DEPARTMENT: Department of Planning and Community Development
DEPARTMENT HEAD: John M. Dugan
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
FY 2014 HOME CHDO Operating Expense Award
SUMMARY:
An Ordinance allocating $150,000 in FY 2014 Home Investment Partnership (HOME) Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) Operating Expense Set-Aside funds for the Habitat for Humanity, Alamo Area Mutual Housing Inc., Neighborhood Housing Services of San Antonio, and Merced Housing of Texas for operating expenses.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Through Ordinance 2013-08-01-0499, the City of San Antonio approved FY 2014 Action Plan and Budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2013. Included in the adopted budget, the HOME program established a $150,000 set-aside for Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDO's) for eligible operating expenses.
The HOME Program was created by the National Affordable Housing Act of 1990. The purpose of the HOME Program is to increase the supply of safe, decent, sanitary, and affordable housing for low and very-low-income households. The program also seeks to expand the capacity of nonprofit housing providers, strengthen the ability of local governments to provide affordable housing; and leverage private-sector participation.
On December 20, 2013, staff released a Request for Applications (RFA) seeking applications from Community Housing Development Organizations for eligible operating expense based on financial need and the expectation that the CHDO will utilize the City's HOME CHDO development funding within 24 months of the award or has a project underway funded with HOME CHDO funds.
ISSUE:
The City received five responses to the Request for Applications (RFA) for FY 2014 CHDO Operating Expense Set-Aside fund. Four applicants met the threshold requirements of the application and are certified as a CHDO's. One agency, Housing and Community Services, Inc., was non-responsive, s...
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