The Rand Road housing project being undertaken by the City of Hood River and Columbia Cascade Housing Corporation has received three million dollars in funding in the recently approved federal omnibus spending bill. CCHC board vice-chair David Sauter says while this affordable housing development is still in its early stages, the federal money will open other opportunities. Community Development Partners in partnership with the Columbia Cascade Housing Corporation and the City of Hood River is looking to place over 120 units of housing of various types on the seven acres. They are seeking funding from the state’s Local Innovation and Fast Track, or LIFT, program in 2023 after not receiving monies in 2022.