AOHA Resources
also see Housing Assistance links
Association of Oregon Community Development Organizations
AOCDO represents over 100 groups engaged in or supporting community development activities like affordable housing development and economic development in low-income and rural communities throughout the state of Oregon
Building Officials Code Administrator International
professional association representing the full spectrum of code enforcement disciplines and construction industry interests
Cascade Nahro
National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials' chapter in the State of Oregon and Southwest Washington.
Community Development Programs - USDA
The Office of Community Development administers rural community development programs within USDA Rural Development
Fannie Mae
Provides financial products and services that make it possible for low-, moderate- and middle-income families to buy homes of their own.
Freddie Mac
Freddie Mac is a stockholder-owned corporation chartered by Congress in 1970 to create a continuous flow of funds to mortgage lenders in support of homeownership and rental housing
Gov Spot
Portal to extensive resources about state and federal governments, current issues, grants, frequently asked questions and much more.
Housing Authorities Risk Retention Pool
HARRP's primary purpose is to provide the Members, a cooperative program of indemnification and financial protection against risks of loss relating to the properties and operations of the Members and a cooperative program of risk management.
HUD Public Housing Agency Profiles
HA profiles provides up-to-date general HA details, in addition to address and contact information for individual public housing agencies. The information displayed in HA Profiles is maintained/updated by individual public housing agencies.
National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials
Members administer HUD programs such as Public Housing, Section 8, CDBG and HOME
National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials Cascade Chapter
Members administer HUD programs
National Association of Local Housing Finance Agencies
NALHFA is an advocate before Congress and federal agencies on legislative and regulatory issues affecting affordable housing and provides technical assistance and educational opportunities to its members and the public
Oregon Law Help
Free Legal Information for Low-Income Oregonians
Pacific Northwest Regional Council - NAHRO
Housing and community development advocate for the provision of adequate and affordable housing, particularly those with low- and moderate-incomes, and to enhance the professional development and effectiveness of NAHRO's members
Public Housing Authorities Directors Association
resource library
Right to Know Network
The Right-to-Know Network provides free access to numerous databases, text files, and conferences on the environment, housing, and sustainable development
Regulations.gov Find, review, and submit comments on Federal documents that are open for comment and published in the Federal Register, the Government’s legal newspaper.
State of Oregon
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- HUD Clips
HUDCLIPS (HUD Client Information and Policy System) contains full text searchable databases of the materials
- HUD Community Connections
Serves as a clearinghouse providing users with program regulations; descriptions of model programs; case studies of affordable housing initiatives; publications; funding information; training and conference announcements; and referrals to technical assistance providers
- HUD Office of Health Homes
- HUD Portland office
- HUD User- Policy Development and Research's Information Service
Responsible for maintaining current information on housing needs, market conditions, and existing programs, as well as conducting research on priority housing and community development issues
- Regulations.gov
Allows users to enter comments on proposed rules, find proposed/interim rules by agency, and comment. You do a search for HUD to find current info on rules, etc. on which you might want to comment.
- Regulatory Barriers Clearinghouse
A new forum from HUD for sharing ideas and solutions for overcoming state and local regulatory barriers to affordable housing.
Winning Grant Proposals Online
A resource designed to help nonprofit organizations and government agencies write better grant proposals and develop better programs.

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