The Florida Housing Finance Corporation has announced (on the Florida Administrative Weekly) a funding cycle for the HOME Rental Program's allocation of 2007 HOME federal funds received from U.S. HUD. It is estimated that approx. $12,000,000 in federal HOME funding for 2007 will be available to eligible rental developments meeting application funding criteria. For more information on opening and closing dates of the application cycle, or on how to obtain an application, please access the Florida Housing Finance Corporation's web site or contact Blake Poston-Carson at (850) 488-4197. The Universal Application Package, when available, may be obtained from the website or by submitting a written request accompanied by a $50 application package fee to: Florida Housing Finance Corporation, City Centre Building, 227 North Bronough Street, Suite 5000, Tallahassee,Florida 32301-1329, ATTN: Blake Poston-Carson - Application request. Those who are hearing or speech impaired may contact the Florida Housing Finance Corporation using the Dual Party Relay System at 1 (800) 955-8770 and 1 (800) 955-8771.
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The National Council on Disability (NCD) will undertake a comprehensive study of the state of housing in America in the 21st century. This evaluation will focus on: public laws, policies and program initiatives that affect housing opportunities for Americans with disabilities, as well as others who have accessible housing needs, e.g. the aging population and those who acquire temporary disabilities; and housing, supports, and other benefits provided available through the public and non-profit and/or private sectors. The purpose is to determine whether, and to what extent, public and non-profit and private housing and related programs have provided adequate, affordable, and accessible housing for Americans with disabilities as well as others who have accessibility needs, like the aging population and those who acquire temporary disabilities. Eligible applicants include: unrestricted. Award ceiling: $100,000. Application deadline: July 1, 2008.
The Home Depot Foundation makes grants to 501(c)(3) tax exempt public charities in the United States and to charitable organizations in Canada to support programs and projects that include community engagement and result in the production, preservation, or financing of housing units for low- to moderate-income families that address the following considerations: resource efficiency in design, construction, and operations; minimizes the depletion of natural resources, including timber and water; designs and installs landscaping features such as trees and shrubs, that minimize demand for water and synthetic chemicals and reduce heat island effect; reduces maintenance costs using innovative and durable materials; uses more environmentally friendly building materials; site planning with minimal environmental impact; energy-efficiency and renewable energy use; indoor air quality improvement, including moisture control and proper ventilation; and ensures smart site planning and land use. A prospective applicant must pass the Eligibility Test in order to access the application. Application deadlines: September 15, 2008.
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development seeks to assist Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions (AN/NHI) of Higher Education expand their role and effectiveness in addressing community development needs in their localities, including neighborhood revitalization, housing, and economic development, principally for persons of low and moderate-income. Eligible applicants include: nonprofit Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Institutions of Higher Education that meet the definitions of Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Institutions of Higher Education. Award ceiling: $3,000,000. Application deadline: July 2, 2008.
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Assisted living facilities (ALFs) are designed to accommodate frail elderly persons and people with disabilities who need certain support services (e.g., assistance with eating, bathing, grooming, dressing, and home management activities). ALFs must provide support services such as personal care, transportation, meals, housekeeping, and laundry. The ALCP provides funding for the physical costs of converting some or all of the units of an eligible multifamily development into an ALF, including unit configuration and related common and services space and any necessary remodeling, consistent with HUD or the state's statute/regulations (whichever is more stringent). Typical funding will cover basic physical conversion of existing project units, as well as related common and services space. Eligible applicants include: private nonprofit owners of eligible multifamily assisted housing developments. Award ceiling: $24,750,000. Application deadline: July 3, 2008.
Bank of America's local grant making program typically falls into four generic categories: Community Development, Education, Health and Human Services, and Arts and Culture. Under the Community Development initiative, an emphasis is placed on affordable housing, workforce development, and neighborhood revitalization. Tax-exempt organizations under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, based and serving communities in Bank of America's markets are eligible to apply. Application deadline: open.
The purpose of the Section 4 capacity building program is to enhance the capacity and ability of community development corporations (CDCs) and community housing development organizations (CHDOs) to carry out community development and affordable housing activities that benefit low-income families. Eligible applicants include: Living Cities/The National Community Development Initiative, Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. (formerly The Enterprise Foundation), the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), and Habitat for Humanity International. Affiliates and local offices of these organizations and their community partners are not eligible to compete either directly or independently for capacity building grants under this notice, but rather may seek funding from the above organizations. Award ceiling: unspecified. Application deadline: July 18, 2008.
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development seeks the development of viable Indian and Alaska Native communities, including the creation of decent housing, suitable living environments, and economic opportunities primarily for persons with low- and moderate- incomes. Eligible applicants include: Indian tribes or tribal organizations on behalf of Indian tribes. Award ceiling: $62,000,000. Application deadline: July 11, 2008.
District 3 Commissioner Audrey M. Edmonson believes teachers need a place to live that they can afford and schools in poor neighborhoods deserve and need good teachers. To help both, Commissioner Edmonson has asked Metro Miami Action Plan (MMAP) to earmark surtax dollars to launch a pilot program to assist teachers assigned to District 3 schools in buying a home. Some schools located within District 3 are Northwestern, Miami Jackson, Central and Edison high schools. The program will offers teachers assigned to District 3 public schools a zero percent deferred loan for the purchase of affordable housing. The teachers, in turn, must commit to working in District 3 schools for no less than five years. A workshop for teachers in MDC District 3 schools is scheduled for July 21, 2007. For more information, call the Office of Commissioner Audrey M. Edmonson at 305-636-2331.
State Farm makes Company Grants in three areas: Safe Neighbors (safety), Strong Neighborhoods (community development, affordable housing), and Education Excellence (K-12 education). Grant requests for local initiatives are considered by State Farm field offices. Each office determines the types of grants it will fund, based on available funding. Eligible organizations are nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, Canadian charitable organizations, educational institutions, and governmental entities. One proposal per organization per year will be considered if it meets the guidelines outlined. Application deadline: open.
Miami-Dade County Government, through the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust, is requesting applications from qualified public or private non-profit service providers (or for-profit Affordable Housing Developers for the Homeless Housing Assistance Grant only) for two housing and services grants as part of an application to be submitted to the State of Florida, Office on Homelessness for Match funding through the Challenge Grant for U.S. HUD funded Supportive Housing Programs, and the Homeless Housing Assistance Grant for Capital funding for homeless housing programs. The County will evaluate all applications to determine the best qualified service provider(s) to perform the outlined scope of services. Interested parties may pick-up a copy of the Request for Applications (RFA) beginning May 27, 2008 at the following address: Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust, 111 NW 1st Street, 27th Floor, Suite 310, Miami, Florida 33128, (305) 375-1490, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. The due date for submission of applications is 4:00 p.m. on June 12th, 2008, at the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners on the 17th Floor, Room 17-202 of the Stephen P. Clark Center, Miami, Florida. A Pre-Application Workshop will be held on May 28, 2008 at 2:30 p.m. at 111 N.W. 1st Street, 27th Floor- Conference Room B, Miami, Florida, 33128.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development announces a funding opportunity for a demonstration program to provide assistance for intergenerational dwelling units for intergenerational families in connection with the supportive housing program under Section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959. The purpose of the program is to expand the supply of intergenerational dwelling units for very low-income grandparent(s) or relative(s) heads of household 62 years of age or older raising a child. Eligible applicants include: private nonprofit owners of a Section 202 project. Award ceiling: $2,000,000. Application deadline: July 2, 2008.
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development solicits organizations that are formulating or carrying out programs to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices. Eligible applicants include: Qualified Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (QFHOs) and Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (FHOs); public or private, for-profit or not-for-profit organizations or institutions and other public or private entities that are formulating or carrying out programs to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices; agencies of State or local governments; and agencies that participate in the Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP). Award ceiling: $2,800,000. Application deadline: July 9, 2008.
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development solicits organizations that are formulating or carrying out programs to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices. Eligible applicants include: Qualified Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (QFHOs) and Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (FHOs); public or private, for-profit or not-for-profit organizations or institutions and other public or private entities that are formulating or carrying out programs to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices; agencies of State or local governments; and agencies that participate in the Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP). Award ceiling: $1,000,000. Application deadline: July 9, 2008.
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development solicits organizations that are formulating or carrying out programs to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices. Eligible applicants include: Qualified Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (QFHOs) and Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (FHOs); public or private, for-profit or not-for-profit organizations or institutions and other public or private entities that are formulating or carrying out programs to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices; agencies of State or local governments; and agencies that participate in the Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP). Award ceiling: $19,000,000. Application deadline: July 9, 2008.
Florida Housing unveiled $77 million statewide toward affordable homeownership, including waivers of certain requirements in 13 Florida counties impacted by Hurricane Wilma. This money is available through the Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bond program which provides 30-year, fixed rate mortgages at competitive interest rates. These dollars are often coupled with down payment and closing costs assistance for eligible consumers. Traditionally bond program mortgages are available only to first-time homebuyers, but Congress passed the Gulf Opportunity Zone (GO Zone) Act, which treats 13 Florida counties as targeted areas, waiving the first-time homebuyer requirement and increasing income and purchase price limits. Changes are valid on all bond program dollars issued on the State and local levels through December 31, 2008.
Under the new law, the Florida Comprehensive Hurricane Damage Mitigation Program may award grant monies to local governments to help homeowners strengthen their homes against natural disasters. Inspections are provided free of charge through the Program to qualified homeowners. A grant of up to $5,000 is available to qualified homeowners but a dollar-for-dollar match would be required by either the local government or the homeowner participating through the local government's program. However, a grant of up to $5,000 is available to a low-income homeowner with no match required. Grant money awarded to a local government to help homeowners must be used for wind-resistance improvements in seven specific categories, as follows: Improving the strength of your roof deck attachment; Creating a secondary water barrier to prevent water intrusion; Improving the survivability of your roof covering; Bracing gable-ends in your roof framing; Reinforcing roof-to-wall connections; Upgrading exterior wall opening protections; Upgrading exterior doors. The Department of Financial Services is seeking information from Florida's cities/counties to learn what mitigation programs are already in place at the local level and to measure the amount of interest in participating in this program.
The Florida Housing Finance Corporation has announced its intent to provide an approximate amount of $8,000,000 for qualified mortgage loans for homebuyer assistance under the Florida Home Ownership Assistance Program (HAP). HAP funds will be made available to qualified persons in conjunction with the Corporation's Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bond Program (SFMRB). Access to these funds will be made available through Participating Lenders that have been selected to originate first mortgages under the Corporation's SFMRB Program through an application process. Participating lending institutions will make these loans available on a first-come, first-served basis to eligible first-time home buyers qualifying for a first mortgage under the Corporation's SFMRB Program. Eligible applicants are any home mortgage lending institution that is: a qualified FHA - approved mortgagee; VA-approved lender; an USDA/RD approved lender; or a Fannie Mae and/or Freddie Mac approved lender, in good standing. Applicants interested in receiving an Invitation and Application to Participate should contact the Corporation by telephone at (850) 488-4197, by Fax at (850) 922-7253, or in writing: 227 North Bronough Street, Suite 5000, Tallahassee, Florida 32301-1329. Questions, concerns, and/or requests for more information should be directed to Frances Pheeny, Single Family Programs Administrator at (850) 488-4197.
The U.S. HUD's Good Neighbor Next Door (GNND) Sales Program aims at strengthening, improving public safety, and improving the quality of life in distressed urban neighborhoods or revitalization areas by providing homeownership assistance to law enforcement professionals, firefighters, EMTs, and teachers. The program is comprised of 3 sub-programs: Officer Next Door, Firefighter & Emergency Medical Technician Next Door, and Teacher Next Door. All three programs allow eligible participants to purchase a HUD owned single family home, townhouse, or condominium in a HUD designated Revitalization Area at a 50% discount. Applying for an FHA-insured mortgage will allow participants to finance all closing costs with a single down payment of $100. An FHA 203 (k) rehabilitation mortgage enables participants to purchase the home and rehabilitate it with the necessary repairs. All participants must fulfill a three-year occupancy requirement. Application deadline: open.
Green Communities is a five-year, $555 million initiative to build more than 8,500 environmentally healthy homes for low-income families. Created by Enterprise in partnership with the Natural Resources Defense Council, Green Communities will transform the way America thinks about, designs, and builds affordable communities. The initiative provides grants, financing, tax-credit equity, and technical assistance to developers who meet Green Communities Criteria for affordable housing that promotes health, conserves energy and natural resources, and provides easy access to jobs, schools, and services. Eligible applicants include: 501(c)(3) nonprofits; public housing authorities; tribally designated housing entities; for-profit entities; and for-profit entities participating through joint ventures with qualified organizations. Application deadline: open.
The Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program increases the supply of affordable rental housing, through the use of loan guarantees that encourage partnerships between the USDA, private lenders and public agencies. Eligible applicants include: licensed business entities or Housing Finance Agency (HFA) in good standing in the state or states where it conducts business. Award ceiling: $129,000,000. Application deadline: September 26, 2008.
The overall purpose of both the Lead and the Healthy Homes Technical Studies programs is to gain knowledge to improve the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of methods for evaluation and control of lead-based paint and other housing-related health and safety hazards. This also supports the US Department of Housing and Urban Development's Strategic Goal to Strengthen Communities and the associated policy priority to Improve Our Nation's Communities by improving the environmental health and safety of families living in public and privately owned housing. Eligible applicants include: academic and non-profit institutions located in the United States; state and units of general local government; federally recognized Native American tribes; and for-profit firms, however, they are not allowed to earn a profit from the project. Award ceiling: $2,200,000. Application deadline: July 3, 2008.
The purpose of the Healthy Homes Demonstration Program is to develop, demonstrate, and promote cost-effective, preventive measures to correct multiple residential safety and health hazards that produce serious diseases and injuries in children and other sensitive subgroups such as the elderly, with a particular focus on low income households. The Healthy Homes Demonstration Program is committed to supporting the Departmental Strategic Goal of strengthening communities by addressing housing conditions that threaten health. Eligible applicants include: not-for-profit institutions and for-profit firms, state and local governments, housing authorities, federally-recognized Indian Tribes, and colleges and universities located in the United States. For-profit firms are not allowed to make a profit from the project. Award ceiling: $4,375,000. Application deadline: July 17, 2008.
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development seeks to assist Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) expand their role and effectiveness in addressing community development needs in their localities, including neighborhood revitalization, housing, and economic development, principally for persons of low and moderate-income. Eligible applicants include: nonprofit Hispanic-Serving Institutions that meet the definition of an HSI of higher education. Award ceiling: $6,000,000. Application deadline: July 2, 2008.
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development seeks to assist Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) to expand their role and effectiveness in addressing community development needs in their localities, including neighborhood revitalization, housing, and economic development, principally for persons of low and moderate-income. Eligible applicants include: colleges and universities that meet the definition of Historically Black Colleges and Universities as determined by the Department of Education. Award ceiling: $9,000,000. Application deadline: July 2, 2008.
The Home Depot Foundation is accepting letters of inquiry from 501(c)(3) tax-exempt public charities in the United States and to charitable organizations in Canada with the demonstrated ability to create strong partnerships, impact multiple communities, and leverage grant resources. Preference is given to proposals that include community engagement that result in the production, preservation, or financing of housing units for low- to moderate-income families that address as many of the following considerations as possible: resource efficiency in design, construction, and operations; mitigation of the depletion of natural resources, including timber and water; inclusion of landscaping features such as trees and shrubs that minimize demand for water and synthetic chemicals and reduce the heat-island effect; reduction of maintenance costs using innovative and durable materials; incorporation of more environmentally friendly building materials; site planning with minimal environmental impact; energy-efficiency and use of renewable energy; indoor air quality improvement, including moisture control and proper ventilation; and smart site planning and land use. Grants are awarded three times a year. The next deadline for Letters of Inquiry is July 1, 2007 (required). Application deadlines: May 15, and September 15, 2008.
Home Depot has aligned its online grants program with the Home Depot Foundation's Affordable Housing Built Responsibly program and will focus exclusively on housing. The Home Depot Housing Impact Grants program supports affordable housing projects built or preserved with environmentally friendly, efficient, and durable materials that increase energy and water efficiency, improve indoor air quality, and reduce maintenance costs. The grant program supports 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organizations in the United States and organizations with registered status in Canada. Grants range between $500 and $3,000 each. Preference will be given to requests that engage community stakeholders and result in building or rebuilding houses and/or apartments that are affordable to individuals/families earning a modest income (typically 80 percent or less of the area median income). Applicants who pass the program's online Eligibility Quiz must then complete and submit the entire application in order to be considered for a grant. The 2008 Housing Impact Grant Program will accept applications according to the following schedule: May 1 to June 15, 2008; August 1 to September 15, 2008; and November 1 to December 15, 2008. In order to be considered during a grant cycle, the application must be completed and submitted prior to the application deadline.
The Florida Housing Finance Corporation has published on the Florida Administrative Weekly (p.13) its intention to provide up to $250,000 for qualified mortgage loans for down payment and closing costs assistance under the Homeownership Assistance for Moderate Income Loan Program (HAMI). HAMI Loans will be made available to moderate income persons in conjunction with the Corporation's Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bond Program (SFMRB). All HAMI Loans will be fully amortized second mortgage loans up to $5,000 at a fixed interest rate not to exceed 10.00%, over a 10-year term. Loans will provide financing for owner-occupied residences in any county in the State of Florida, subject to the participation of qualified lending institutions and the counties they elect to serve. Any home mortgage lending institution that is a qualified FHA - approved mortgagee, a VA-approved lender, or an USDA/RD approved lender or with respect to Conventional Mortgage loans, is a Fannie Mae and/or Freddie Mac approved lender in good standing, interested in participating should contact the Corporation by telephone at (850)488-4197, by Fax at (850)922-7253, or in writing: 227 North Bronough Street, Suite 5000, Tallahassee, Florida 32301-1329. Any questions or concerns regarding the proposed issuance of bonds should be directed to Frances Pheeny, Single Family Programs Administrator at (850) 488-4197.
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The Florida Housing Finance Corporation has announced the availability of funds under the Homeownership Pool (HOP) Program. Approximately $10,000,000 in funding will be made available to eligible homebuyers under this program. Funding will be awarded in accordance with Rule Chapter 67-57, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.). The following set-asides will apply (according to the August 24, 2007 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly: 15% Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs); 10% Self-Help Housing 50% Non-Participating Jurisdictions (Non-PJs); and 25% Participating Jurisdictions (PJs). Funding will be made available under these set-asides in the form of reservations for eligible homebuyers on a first-come, first-served basis. Any unreserved funds may be reallocated as necessary. For more information on the HOP Program, including Rule Chapter 67-57, F.A.C., please access Florida Housing's website or contact Bridget Warring at (850) 488-4197. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact Florida Housing using the dual Party Relay System at 1 (800) 955-8770 or 1 (800) 955-8771.
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development seeks to improve the living environment for public housing residents of severely distressed public housing projects through demolition and rehabilitation. Eligible applicants include: Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities. Award ceiling: $20,000,000. Application deadline: June 20, 2008.
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development supports the delivery of a wide variety of housing counseling services to homebuyers, homeowners, low- to moderate-income renters, and the homeless. The primary objectives of the program are to expand homeownership opportunities, improve access to affordable housing and preserve homeownership. Counselors provide guidance and advice to help families and individuals improve their housing conditions and meet the responsibilities of tenancy and homeownership. Counselors also help borrowers avoid inflated appraisals, unreasonably high interest rates, unaffordable repayment terms, and other conditions that can result in a loss of equity, increased debt, default, and eventually foreclosure. Eligible applicants include: HUD-approved Local Housing Counseling Agencies (LHCAs); HUD-approved national and regional intermediaries (Intermediaries); State Housing Finance Agencies (SHFAs); and HUD-approved Multi-State Organizations (MSOs). Award ceiling: $15,840,000. Application deadline: July 9, 2008.
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development provides training activities designed to improve and standardize the quality of counseling provided by housing counselors employed by "participating agencies." Participating agencies are all housing counseling and intermediary organizations participating in HUD's Housing Counseling Program, including HUD-approved agencies, and affiliates and branches of HUD-approved intermediaries, HUD-approved Multi-state organizations, and state housing finance agencies. Eligible applicants include: public or private nonprofit organizations and must have "tax exempt" status under section 501(a) pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Award ceiling: $3,000,000. Application deadline: July 9, 2008.
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development seeks to provide states and localities with the resources and incentives to devise long-term comprehensive strategies for meeting the housing needs of low-income persons with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS). Grant recipients will measure client outcomes to assess how housing assistance creates or maintains stable housing, reduces risks of homelessness, and improves access to health care and other needed support. Eligible applicants include: nonprofit organizations; states, and units of general local government. Award ceiling: $8,000,000. Application deadline: July 18, 2008.
The purpose of the Jewish Funds for Justice grantmaking program is to increase the scale and impact of progressive community-based organizing and advocacy efforts seeking to alleviate the root causes of poverty and the disenfranchisement of low-income people in the U.S. Among the grassroots efforts they support are affordable housing, immigrant rights and refugee justice, job creation, workers' rights, neighborhood revitalization, and quality public education. While they no longer accept unsolicited proposals or letters of inquiry, interested applicants located in the following cities: Los Angeles, Miami, Milwaukee, New York City, Boston and the Gulf Coast region; may be invited to submit a proposal based on their Grantseeker Inquiry Form submittal, available online. Deadline: open.
JPMorgan Chase Foundation makes grants to nonprofits in the following three areas: Community asset development; Youth education; and Community life. Through their Community Asset Development grantmaking program they support affordable and special needs housing programs; workforce training programs; programs that encourage small business development, entrepreneurship, and job attraction and retention; and financial education programs that help low-income adults join the economic mainstream. Only charitable, not-for-profit organizations as defined by section 501(c)3 of the IRS tax code are eligible to apply. In Florida, eligible nonprofits must reside in the following counties: Broward, Collier, Duval, Hillsborough, Lake, Lee, Martin, Miami-Dade, Orange, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota, Seminole and Volusia. Application deadline: open.
The purpose of the Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Grant Program is to assist states, Native American Tribes, cities, counties/parishes, or other units of local government in undertaking comprehensive programs to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in eligible privately owned rental or owner-occupied housing. The purpose of the Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant Program is the same as the Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control, but with the exception that the Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant Program is targeted for urban jurisdictions with the greatest lead-based paint hazard control needs. The purpose of the Operation Lead Elimination Action Program (LEAP) is to leverage private sector resources to eliminate lead poisoning as a major public health threat to children under age six living in eligible privately owned housing units. Total program funding: $132,000,000. Application deadline: July 10, 2008 and July 17, 2008 (Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant Program).
The purpose of this Lead Outreach Grant Program is to promote efficient and effective outreach, education, and training for the public concerning the hazards and sources of lead-based paint poisoning, particularly for low-income children, and to reduce or eliminate such hazards. Eligible applicants include: academic and non-profit institutions located in the U.S.; state and local governments; federally recognized Native American tribes; and for-profit firms, however, they are not allowed to earn a fee. Award ceiling: $1,500,000. Application deadline: July 17, 2008.
The City of Miami's Miami Unleaded program helps prevent lead poisoning cases in low- to moderate- income homes in the City of Miami by conducting free lead-based pain evaluations and, if high lead levels are detected, providing up to $15,000 in assistance to City residents to reduce dangerous levels of lead in eligible, lead-contaminated homes. This program aims to: provide outreach and education to City residents on lead poisoning; conduct the lead testing and clean-up of approximately 270 homes; and aide in the referrals of approximately 900 children for blood lead level testing. To be eligible, the City resident must: be of low- to moderate-income; have children under the age of six and/or pregnant women living in the household; live in a home built prior to 1978; and live within City of Miami limits. Eligible residents may contact (305) 416-2016 to request an evaluation. Evaluation request forms are available online.
The Miami-Dade County is now offering housing assistance grants to eligible residents. The Housing Assistance Grant Program can assist eligible residents with: Relocation costs; Moving expenses; Utility deposits; and Emergency housing assistance. Call 786-331-5383 or visit the nearest Neighborhood Service Center (see flyer) for program information and assistance. A trained social worker will conduct a needs assessment and verify income when determining eligibility and grant award amount.
The purpose of the Public and Indian Housing Resident Opportunity and Self Sufficiency (ROSS) program is to provide grants to public housing agencies (PHAs), tribes/tribally designated housing entities (TDHEs), Resident Associations (RAs), and nonprofit organizations (including grassroots, faith-based and other community-based organizations) for the provision of a Service Coordinator to coordinate supportive services and other activities designed to help Public and Indian housing residents attain economic and housing self-sufficiency. This program works to promote the development of local strategies to coordinate the use of assistance under the Public Housing program with public and private resources, for supportive services and resident empowerment activities. These services should enable participating families to increase earned income, reduce or eliminate the need for welfare assistance, make progress toward achieving economic independence and housing self-sufficiency, or, in the case of elderly or disabled residents, help improve living conditions and enable residents to age-in-place. Eligible applicants include: PHAs; tribes/TDHEs; nonprofit organizations including grassroots faith-based and other community-based organizations that have resident support or the support of tribes; resident associations (RAs); resident councils (RCs); resident organizations (ROs); City-Wide Resident Organizations (CWROs); Intermediary Resident Organizations (IROs); Jurisdiction-Wide Resident Organizations; Regional Resident Organizations; Resident Management Corporations (RMCs); Site-Based Resident Organizations; Statewide Resident Organizations (SROs); and Tribal/TDHE resident groups. Award ceiling: $28,000,000. Application deadline: August 14, 2008.
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) provides capital advances and contracts for project rental assistance. Capital advances may be used for the construction or rehabilitation of a structure, or acquisition of a structure with or without rehabilitation. Repayment of the capital advance is not required as long as the housing remains available for occupancy by very low-income elderly persons for at least 40 years. Eligible applicants include: private nonprofit organizations and nonprofit consumer cooperatives. Award ceiling: $431,706,000. Application deadline: July 10, 2008.
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) provides capital advances and contracts for project rental assistance. Capital advances may be used for the construction or rehabilitation of a structure or acquisition of a structure with or without rehabilitation, to be developed into a variety of housing options. Repayment of the capital advance is not required as long as the housing remains available for occupancy by very low-income persons with disabilities for at least 40 years. Eligible applicants include: Nonprofit organizations with a section 501(c)(3) tax exemption from the Internal Revenue Service. Award ceiling: $99,345,000. Application deadline: July 16, 2008.
Self Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP) funds are to be used to facilitate and encourage innovative homeownership opportunities on a national geographically diverse basis through self-help housing programs that require significant sweat-equity by the homebuyer toward the construction or rehabilitation of the dwelling. SHOP programs are administered by national and regional nonprofit organizations and consortia. Units developed with SHOP funds must be decent, safe, and sanitary non-luxury dwellings and must be made available to eligible homebuyers at prices below the prevailing market prices. Eligible homebuyers are low-income individuals and families (i.e., those whose annual incomes do not exceed 80 percent of the median income for the area, as established by HUD) who would otherwise be unable to purchase a dwelling but for the provision of sweat equity. Housing assisted under this Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) must involve labor contributed by homebuyers and volunteers in the construction of dwellings and other activities that involve the community in the project. Eligible applicants include: national or regional nonprofit public or private organization or consortium that has the capacity and experience to provide or facilitate self-help housing homeownership opportunities. Award ceiling: $26,500,000. Application deadline: July 11, 2008.
Washington Mutual invests in programs that build new housing, refurbish existing housing and revitalize neighborhoods. Our goal is to make long-term, safe, accessible and affordable housing available for low- to moderate-income (LMI) individuals and families. They provide three types of grants: General operating grants to support organizations that are developing long-term affordable housing; Capacity building grants for nonprofit housing developers; Capital grants to build long-term, affordable housing for LMI individuals. Examples of projects that may be funded: New construction or rehabilitation of single- or multi-family units for ownership or rental; Multi-family/mixed-income developments; Mixed-use developments that include affordable housing. Eligible applicants include: nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status; K - 12 public schools; local, state, or federal government agencies; and tribal organizations. Application deadline: open.
The primary focus of the Wells Fargo Housing Foundation is to increase low-income home ownership through the development of affordable housing, and to provide shelter and supportive services for homeless and disabled adult populations. Eligible applicants include: local and national nonprofit housing organizations. An organization must be tax-exempt under Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3). Proposals received must be postmarked by the first business day of the month of the proposal deadline. The Housing Foundation accepts proposals three times during the calendar year, May, and August 2008.
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's Window of Opportunity: Preserving Affordable Rental Housing program's immediate goal is to help large nonprofit housing organizations purchase and maintain 100,000 units of existing, affordable rental housing that might otherwise deteriorate or become too expensive for low- and moderate-income households. $35 million will be available in the form of grants and low-cost loans to national and regional nonprofit organizations that own and operate large rental housing portfolios across the country. Another $10 million in low-cost loans will help specialized lending intermediaries finance transactions for these and other nonprofit owners across the country. An additional $5 million in grants will support research, policy analysis, and public education to improve understanding of the pressures on the supply of affordable rental housing and strategies to address them. Up to ten projects will be supported. Letter of Inquiry is required. Application deadline: open.
