Demolition and Revitalization of Severely Distressed Public Housing
Program Funding
Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.
Funded Projects
Examples of what this program has supported.
Program Objective
Revitalization Grants enable PHAs to improve the living environment for public housing residents of severely distressed public housing projects through the demolition, substantial rehabilitation, reconfiguration, and/or replacement of severely distressed units; revitalize the sites on which severely distressed public housing projects are located and contribute to the improvement of the surrounding neighborhood; lessen isolation and reduce the concentration of low-income families; build sustainable mixed-income communities; and provide well-coordinated, results-based community and supportive services that directly complement housing redevelopment and that help residents to achieve self-sufficiency, young people to obtain educational excellence, and the community to secure a desirable quality of life.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
- Other public organizations
For HOPE VI Revitalization Grants, Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) operating public housing units are eligible to apply. Indian Housing Authorities and PHAs that only administer the Section 8 Program are not eligible to apply.
Beneficiaries
- 11
- 61
- 63
- 64
For HOPE VI Revitalization Grants, the ultimate beneficiaries are residents of the severely distressed public housing and residents of the revitalized development.
How to Apply
Application Procedure
For FY 2009, the issuance of the NOFA is announced in the Federal Register. The NOFA and all necessary application materials are made available on the Grants.gov website and the HUD website.
Award Procedure
HUD Headquarters reviews each eligible application for threshold compliance, assigns rating points to applications that pass all thresholds, and the highest-rated applications are notified that they have been selected to participate in the HOPE VI program. Funds are obligated when HUD and the applicant execute a form HUD-1044, "Assistance Award/Amendment"
Decision Timeline
- Approval: From 90 to 120 days
Approximately 3 months from the application deadline date.
Program details & compliance
Use of Funds
Allowed Uses
HOPE VI Revitalization grant funds may be used to fund the revitalization of severely distressed public housing developments. Such activities include the demolition of severely distressed public housing developments or portions thereof; relocation costs for affected residents; disposition activities; rehabilitation of existing public housing units and/or community facilities; development of new public and other housing units and community facilities; homeownership activities; acquisition activities; necessary management improvements and administrative costs; and community and supportive services. Up to 15 percent of a grant may be used for community and supportive services activities.
Required Documentation
Eligibility requirements to apply for a HOPE VI grant are included in each year's Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).
Matching Requirements
1. Overall match of 5 percent.
2. Community and Supportive Services (CSS) match: if applicants are requesting over 5% of the grant to be used for CSS, they must provide match for that amount that exceeds the 5% (note: per statute at most, 15% of the total grant may be used for CSS).
Reporting & Compliance
Applicable 2 CFR 200 Subparts
- Subpart B — General Provisions
- Subpart C — Pre-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart D — Post-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart E — Cost Principles