Emergency Capital Repair Grants for Multifamily Housing Projects Designated for Occupancy (14.315)

 

Program

14.315 Emergency Capital Repair Grants for Multifamily Housing Projects Designated for Occupancy

 

Federal Agency

OFFICE OF HOUSING, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

 

Authorization

Section 202b of Title II of the Housing Act of 1959, 12 U.S.C. 1701q-2. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005, Public Law 108-447, approved December 8, 2004. Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006, Public Law 109-115, approved November 30, 2005.

 

Program Number

14.315

 

Last Known Status

Active

 

Objectives

To provide private nonprofit owners of eligible developments designated primarily for occupancy by the elderly with grants to make emergency capital repairs.

 

Types of Assistance

Project Grants.

 

Uses and Use Restrictions

Emergency capital repair grants will be used to correct a situation that presents an immediate threat to the life, health and safety of project tenants. Assistance is limited to those projects with emergency problems that are of such a magnitude that the problem poses an immediate threat to the quality of life of the tenants and the continuation of the existing problem could potentially result in an evacuation of the tenants or long-term tenant displacement unless the repairs are made. The maximum amount an owner may apply for is $500,000. The grant, along with funds from other sources, must remove the emergency condition(s).

 

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

Only private nonprofit owners of eligible multifamily assisted housing developments designated for occupancy by elderly tenants, as specified in Section 683(2)(B), (C), (D), (E), and (F, or G of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (P.L. 102-550, approved October 28, 1992) and are identified as: Section 202 direct loan projects with or without Section 8 rental assistance; Section 202 capital advance projects receiving rental assistance under their Project Rental Assistance Contract (PRAC); Section 515 rural housing projects receiving project-based rental assistance; projects subsidized with Section 221(d)(3) below-market interest mortgage, projects assisted under Section 236 of the National Housing Act; and other projects receiving Section 8 project-based rental assistance. To be eligible, owners must meet the following criteria: (1) Must be in compliance with Loan Agreement, Capital Advance Agreement, Regulatory Agreement, Housing Assistance Payment Contract, Project Rental Assistance Contract, Rent Supplement or LMSA Contract, or any other HUD grant or contract document; (2) Must be in compliance with all fair housing and civil rights laws, statutes, regulations, and executive orders enumerated in 24 CFR 5.105(a)as applicable. The eligible projects must have had closing on or before January 1, 1999.

Beneficiary Eligibility

Residents of elderly and assisted housing projects.

Credentials/Documentation

Applicants are provided all necessary information to apply for the grants in the published Federal Register notice.

 

Application and Award Process

Preapplication Coordination

Applicants must comply with all applicable statutory requirements prior to application submission. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure

A notice is published in the Federal Register each year announcing the availability of funds to potential applicants. Applicants will submit a complete application, in accordance with requirements of the notice published in the Federal Register, to the appropriate HUD Field Office. HUD staff will review each application to determine whether the application meets the requirements of the notice. At the end of the review, all applications will be either recommended for funding or rejected. If an application meets all program eligibility requirements after completion of the review, the local Multifamily HUB Director will forward a recommendation for funding to HUD Headquarters.

Award Procedure

HUD Headquarters will award the funds, if approved, in accordance with the funding queue established by the date and time of receipt of the applications in the Field Offices until the exhaustion of funds.

Deadlines

There is no application deadline date. Applications are to received and processed in the Field Offices and funded in Headquarters on an as submitted basis.

 

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

Appeals

None.

Renewals

None.

 

Assistance Considerations

Formula and Matching Requirements

This program has no formula or matching requirements.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance

None.

 

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

Financial and performance reports as specified in the ECRP Grant Agreement.

Audits

HUD reserves the right to audit the accounts of the owner in order to determine compliance and conformance with HUD regulations and standards.

Records

Regular progress and financial reports are required. Owners must service and maintain records in accordance with acceptable HUD and State requirements and regulations.

 

Program Accomplishments

Funded 35 projects in FY 2005.

 

Financial Information

Account Identification

86-0320-0-1-604.

Obligations

Reported under program 14.157.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

$37,255 to $500,000; $235,323.

 

Regulations, Guidelines and Literature

Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations act, 2006 (Public Law 109-115, approved November 30, 2005) provides funding for grants under section 202b of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q-2) for conversion of eligible projects to assisted living and for emergency capital repairs as determined by the Secretary of HUD.

 

Related Programs

14.157, Supportive Housing for the Elderly; 14.314, Assisted Living Conversion for Eligible Multifamily Housing Projects.

 

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

Persons are encouraged to communicate with the nearest local HUD Multifamily HUBs and Program Centers listed at http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/mfh/mfbroch/hubs_pcs.cfm or in Appendix II, Field Office Contact Information of the published notice in the Federal Register.

Headquarters Office

G. DeWayne Kimbrough, Director, Grant and Housing Assistance Field Support Division, Office of Multifamily Housing, Room 6146, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 708-3000.

Web Site Address

http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/mfh/progdesc/ecrp.cfm

 

Examples of Funded Projects

Henderson School Apartments, Syracuse, NY, First Christian Church Apartments, Topeka, KS and McAuley Commons, Detroit, MI.

 

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

Criteria for selecting proposals are listed in the published Federal Register notice.