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Consolidated Planning
–HUD CPD Programs
Centers for Independent Living
Training
November 5, 2009
Today’s Session
• Overview of HUD CPD
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CDBG
HOME
ESG
HOPWA
Stimulus (NSP, CDBG-R, HPRP)
What is a Consolidated Plan?
Which Consolidated Plan applies?
Citizen participation
Questions and Answers
Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG)
• Administered by Virginia since 1982
• Serves Non-Entitlement localities
• Approximately $20 million a year
CDBG Information
• Program Design establishes overall goals
and objectives
• All CDBG projects must meet at least one
of the 3 National Objectives
– LMI Benefit
– Slum and Blight Removal
– Needs of a Particular Urgency
• Local Governments are the only eligible
applicants for CDBG
Available CDBG Funding:
Open Submission Programs
• Grants are awarded based on projects
meeting the eligibility thresholds.
• Non-competitive, available on a first come
basis, as long as funds remain.
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Planning Grants
Construction-Ready Water and Sewer
Community Economic Development
Community Development Innovation
– Urgent Needs
Open January 1 – October 31
Open January 1 –
September 30
Available CDBG Funding:
Competitive Grants
• Approximately $10 million available
• Proposals due each spring
• Project Types
– Comprehensive – target at least two major activities, such as
water, sewer, housing
– Economic Development – create jobs or business opportunities
or enhance economic environment
– Housing – bring homes to HQS or support development for new
housing units
– Community Facility – water / wastewater services, drainage
improvements
– Community Service Facility – workforce training, health care,
daycare associated with economic development
CDBG Information
http://www.dhcd.virginia.gov/CommunityDevelopmentRevitalizati
on/Community_Development_Block_Grant_Program.htm
Keith Sherrill
Policy Analyst
804-371-7055
[email protected]
Chris Thompson
Program Manager
804-371-7056
[email protected]
HOME Program
• Created by the National Affordable Housing
Program Act of 1990
• Program intent:
– Provide decent affordable housing to lower-income
households
– Expand the capacity of non-profit housing providers
– Strengthen the ability of state and local governments
to provide housing, and
– Leverage private sector participation
HOME-Funded Activities
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Homeowner Rehabilitation
Homebuyer Activities
Rental Housing
Tenant-Based Rental Assistance
Community Housing Development
Organizations (CHDO)
HOME Program Homeowner Rehabilitation
• Can be used to assist existing homeowners with
repair, rehabilitation, or reconstruction of owneroccupied units
• Forms of assistance (grants, deferred-payment
loans, non-interest bearing loan, interest-bearing
loan)
• Can NOT do just special interest repair like
weatherization or accessibility alone (only as a
part of a more comprehensive scope of work
that brings the unit up to HOME standards
• Owner occupied, at or below 80 percent AMI
HOME Program Homebuyer Activities
• Can be used for acquisition,
acquisition/rehabilitation, new construction
• Forms of assistance (grants, deferred-payment
loans, below-market rate loans, loan
guarantees)
• Can include down-payment assistance, gap
financing, and development subsidies
• Owner occupied, at or below 80 percent AMI
• Required affordability period based on amount of
HOME investment
HOME Program Rental Housing
• Can be used for acquisition, new construction, or
rehabilitation of rental housing
• Forms of assistance (grants, deferred-payment
loans, non-interest bearing loan, interest-bearing
loan, interest subsidy, equity investment, loan
guarantees)
• Project with five or more units 20 percent must
be at or below 50 percent AMI (balance up to 80
percent)
• Required affordability period based on amount of
HOME investment
HOME Program Tenant-Based Rental Assistance
• A rental subsidy to help households afford
housing costs (rent, security deposits, and
utility deposits in some cases)
• Like Section 8 Voucher
• Can assist up to 80 percent AMI
• Annually at least 90 percent assisted must
be at or below 60 percent AMI
HOME Program Community Housing Development Organization
• 15 percent required allocation of funding to
CHDOs
• Non-profit community-based housing
developers
• Program designed to grow CHDO capacity
How is HOME allocated?
• Formula allocation
• Local Governments (threshold required)
• HOME Consortium (threshold required)
HOME Entitlements and Consortiums
Winchester Consortium – including:
Alexandria
Winchester
Chesapeake
Fredrick County
Danville
Page County
Hampton
Clarke County
Lynchburg
Warren County
Newport News
Shenandoah County
Norfolk
Charlottesville Consortium - including
Portsmouth
Charlottesville
Richmond
Albemarle County
Roanoke City
Fluvanna County
Virginia Beach
Greene County
Arlington County
Louisa County
Chesterfield County
Nelson County
Fairfax County -including
New River Consortium– including
Fairfax City
Radford
Falls Church
Giles County
Henrico County
Montgomery County
Prince William County –including
Pulaski County
Manassas
Blacksburg
Manassas Park
Christiansburg
Suffolk Consortium –including
Suffolk
Isle of Wight
Franklin City
Southampton
Bristol City (member of Tennessee consortium)
HOME program applied
• HUD HOME Program
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Homeowner rehabilitation
Homebuyer activities
Rental housing
TBRA
CHDO activities
• DHCD Action Plan
(example)
– Indoor Plumbing and
Rehabilitation (homeowner
rehab)
– Down Payment Assistance
Program (homebuyer
activities)
– Affordable and Special
Needs Housing Program
(rental housing and
homebuyer activities)
– CHDO Set aside and
CHDO operation (CHDO
activities)
DHCD HOME Program Contacts
• Affordable and Special Needs Housing
Kevin Hobbs
(804) 371-7120
[email protected]
• Down Payment Assistance
Johnette Powell
(804) 371-7117
[email protected]
• Indoor Plumbing and Rehabilitation
Joanne Peerman
(804) 371 -7071
[email protected]
ESG Program
• HUD -Emergency Shelter (Solution) Grant
Program
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Shelter Operations
Essential Services
Prevention
Development and Rehabilitation
• DHCD –Emergency Shelter (Solution) Grant
Program
– Primarily Shelter Operations
– Future changes???
How is ESG allocated?
• Entitlements (meeting thresholds)
– Newport News
– Richmond
– Roanoke
– Virginia Beach
– Fairfax
– Prince William
• Balance (remaining) of state -DHCD
DHCD ESG Contact
Nicole Poulin
(804) 371-7113
[email protected]
HOPWA Program
• HUD –Housing Opportunities for Person With Aids
Program
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Facility based operations
Short-term rent mortgage assistance
Tenant-based rent assistance
Support services
Resource Identification
Development and Rehabilitation
Other categories
• DHCD –HOPWA Program
– Short-term rent mortgage assistance
– Tenant-based rental assistance
– Support services (limited)
DHCD HOPWA Contact
Nicole Poulin
(804) 371-7113
[email protected]
HUD CPD –Stimulus Funds
• Substantial Amendments to Action Plans
• Funding allocations have been completed
• CDBG-R
• NSP
• HPRP
Summary
• Consolidated Plans/Action Plans cover
HUD CPD Programs
• Jurisdiction and program of interest
determines which Consolidated
Plan/Action Plan (for example State vs.
Richmond city) applies
• HUD CPD programs are applied in limited
and specific ways according to Action
Plans
Exercise #1
Which Consolidated Plan/Action Plan should you
reference?
1. HOME program for Richmond city
project?
2. ESG program for Henrico county?
3. CDBG Project for Wytheville?
4. HOPWA program for Danville?
Exercise #2
Identify a project that your group would like to
complete, what HUD CPD program (s) might be
a good resource for the project, and which
Action Plan (s) should you reference.
Be prepared to share a short description of your
project and tell us what HUD CPD program (s)
and what Action Plan (s) apply.
Consolidated Plan Components
• Completed 3-5 years
• Needs Assessments
– Community Development
– Housing
– Homelessness
• Strategic Plan
– Priorities
– Objectives and Goals
• Action Plans (completed every year for each of
the Con Plan years)
• Consolidated Annual Performance and
Evaluation Report; the CAPER (annual for each
of the Action Plan years)
Consolidated Plan Process
• For both the five year Consolidated Plan
and the annual Action Plans
• Data Collection and Analysis
• Consultations
• Citizen Participation
• Prioritization and Strategic Planning
• Public Input and Citizen Participation
• Submission to HUD
• HUD Approval and Fund Allocation
Non-entitlement Area Action Plan
Participation
Timeline
• Program Specific Input Session
– December – February Held in various
locations across the state
• Public Comment Period
– April - May
– Posted online
• Public Hearings
– May
Exercise #3
Identify ways that your group can
participate in the Consolidated Plan/Action
Plan?
Questions?
Shea Hollifield
[email protected]
(804) 371-7031
Lyndsi Austin
[email protected]
(804) 371-7122