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CollaborationsavessouthernIdahoself-helphousingIntheU.S.Departmentox1eAgricultureUSDARuralDevelopmentSection523MutualSelx1e-HelpHousingprogramlow-incomex1eamiliesworktogethertobuildeachotherx19shomeswithhelpx1eromnonproftagenciesselx1e-helpgrantees.UnderaUSDAcontractRCACworkswith54granteesinthewesternU.S.tohelplow-incomex1eamiliesachievethedreamox1ehomeownership.Whenx1eundingx1eorthisvitalprogramwasthreatenedthispastyearselx1e-helpgranteesintheWestjoinedtogethertoadvocateandsecurecontinuedx1eundingx1eortheUSDARuralDevelopmentselx1e-helpandsinglex1eamilydirectloanprograms.Theagenciesx19continuedcollaborationwillbeimportantasthehousingprogramsagaincompetex1eorscarcex1eederalresources.Howeverthesingle-x1eamilyhousingmarketdownturnalsohasmadeittoughx1eorselx1e-helpgranteestodevelophousingandremainintheUSDAprogram.InsouthernIdahooneox1eRCACx19sselx1e-helpgranteeswithdrewx1eromtheprogramtox1eocusonmultix1eamilyhousingleavingitsselx1e-helpgrantx1eundsunspent.Worseyettheselx1e-helphomesthatthegranteehadplannedtobuildwouldnotbecompleted.Theagencyx19sdeparturemeantthatunlessanotheragencysteppedinmuch-neededselx1e-helphomeswouldnotbebuiltx1eorlow-incomeruralIdahox1eamilies.RCACjoinedx1eorceswithSouthCentralCommunityActionPartnershipSCCAPandUSDAtoflltheneed.RCAChelpedSCCAPanditsboardox1edirectorsapplyx1eorandassumetheunspentgrant.AlthoughSCCAPhadnopreviousexperiencewiththeselx1e-helpprogramithiredtheotheragencyx19sexperiencedselx1e-helpstax1ex1eandhitthegroundrunning.ThefrstthreehomeswerecompletedinNovember2011andprovidedhomeownershipx1eorthreex1eamilies.SCCAPreceivedadditionalUSDAselx1e-helpgrantx1eundingtocomplete21single-x1eamilyhousesinthenexttwoyears.x1dDRAx1dx19DACx1bRACRCACwx1bRkx19wIx1e54x1aRAx19Ix1ewx19Rx1d.x19.x1bx1eLLx1bw-ICx1bMAMILIx19ACx1eIx1eDRAMx1bx1ex1bMx1bwRx19x1eI