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How to Apply Workshop

Affordable Housing Preservation and Production

and Special Needs Housing Programs

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Background

• HOME Investment PartnershipEntitlements, Consortia, and statesDesigned to promote private/public partnerships

• Core Virginia HOME Programs include:Indoor Plumbing ProgramDown Payment Assistance ProgramAffordable Housing Production (AHP) ProgramSpecial Needs Housing (SNH) Program

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Anticipated (2008-09)

DHCD’s 2008 HOME Allocation $12,782,351

Anticipated Program Income $450,000

American Dream Downpayment Initiative (ADDI) $105,402

Total $13,337,753

Proposed Uses

Affordable Housing Program $3,800,000

Special Needs Housing $1,000,000

Homeownership (Downpayment Assistance) $2,354,116

American Dream Downpayment Initiative $105,402

Indoor Plumbing and Rehabilitation $4,500,000

Community Integration Pilot $100,000

CHDO Operating $200,000

State Administration $1,278,235

Total $13,337,753

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AHP and SNH Programs Funding Process

• Quarterly Competitive Process• Due Dates:

September 30, 2008 December 30, 2008 March 31, 2009 June 30, 2009

• Review Panel • Review Criteria:

Need (50 points) Feasibility (30 points) Capacity (20 points)

• Minimum of 60 points (threshold) needed for funding

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Funding Process:Threshold Requirements

• Submitted on time• Submitted in required format• Complete Application• Eligible Applicant• Eligible Project• No unresolved findings/issues• Minimum of 60 points needed

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Formatting & Logistics

• One Original & Four Copies (total of 5)• Three ring binders with dividers• 12 font • All pages numbered and attachments identified• Received at DHCD by 5:00 PM on the date due

Carefully READ the Program Guidelines

and the application instructions.

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Eligible Applicant • Non-profit or for-profit Housing Developer

• Project Owner, Developer, or Sponsor

• State –Certified CHDOs (Community Housing Development Organizations)

For more on becoming a state-certified CHDO go to:

http://www.dhcd.virginia.gov/CommunityCapacityBuilding/Office_Of_Community_Capacity_Building.htm

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Eligible Projects

• Rental or Homebuyer• Targeting low income households• Targeting low income special needs households• Minimum of five (5) units• Scattered site okay –units must be under

common ownership, management, & financing • Minimum of $15,000 per unit (or 3 out of 5 major

systems)

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Income Targeting (minimums)

• Homebuyer units:At least 60% of units must target households

at or below 60% Area Median Income (AMI)Remaining 40% of units okay at or below

80% AMI

• Rental units:– 20% of units at or below 50% AMI – Remaining 80% of units at or below 60% AMI

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Local Match Requirement

• 25 percent local match requirement

• 25% of total AHPP/SNH (HOME) program request

• Requirement applies to all HOME entitlements and any HOME consortium

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HOME Entitlements and Consortiums – 25 percent Match Required

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 Bristol City (member of Tennessee consortium)

Suffolk Consortium –including

Suffolk

Isle of Wight

Franklin City

Southampton

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Eligible Costs

• Hard costs including land acquisition

• Up to 18 months of project reserves

• Soft project costs

• Utility connections

• Relocation costs

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Rental Projects

• Must meet all HOME program rules

• Fixed or floating units

• Income eligibility restrictions

• Rent restrictions

• Rents approved by DHCD

• Tenant least for at least one year

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Homebuyer Projects

• CHDO’s only

• Single family, condos, 2-4 unit attached

• Income eligibility requirements

• Must meet DHCD minimum design standards

• Sales price cannot exceed 95% of area median sales price

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Affordability Period

HOME Investment per Unit Length of the Affordability Period

Less than $15,000 5 years

$15,000 - $40,000 10 years

More than $40,000 15 years

New construction of rental housing 20 years

Refinancing of rental housing 15 years

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Monitoring and Compliance

• Monitoring at least:– Every two years for projects with 5 – 25 units– Annually for projects with more than 25 units

• Compliance verification– Rent Requirements– Occupancy Requirements– Tenant Eligibility– Property Standards

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Other Regulatory Requirements

• Environmental review– Required before release of HOME funds

• Labor relations– Including Section 3, Davis-Bacon, EEO

• Tenant participation and accessibility– Including Section 504 and Fair Housing

• Relocation

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Common Mistakes

• Underestimating operating expenses• Missing details in needs statement• No verification of site control• No confirmation of appropriate zoning• No documentation of other funding sources• Projects that are not “ready”• Incomplete submissions• Missing documentation

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Contact Information

Kevin Hobbs – Program Administrator

(804) 371.7120

kevin.hobbs@dhcd.virginia.gov

Jan Hillman – Program Manager

(804) 371.7102

jan.hillman@dhcd.virginia.gov