NAHMA Update: Follow-up from Today's Member Call with RD Announcementof Revisions to RD Civil Rights Forms and Posters; WAPO Article

August 20, 2025

Hi Members –

I was notified the USDA-RD email that I attached earlier in the reminder for our Member Meeting was not opening.   Also,  the WAPO article on DOGE/AI may or may not open.  Please find the original USDA-RHS email, Announcement of Revisions to RD Civil Rights Forms and Posters, below. I have attached a PDF of the WAPO DOGE/AI Article, and the slide deck linked in the article.  

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Rural Housing Service - Multifamily Housing

Announcement of Revisions to RD Civil Rights Forms and Posters

Rural Development’s Office of Multifamily Housing is providing this notification to applicants, borrowers, management agents and lenders regarding recent changes to various Rural Development (RD) forms and posters. 

On June 13, 2025, RD’s Civil Rights Office announced revisions to the forms and posters listed in the tables below:

Revised – Current Forms

 

RD 400 – 4

Assurance Agreement (updated June 2025)

Note. If you receive a message that the document you are trying to load requires Adobe Reader 8 or higher, follow these steps:

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AD 475 A

Revised And Justice for All Poster (Assisted Programs)

AD 475 C

Revised And Justice for All Poster (Conducted Programs)

Please use the revised form and posters in the table above for all future submissions.

Obsolete RD Forms

 

Form RD 400-1

 Equal Opportunity Agreement

Form RD 400-3

 Notice to Contractors and Applicants

Form RD 400-6

 Compliance Statement

Form RD 400-8

 Compliance Review

Form HUD 935.2

Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan

The forms listed in the table above are now obsolete and should no longer be used.

Questions or requests for clarification may be directed to the MFH Processing and Reports Review Branch at [email protected] for loan and grant applications in process. For all other projects in servicing please contact your applicable regional Field Operations contact at [email protected], or [email protected], or [email protected], or [email protected].

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