterprise Housing Credit Investments
• Moderator: Janel Salinas, Enterprise Community Partners

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USDA RD Housing - Section 515 Overview

• Robin Wolff, Enterprise Community Partners
• Stephanie Vergin, United States Department of Agriculture

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CDFI Programs to Support Housing Preservation in Rural Communities

• Eileen Neely, Housing Assistance Council
• Joseph Mattingly, Enterprise Community Loan Fund
• Moderator: Robin Wolff, Enterprise Community Partners

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Housing Providers' Perspectives on Rural Markets

• Ben Horowitz, Federal Reserve Back of Minneapolis

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Case Studies: Current Examples of USDA Section 515 Preservation

• Kendra Home, Enterprise Community Partners
• Jake Martinez-Parry, Office of Rural and Farmworker Housing
• Jill Henrickson, Minnesota Housing Partnership

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National, State and Local Policy

Remarks by the Commissioner of Minnesota Housing

• Jennifer Leimaile Ho, Commissioner of Minnesota Housing

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State Policy Panel

• Dan Kitzberger, Minnesota Housing
• Daniel Lightfoot, Intergovernmental Relations Representative
• Senator Lindsay Port (DFL), Housing and Homelessness Prevention Committee
• Moderator: Elizabeth Glidden, Minnesota Housing Partnership

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Fireside Chat with the Rural Housing Service Administrator

• Joaquin Altoro, United States Department of Agriculture
• Moderator: Robin Wolff, Enterprise Community Partners

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National Policy Panel

• Jonathan Harwitz, Housing Assistance Council
• Mark Kudlowitz, Local Initiatives Support Corporation
• Eric Oberdorfer, National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials
• Ayrianne Parks, Enterprise Community Partners
• Moderator: Emily Nosse-Leirer, Enterprise Community Partners

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