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Tonya Plummer testifying before Congress

Urging Congress to Support Native Housing and ‘Sunrise Thinking’

The federal government must support funding to end the shortage of Native housing, Tonya Plummer, Enterprise’s director for Native American housing programs, testified at a Congressional oversight hearing.

May 1, 2023

Policy 

Rural Communities

Tribal Nations

Story

Updating Laws to Protect Rural Renters

Paying off a mortgage should be a cause for celebration, but for many owners of affordable rural rental housing funded with USDA mortgages it’s something to dread. That’s because a 74-year-old law dictates that Section 521 Rental Assistance be tied to an outdated requirement that a property must also have a Section 515 or 514 mortgage.

May 18, 2023

Policy 

Rural Communities

News

Enterprise Community Partners Names Shaun Donovan as Chief Executive Officer and President

Enterprise announced that former cabinet official and national housing leader Shaun Donovan will serve as its next chief executive officer and president, effective September 1.

June 5, 2023

National

News

Enterprise launches RFP for Communications Strategy and Implementation Partner

Enterprise (with its collaborator, Local Initiatives Support Coalition) is managing the development of a book of original essays that will focus on the alignment of climate change and community development.

February 3, 2023

Policy 

Program Design and Evaluation

National

Story

A group of people pose inside a Senate hearing room

Urging Senators to Support Native Housing

Tonya Plummer, Director of Native American Housing Programs at Enterprise, asked senators to do more to support rural and tribal housing programs.

September 28, 2022

Preservation and Production

Racial Equity

Rural Communities

Tribal Nations

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A newly built accessory dwelling unit (ADU) with light blue siding situated off the deck in the back of a larger single-family home.

Four Ways to Boost ADU Production

Key takeaways from new research showing how recent regulatory reforms can help boost production of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) across the country.

October 5, 2023

Preservation and Production

Policy 

National

Zoning Reform

Story

Advancing Legislative Agendas in Native Communities

Native American Heritage Month provides an opportune moment to take stock of and review Enterprise’s legislative and policy agenda for Native and Tribal housing. Enterprise’s policy and Tribal Nations and rural teams are working together to advance Tribal sovereignty, combat disinvestment and redlining on Tribal land, and increase housing opportunities and stability for Native communities around the country.

November 1, 2023

Policy 

Rural Communities

Story

Picture of smiling woman in peach blazer

Affordable Housing Preservation Focus of Senate Subcommittee Hearing

Enterprise Rural Communities Senior Director Robin Wolff testified on April 16 before a U.S. Senate subcommittee on the Challenges in Preserving the U.S. Housing Stock.

April 22, 2024

Preservation and Production

Policy 

Rural Communities

Tribal Nations

News

Launch of "What's Possible”: A Blueprint for Sustainable American Communities

Enterprise, LISC, and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, are pleased to announce the publication of What's Possible: Investing NOW for Prosperous, Sustainable Neighborhoods. The project, funded by the Wells Fargo Foundation, will serve as a critical resource for everyone committed to tackling the climate crisis and building more resilient, sustainable, and prosperous communities.

April 30, 2024

Community Highlights

The Gateway to the Delta

Communities Unlimited, a nonprofit serving rural communities across the South and an Enterprise Section 4 grantee, is working to provide affordable housing options to the Pine Bluff community.

June 7, 2024

Housing Affordability Breakthrough Challenge

2020 Challenge

Section 4

Rural Communities

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