HomeMy WebLinkAboutProgram Policy FR/SR29TH YEAR CDBG PROGRAM AND HOME PROGRAM POLICY
(CDBG Housing Development Category and HOME Homeownership Activities)
Priority Activities by Districts:
The Request for Proposals (RFP) for 29th Year CDBG Program funding of housing development
activities and HOME Program funding of homeownership activities will limit funding to the
following District -specific priorities:
District Priority Activities
District 1 - (1) Down payment Assistance / Second Mortgage
(2) New Construction, Homeownership
District 2 - (1) New Construction, Homeownership
(2) Down payment Assistance / Second Mortgage
District 3 - (1) Down payment Assistance / Second Mortgage
(2) Multi -family Rehabilitation
(3) New Construction, Homeownership
District 4 - (1) Multi -family Rehabilitation
(2) Down payment Assistance / Second Mortgage
(3) New Construction, Homeownership
District 5 - (I) New Construction, Homeownership
(2) Down payment Assistance / Second Mortgage
Elimination of use of.U.S. HUD funds for Housing Administration:
Housing administrative costs on Brick and Mortar activities of affordable housing projects will
be covered through developer fees of funded projects, thereby eliminating the use of U.S. HUD
funds for housing administration.
HOME Program Brick and Mortar activities:
The HOME Program funding of Brick and Mortar housing development activities will continue
to be directed as follows:
75% - New Construction, Homeownership
25% - Rehabilitation and New Construction, Rental units
Leveraging Requirements Confirmed:
Housing developers will be required to leverage City funds using other public and/or private
funding as follows:
5:1 - Rental housing projects
2:1 - Homeownership projects
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TIMING of Protect Construction
For any housing development project to be eligible for funding, construction must be ready to
begin within six (6) months of executing an agreement with the City and the project must be able
to be completed within twenty-four (24) months of executing the agreement.
Down Payment Assistance and Second Mortgages:
The down payment assistance and second mortgage programs for CDBG and HOME funding
will be project -driven. The maximum funding per eligible home purchase will be S30,000.
Funding will be in the form of 0% interest deferred loans which will come due and payable, in
full, at sale or in the event that the property is leased or rented during the term of the loan. In the
event that the homebuyer seeks to refinance the home prior to the termination of the loan, the
City Manager or designee will determine what portion of the loan must be repaid.
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