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Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) HOPWA is designed to provide housing assistance and supportive services for low-income people with HIV/AIDS and their families. It is an important part of HUD’s overall strategy to protect vulnerable populations from homelessness and substandard housing conditions. Ninety percent of HOPWA funds are awarded through a formula and made available through the Consolidated Planning process in your local community. The remaining funds are awarded through competition. The competitive portion of HOPWA funds State and local governments and qualified nonprofit organizations. Funding may be used for a range of activities, including housing information services; resource identification; project or tenant-based rental assistance; short-term rent, mortgage, and utility payments to prevent homelessness; housing and development operations; and supportive services. Applicants may submit one of two types of applications: Long Term Comprehensive Strategies or Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS). Long Term Comprehensive Strategies applications propose provision of housing and services in geographical areas that did not qualify for the formula portion of HOPWA. SPNS applications propose the development and operation of model or innovative programs that can be replicated in other communities. Approximately $290,000,000 appropriated for FY 2003, and the President requested $297,000,000 for the program for FY 2004. Applications estimated available in February or March. Contact: (800) 483-8929 (voice), (800) 483-2209 (TTY), CFDA: 14.241 [ Return to Top ]
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly The Section 202 program is designed to enable very low-income elderly people (62 years or older) to live independently by increasing the supply of rental housing with supportive services. It is an important part of HUD’s overall strategy to protect vulnerable populations from homelessness and substandard housing conditions. Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly provides interest-free capital advances to private, nonprofit organizations to construct or rehabilitate rental housing with supportive services for very low-income elderly. The advance remains interest-free and does not need to be repaid as long as the housing remains available to very low-income elderly people for at least 40 years. The program also provides rental assistance for project residents. Residents pay 30 percent of their adjusted gross income in rent while Section 202 pays the difference between the monthly approved operating cost and the rent received from the tenant. Approximately $778,000,000 is appropriated for FY 2003, and the President requested $774,000,000 for the program for FY 2004. Applications estimated available in February or March. Contact: (800) 483-8929 (voice), (800) 483-2209 (TTY), CFDA: 14.157 [ Return to Top ] The Section 811 program is designed to enable very low-income persons with disabilities to live independently by increasing the supply of rental housing with supportive services. It is an important part of HUD’s overall strategy to protect vulnerable populations from homelessness and substandard housing conditions. The program provides interest-free capital advances to nonprofit organizations to construct or rehabilitate rental housing with supportive services, if necessary, for very low-income people with disabilities who are at least 18 years old. The advance remains interest-free and does not need to be repaid as long as the housing remains available for very low-income persons with disabilities for at least 40 years. The program also provides rental assistance for project residents. Residents pay 30 percent of their adjusted gross income in rent while Section 811 pays the difference between the monthly approved operating cost and the rent received from the tenant. Approximately $249,000,000 is appropriated for FY 2003, and the President requested $251,000,000 for the program for FY 2004. Applications estimated available in February or March. Contact: (800) 483-8929 (voice), (800) 483-2209 (TTY), CFDA: 14.181 [ Return to Top ] The purpose of the Mainstream program is to enable very low-income people with disabilities to rent affordable, private housing of their choice on the private market. It is an important part of HUD’s overall strategy to protect vulnerable populations from homelessness and substandard housing conditions. The Mainstream program provides PHAs and nonprofit disability organizations with funding for housing choice vouchers for persons with disabilities. Approximately $53,600,000 is appropriated for FY 2003, and the President requested 53,600,000 for the program for FY 2004. Applications estimated available in February or March. Contact: (800) 483-8929 (voice), (800) 483-2209 (TTY), CFDA: 14.871 [ Return to Top ]
Housing Counseling Program (HCP) This program 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 and improve access to affordable housing. Counselors provide guidance and advice to help families and individuals improve their housing conditions and meet the responsibilities of tenancy and homeownership. Agencies funded through this program may also provide Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) counseling to elderly homeowners who are looking to convert equity in their homes into income that can be used to pay for home improvements, medical costs, and/or living expenses. HCP funds HUD-approved local housing counseling agencies, national and regional intermediaries, and State Housing Finance Agencies (SHFAs). In FY 2002, HUD created a special set-aside for agencies providing services to residents of the Colonias. Local agencies are funded directly by HUD to provide services within their communities. Intermediaries and SHFAs manage the use of HUD housing counseling funds by local affiliates and branches. To be eligible for funding, applications must first be designated by HUD as an approved housing counseling agency. For information on how to become a HUD-approved housing counseling agency, visit http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hcc/hccprof13.cfm. Approximately $40,000,000 is appropriated for FY 2003, and the President requested $45,000,000 for the program for FY 2004. Applications estimated available in February or March. Contact: (800) 483-8929, (800) 483-2209 (TTY), CFDA: 14.169 [ Return to Top ]
Self-Help Homeownership Opportunities Program (SHOP) SHOP is designed to facilitate and encourage nonprofit organizations to provide innovative single-family or multifamily homeownership opportunities through the provision of self-help housing in which the homebuyer contributes a significant amount of sweat equity toward the construction of the dwelling. Only experienced national or regional organizations or consortia (which cover two or more States) are eligible to apply. Program funds may be used only for:
Approximately $25,000,000 is available for FY 2003, and the President requested $65,000,000 for the program for FY 2004. Applications estimated available in February or March. Contact: (800) 483-8929, (800) 483-2209 (TTY), CFDA: 14.247 [ Return to Top ]
Rural Housing and Economic Development The Rural Housing and Economic Development program is designed to build capacity for planning and implementing rural housing and economic development strategies and to support innovative housing and economic development activities in rural areas. The program provides funding to local, rural nonprofit organizations, community development corporations, Indian tribes, State housing finance agencies, and State economic or community development agencies for capacity building and implementation of innovative housing and economic development activities in rural areas. Examples of capacity-building activities include hiring and training staff; purchasing, developing, and managing MIS tools; and obtaining expertise from outside sources. Examples of implementation costs include design costs, acquisition of land and buildings, provision of infrastructure, and construction. Approximately $25,000,000 is appropriated for FY 2003, and funding has not been requested for the program for FY 2004. Applications estimated available in February or March. Contact: (800) 483-8929, (800) 483-2209 (TTY), CFDA: 14.250 [ Return to Top ] ROSS is designed to help public housing residents become economically self-sufficient. ROSS funds PHAs, resident management corporations, resident councils, resident organizations, Intermediary Resident Organizations, City-Wide Resident Organizations, nonprofit entities supported by residents, Indian tribes, and Tribally Designated Housing Entities (TDHEs) to provide supportive services and resident empowerment activities to public housing residents. ROSS has six funding categories; Nonprofit entities are eligible for grants under the following two: Capacity Building funds activities that help public housing residents establish new, or expand the capacity of existing, resident organizations to enable residents to participate in housing agency decision-making, manage their housing developments, and/or apply for and administer grants. Resident Service Delivery Models funds activities that establish and implement comprehensive programs to help families achieve self-sufficiency or enable the elderly or people with disabilities to live independently. Approximately $49,600,000 is appropriated for FY 2003, and funding has not been requested for the program for FY 2004. Applications estimated available in February or March. Contact: (800) 483-8929, (800) 483-2209 (TTY), CFDA: 14.870 [ Return to Top ]
Assisted Living Conversion Program (ALCP) ALCP supports the conversion of existing eligible projects for the elderly to a licensed assisted-living facility (ALF). The program provides grants to private, nonprofit project owners to convert the cost of the physical conversion of existing units and common office and services space to assisted living. The grant requires that the project remain available for very low- and/or low-income residents for 20 years beyond the term of the original mortgage. Project owners must provide the necessary board and supportive services to support activities of daily living for frail elderly ALF residents consistent with the licensing requirements of the State in which the project is located. Approximately $25,000,000 is appropriated FY 2003, and the President requested $30,000,000 for the program for FY 2004. Applications estimated available in February or March. Contact: (800) 483-8929, (800) 483-2209 (TTY), CFDA: 14.314 [ Return to Top ]
Service Coordinators in Multifamily Housing The Service Coordinator program is designed to ensure that elderly persons and persons with disabilities who are residents of multifamily insured and assisted housing developments are linked to the supportive services needed to continue living independently in those projects. The program funds owners and managers of conventional public housing Section 8, 202, 221(d)(3), and 236 developments housing elderly people or people with disabilities to hire service coordinators. The coordinators are responsible for ensuring that residents of the project are linked to community-based supportive services. Approximately $50,000,000 is appropriated in the FY 2003, and the President requested $53,000,000 for the program for FY 2004. Applications estimated available in February or March. Contact: (800) 483-8929, (800) 483-2209 (TTY), CFDA: 14.191 [ Return to Top ]
Farm Labor Housing Loans and Grants The purpose of this program is to provide decent, safe, and sanitary low rent housing and related facilities for domestic farm laborers. These loans and grants may be used for construction, repair, or purchase of year round or seasonal housing; acquiring the necessary land and making improvements on land for housing; and developing related support facilities including central cooking and dining facilities, small infirmaries, laundry facilities, day care centers, other essential equipment and facilities or recreation areas. Funds may also be used to pay certain fees and interest incidental to the project. Restrictions on the use of funds are: The housing must be of a practical type and must be constructed in an economical manner and not of elaborate material or extravagant design. Housing financed with labor housing loan or grant funds must be occupied by domestic farm laborers and their families. Loans are available to farmers, family farm partnership, family farm corporation, or an association of farmers. Loans and grants are available to States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, political subdivisions of States, broad based public or private nonprofit organizations, federally recognized Indian Tribes and nonprofit corporations of farm workers. Grants are available to eligible applicants only when there is a pressing need and when it is doubtful that such facilities could be provided unless grant assistance is available. Approximately $36,000,000 is appropriated for FY 2003, and the President requested $35,000,000 for the program for FY 2004. Contact: Obediah G. Baker, Jr., USDA, Rural Housing Service, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Mail Stop 0780, Washington, DC 20250-0780, (202) 720-3773, Fax (202) 690-3025 http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/ CFDA: 10.405 [ Return to Top ]
Rural Housing Preservation Grants The purpose of this program is to assist very low and low income rural residents individual homeowners, rental property owners (single/multi unit) and to provide the consumer cooperative housing projects (co ops) the necessary assistance to repair or rehabilitate their dwellings. These objectives will be accomplished through the establishment of repair/rehabilitation, projects run by eligible applicants. This program is intended to make use of and leverage any other available housing programs, which provide resources to very low and low income rural residents to bring their dwellings up to development standards. Eligible applicants are a State or political subdivision, public nonprofit corporation, Indian tribal corporations, authorized to receive and administer housing preservation grants, private nonprofit corporation, or a consortium of such eligible entities. Applicants must provide assistance under this program to persons residing in open country and communities with a population of 10,000 that are rural in character and places with a population of up to 25,000 under certain conditions. Applicants in towns with population of 10,000 to 25,000 should check with local Rural Development office to determine if the Agency can serve them. Assistance is authorized for eligible applicants in the United States, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and the territories and possessions of the United States. Approximately $10,000,000 is appropriated for FY 2003, and the President requested $10,000,000 for the program for FY 2004. Contact: Obediah G. Baker, Jr., USDA, Rural Housing Service, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Mail Stop 0780, Washington, DC 20250-0780, (202) 720-3773, Fax (202) 690-3025 http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/ CFDA: 10.433 [ Return to Top ]
Mutual and Self-Help Housing Grants The purpose of this program is to provide financial assistance to qualified nonprofit organizations and public bodies that will aid needy very low and low income individuals and their families to build homes in rural areas by the self-help method. Any State, political subdivision, private or public nonprofit corporation is eligible to apply. Section 523 Grants are used to pay salaries, rent, and office expenses of the nonprofit organization. Pre-development grants up to $10,000 may be available to qualified organizations. Eligible organizations may use technical assistance funds to hire the personnel to carry out a technical assistance program for self help housing in rural areas; to pay necessary and reasonable office and administrative expenses; to purchase or rent equipment such as power tools for use by families participating in self help housing construction; and to pay fees for training self help group members in construction techniques or for other professional services needed. Funds will not be used to hire personnel to perform any construction work, to buy real estate or building materials, or pay any debts, expenses or costs other than previously outlined for participating families in self help projects. Eligible applicants are a State or political subdivision, public nonprofit corporation or a private nonprofit corporation. Assistance is authorized for eligible applicants in the United States, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Marianas. Approximately $35,000,000 is appropriated for FY 2003, and the President requested $34,000,000 for the program for FY 2004. Contact: David J. Villano, USDA, Rural Housing Service, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Mail Stop 0780, Washington, DC 20250-0780, (202) 720-5177, Fax (202) 690-3025 http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/ CFDA: 10.420 [ Return to Top ]
Technical and Supervisory Assistance Grants The purpose of this program is to assist low income rural families in obtaining adequate housing to meet their family's needs and/or to provide the necessary guidance to promote their continued occupancy of already adequate housing. These objectives will be accomplished through the establishment or support of housing delivery and counseling projects run by eligible applicants. Grant purposes: Grant funds are to be used for a housing delivery system and counseling program to include a comprehensive program of technical and supervisory assistance as set forth in the grant agreement and any other special conditions as required by RHS. Uses of grant funds may include, but are not limited to: the development and implementation of a program of technical and supervisory assistance; payment of reasonable salaries of staff actively assisting in the delivery of the TSA project; payment of necessary and reasonable office expenses; payment of necessary and reasonable administrative costs; payment of reasonable fees for necessary training of grantee personnel; and other reasonable travel and miscellaneous expenses necessary to accomplish the objectives of the specific TSA grant which were anticipated in the individual TSA grant proposal and which were included as eligible expenses at the time of grant approval. Technical and Supervisory Assistance Grants may be made to public or private nonprofit corporations, agencies, institutions, organizations, Indian Tribes, and other associations. Approximately $1,000,000 is appropriated for FY 2003, and funding has not been requested for the program for FY 2004. Contact: David J. Villano, USDA, Rural Housing Service, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Mail Stop 0780, Washington, DC 20250-0780, (202) 720-5177, Fax (202) 690-3025 http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/ CFDA: 10.441 [ Return to Top ]
Rural Housing Site Loans and Self-Help Housing Land Development Loans The purpose of this program is to assist public or private nonprofit organizations interested in providing sites for housing and to acquire and develop land in rural areas to be subdivided as adequate building sites and sold on a cost development basis to eligible families, cooperatives, and broadly based nonprofit rural rental housing applicants. Funds may be used for the purchase and development of adequate sites, including necessary equipment which becomes a permanent part of the development; for water and sewer facilities if not available; for payment of necessary engineering, legal fees, and closing costs; for needed landscaping and other necessary facilities related to buildings such as walks, parking areas, and driveways. Eligible applicants are private or public nonprofit organizations that will provide the developed sites to qualified borrowers on a cost of development basis in open country and towns of 10,000 population or less and places up to 25,000 population under certain conditions. Applicants from towns of 10,000 to 25,000 population should check with local RD office to determine if agency can serve them. Assistance is available to eligible applicants in States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Marianas. Approximately $10,000,000 is appropriated for FY 2003, and the President requested $10,000,000 for the program for FY 2004. Contact: David J. Villano, USDA, Rural Housing Service, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Mail Stop 0780, Washington, DC 20250-0780, (202) 720-5177, Fax (202) 690-3025 http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/ CFDA: 10.411 [ Return to Top ]
Affordable Housing Program of the FHLBank System The Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) System was established as a privately capitalized cooperative government sponsored enterprise in the Depression era to ensure a constant source of available mortgage money. There are 12 FHLBanks, each of which is a separate corporate entity with its own independent board of directors and management. Since 1990, the FHLBanks have been operating two targeted housing programs - the Affordable Housing Program (AHP) and the Community Investment Program (CIP). The AHP subsidizes the cost of housing for very low-income and low- and moderate-income owner-occupied and rental housing. The subsidy may be in the form of a grant ("direct subsidy") or a below-cost interest rate on an advance (loan) from the FHLBank to a member lender. As of the end of 2001, AHP funding for 297,731 units had been approved. The CIP is a lending program that uses discounted rates to encourage the production of owner-occupied and rental housing for low-income families. Each of the 12 FHLBanks contributes ten percent of its annual net earnings to the program. The majority of the funds are made available through a semi-annual competitive application process. To be eligible, nonprofit organizations must meet certain requirements. Please contact your nearest FHLBank Community Investment Officer to learn more. Contact: To find your nearest Community Investment Officer, visit http://www.fhfb.gov/FHLB/FHLBP_officers.htm. [ Return to Top ]
AHP Homeownership Set-Aside Program of the FHLBank System An FHLBank may set aside up to the greater of $4.5 million or 35 percent of its AHP funds each year for a homebuyer program for low- and moderate-income households. Member lenders provide the set-aside funds as grants to eligible customers generally on a first-come, first-served basis. Set-aside funds may be used for down-payments, closing costs, rehabilitation, or homeownership counseling costs. Each FHLBank may set its own maximum grant amount, which may not exceed $15,000 per household. To qualify for a grant, households must meet several criteria. Please contact your nearest FHLBank Community Investment Officer to learn more. Contact: To find your nearest Community Investment Officer, visit http://www.fhfb.gov/FHLB/FHLBP_officers.htm. [ Return to Top ]
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program The CDBG program is the Federal Government’s primary program for promoting community revitalization throughout the country. CDBG provides annual grants on a formula basis to approximately 1,000 metropolitan cities and urban counties, and to 49 States and Puerto Rico for distribution to smaller communities that do not receive their own CDBG funds. The CDBG program has three general national objectives:
CDBG funds are used for a wide range of community development activities directed toward neighborhood revitalization, economic development, and improved community facilities and services. Activities that can be funded with CDBG dollars include, but are not limited to, acquisition of real property, acquisition and construction of public works and facilities, code enforcement, reconstruction and rehabilitation of residential and nonresidential properties, homeownership assistance, micro-enterprise assistance, and the provision of public services such as employment, crime prevention, childcare, health, drug abuse, education, and fair housing counseling. Approximately $4,340,000,000 is appropriated for FY 2003, and the President requested $4,436,000,000 for the program for FY 2004. Contact: To apply for a grant under the CDBG program, applicants should contact their local community development official. Visit http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/communitydevelopment/programs/contacts/index.cfm to find the CDBG contact for your area., CFDA: 14.218 [ Return to Top ]
HOME Investment Partnerships Program The HOME Investment Partnerships program affirms the Federal Government’s commitment to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing to all Americans and to alleviate the problems of excessive rent burdens, homelessness, and deteriorating housing stock. HOME provides funds and general guidelines to State and local governments to design affordable housing strategies that address local needs and housing conditions. HOME strives to meet both the short-term goal of increasing the supply and availability of affordable housing and the long-term goal of building partnerships between State and local governments and private and nonprofit housing providers. HOME funds may be used for such activities as tenant-based rental assistance, homebuyers assistance, property acquisition, new construction, rehabilitation, site improvements, demolition, relocation, and administrative costs. All HOME-based housing and rental assistance must be targeted to low-income families. HOME funds may not be used as matching funds for other Federal programs. Jurisdictions must reserve 15 percent of their HOME funds for housing to be developed, sponsored, or owned by Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs). A CHDO is a private, community-based nonprofit organization that has, among its purposes, the provision of decent, affordable housing for low-income people. Approximately $1,987,000,000 is appropriated for the HOME program for FY 2003, and the President requested $2,197,000,000 for the program for FY 2004. Contact: To apply for a grant under the HOME program, potential applicants should contact their local community development or housing official. Click at http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/affordablehousing/programs/home/contacts/index2.cfm to find the CDBG contact for your area., CFDA: 14.239 [ Return to Top ]
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