; (13) the housing preservation grant program under section 533 of the Housing Act of 1949 ( 42 U.S.C. 1490m ); (14) loan guarantees for multifamily rental housing in rural areas under section 538 of the Housing Act of 1949 ( 42 U.S.C. 1490p–2 ); (15) housing preservation and revitalization demonstration loans and grants provided by the Rural Housing Service; and (16) multifamily housing transfer and prepayment technical assistance grants provided by the Rural Housing Service. (b) Waiver of matching funds requirements The Secretary shall waive any matching funds requirement under a rural development program for a project that is carried out in an applicable area that is within or comprises a census tract, or a group of contiguous census tracts, that has a poverty rate of 20 percent or greater. (c) Priority consideration for other rural development programs The Secretary shall give priority under a rural development program for an application for a project that— (1) is included in and supports a Plan; (2) is eligible for the applicable program from which the funds were set aside