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A successful USDA program that has supported more than 533,000 affordable rental homes in rural America is getting phased out

  • Written by: Brian Y. An, Co-Director of Center for Urban Research, Director of Master of Science in Public Policy Program, & Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology
A successful USDA program that has supported more than 533,000 affordable rental homes in rural America is getting phased outLow-income Americans in rural areas can struggle to pay market-rate rents.mphillips007/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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