Monthly Archives: August 2013
South Dakota Housing Development Authority Welcomes New Board Member
Gov. Dennis Daugaard has appointed Mark Puetz to the South Dakota Housing Development Authority (SDHDA) Board of Commissioners.
Public Comments Requested for Housing and Community Development Plans
Citizens across South Dakota are invited to provide comments prior to the drafting of South Dakota’s 2014 Annual Update to the Consolidated Plan and amendments to the HOME and Housing Tax Credit (HTC) allocation plans.
South Dakota Housing Opportunity Fund
South Dakota Housing Development Authority (SDHDA) is now accepting applications for funding under the Housing Opportunity Fund (HOF). The HOF program was created via the “Building South Dakota Fund” during the 2013 legislative session and is designed to promote economic development in South Dakota by expanding the supply of decent, safe, sanitary and affordable housing targeted to low and moderate income families and individuals in South Dakota.
Johnson Statement on Obstruction of Important Funding Bill for Transportation and Housing Initiatives
U.S. Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD), Chairman of the Senate, Banking Housing and Urban Affairs Committee and a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, released the following statement in reaction to Senate Republicans’ filibuster of an important funding bill that would create jobs, improve transportation infrastructure, provide critical housing assistance to those in need, and invest in community development in South Dakota
