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RCED-83-188 1 (1983-06-17)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabmzx0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 104- 1 / Q \1 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 RESOURCES, COMMUNITY, June 17, 1983 AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION B-212070 liii I III liii The Honorable Eugene A. Chappie 121704 House of Representatives The Honorable John F. Seiberling House of Representatives Subject: Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) Rural Housing Eligibility Procedures (GAO/RCED-83-188) This report transmits in final form the information provided in our April 26, 1983, briefing on the Farmers Home Administra- tion (FmHA) procedures for determining eligibility of geographic jurisdictions for assistance under rural housing programs. In response to your February 10, 1983, joint request, we examined the eligibility criteria for designating rural areas, the FmHA procedures for reviewing geographic area eligibility, and FmHA practices in monitoring eligibility in four locations. Enclosure I contains more detail on the results of our inquiry, along with an explanation of the objectives, scope, and methodology we followed in performing this review. Based upon our examination, the FmHA criteria for defining a rural area and its procedures for monitoring eligibility appear reasonable. The practices followed by FmHA national, state and local officials in each of the four locations we examined were generally consistent with the regulations and procedures. Enclo- sure II contains fact sheets summarizing our findings in the four areas: Oroville, California; Summit County, Ohio; Jefferson City, Missouri; and Quakertown, Pennsylvania. We found no evi- dence of major housing need in these areas, except within the Twinsburg Heights subdivision of Summit County, Ohio. Addition- ally, each of the locations that we reviewed, which were declared ineligible by FmHA, is receiving housing assistance from other Federal, state or local sources. These sources of funding include rental housing assistance payments provided under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, Community Develop- ment Block Grant (CDBG) funds, Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans, state housing bond issues, and state weatherization program funds. Further, although the Twinsburg Heights subdivi- sion currently receives little housing assistance, it appears to be eligible for some of the alternative sources of housing aid that are available to Summit County. 0.-) 5-k (382332)

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