Agency: Affordable Housing Developers (AHDI)

Description: A multi-regional 501(c)(3) Community Housing Development Organization created by three regional nonprofit Community Action Agencies whose service areas cover the western half of North Dakota. The shared mission of AHDI members is to develop, own, and manage both for-sale and rental affordable housing for low and moderate-income families.

Agency: Bank of North Dakota (BND)

Description: The Residential Real Estate Program is designed to provide a secondary single family mortgage market for financial institutions located in North Dakota and to offer the people of North Dakota the opportunity of keeping their mortgage loan servicing in North Dakota.

North Dakota Contact(s): Bob Humann, 701-328-5703, bhumann@state.nd.us

Agnecy: North Dakota Community Action Association

Description: Established in 1976, the North Dakota Community Action Association is a private non- profit statewide membership organization representing North Dakota’s seven Community Action Agencies.

North Dakota Contact(s): 701-232-2452, ndcaa@sendcaa.org

Agency: CommunityWorks ND

Description: CommunityWorks North Dakota is a nonprofit organization with the mission of providing affordable housing and development opportunities to revitalize communities and improve the standard of living and quality of life for North Dakotans.

North Dakota Contact(s):

Paul Rechlin, 701-255-4591, prechiln@communityworksnd.org

Sherri Arenz, 701-255-4591, sarnez@communityworksnd.org

Agnecy: Fannie Mae

Description: Provides financial products and services that make it possible for low-, moderate-, and middle-income families to buy homes of their own. Since Fannie Mae began in 1968, they have helped more than 63 million families achieve the American Dream of homeownership.

North Dakota Contact(s): Rob Knoll, 701-530-2563, robert_c_knoll@fanniemae.com

Agnecy: Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Description: Find information on housing, community planning, fair housing/equal opportunity housing, public/Indian housing, and more.

North Dakota Contact(s): Joel Manske, 701-239-5040, Joel_Manske@hud.gov

Agnecy: North Dakota Department of Commerce

Description: The Community Development activities within the DCS center around the preparation of the State's Consolidated Plan and the resulting implementation of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), the HOME, and the Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG) Programs. All are funded with federal dollars through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

North Dakota Contact(s): Michael Spletto, 701-328-2695, mspletto@state.nd.us

Agency: North Dakota Housing Finance Agency (NDHFA)

Description: Provides financing, management, information, and other appropriate assistance, facilitates affordable mortgage financing and assures the continued availability of low-income rental housing.

North Dakota Contact(s): Mike Anderson, 701-328-8050, maanders@ndhfa.org

Agency: Rethinking Rural Housing

Description: A blog on rural housing issues in SD. Studies the way small communities in South Dakota are addressing housing development, and the way resource providers are helping them.

Contact(s): Jim Beddow, The Rural Learning Center, 605-772-5139, jim.beddow@rlcenter.net or see contact page

Agency: USDA Rural Development

Description: Provides housing programs for single family and multi family housing, community facilities, in addition to other rural development activities.

North Dakota Contact(s):

Barry Borstad, 701-530-2046, barry.borstad@nd.usda.gov

Clare Carlson, 701-530-2037, clare.carlson@nd.usda.gov

Don Warren, 701-530-2044, don.warren@nd.usda.gov

Jim Ridley, 701-572-4597 #4, james.ridley@nd.usda.gov