This month marks the completion of three years of Vermont’s Housing Acquisition & Rehabilitation Program (HARP)—a program that has helped renovate 55 homes as of March 31, 2012, including the historic St.

Ninety-nine homes destroyed in last year's flooding have been approved for buyouts by the state, reported Vermont Public Radio this week. The approvals now await FEMA approval. The homes are located in 34 towns across Vermont.

The U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday to eliminate the American Community Survey, reports the Association of Public Data Users .  This amendment to the FY2013 Commerce, Justice, Science appropriations bill passed by a vote of 232 to 190. 

The consolidated planning process required of states and communities that receive HUD funds just got easier.  On Monday, HUD release its eCon Planning Suite, a streamlined set of electronic data and technology tools to help communities conduct the analyses needed to target funds to areas most in need.