Building New and Stronger Bridges to USDA Rural Development Programs Presented by Lynn Trujillo and Tedd Buelow Building New and Stronger Bridges to USDA Rural Development Programs
Expanding the Box Current Pilot Projects Down payment assistance from Federal Home Loan Bank 502 direct and guaranteed loan with Tribe as junior lienholder 502 relending through Native CDFIs (pending) Current Efforts to Make Internal Improvements Tribal Housing Training for RD Staff (June 2016) Collaboration with Center for Indian Country Development Improved relationships and collaboration with BIA Staff Future Efforts Reflection and Simplification Additional internal training opportunities Interagency Cross-Training Your Suggestions
Current Pilot Projects – South Dakota Down payment assistance from Federal Home Loan Bank 502 direct and guaranteed loan with Tribe as junior lienholder 502 relending through Native CDFIs (pending)
Current Efforts to Make Internal Improvements Tribal housing training for RD Staff (June 2016) Collaboration with Center for Indian Country Development Improved relationships and collaboration with BIA Staff
Future Efforts Reflection and Simplification Additional internal training opportunities Interagency Cross-Training Your Suggestions
Tedd Buelow Native American Coordinator Rural Development tedd.buelow@wdc.usda.gov Office: 720-544-2911 www.rd.usda.gov Lynn Trujillo Native American Coordinator Rural Housing Service Lynn.Trujillo@wdc.usda.gov Office: 505-761-4959 www.rd.usda.gov