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

Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Office: Office Of Housing-federal Housing Commissioner

Authorization

Section 202b of Title II of the Housing Act of 1959, 12 U.S.C. 1701q-2 and Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-161).

Program Number

14.315

Last Known Status

Active

Objectives

To provide grants to make emergency capital repairs for eligible housing developments that are designated for occupancy by the elderly .

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 (Public Law 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 assisted housing projects designated for occupancy by elderly tenants.

Credentials/Documentation

Applicants are provided all necessary information to apply for the grants in the published Federal Register notice. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87.

Application and Award Process

Preapplication Coordination

Applicants must comply with all applicable statutory requirements prior to application submission. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure

This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. 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. 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 Grants.gov until the exhaustion of funds.

Deadlines

Not Applicable.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

The Field Offices will have 15 working days from the date and time of receipt of the application to review the application, forward to the Hub and have the Multifamily Hub Director provide a recommendation for approval/disapproval of the funding request to Headquarters.

Appeals

Not Applicable.

Renewals

Not Applicable.

Assistance Considerations

Formula and Matching Requirements

This program has no statutory formula.

This program has no matching requirements.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this program.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance

12 months. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Based on the percentage of construction completion.

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

Performance reports as specified in the ECRP Grant Agreement. Financial reports as specified in the ECRP Grant Agreement. No progress reports are required. Financial and performance reports as specified in the ECRP Grant Agreement. No performance monitoring is required.

Audits

This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-133. 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

Fiscal Year 2008: Funded 36 projects in FY 2008. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Financial Information

Account Identification

86-0320-0-1-604.

Obligations

(Project Grants) FY 08 $0; FY 09 est $0; FY 10 est $0 - Reported under program 14.157 for FY 08, FY09, FY 10.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

$19,950 to $500,000; $243,433.

Regulations, Guidelines and Literature

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-161)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

See Regional Agency Offices. Persons are encouraged to communicate with the nearest local HUD Multifamily Hub and/or Program Center listed at http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/mfh/mfbroch/hubs_pcs.cfm.

Headquarters Office

G. Dewayne Kimbrough 451 7th Street SW, Washington, District of Columbia 20410 Email: G.DeWayne.Kimbrough@hud.gov Phone: 202 7083000 Fax: 202 7083104

Web Site Address

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

Examples of Funded Projects

Fiscal Year 2008: Rosewood Heights, Rock Rapids, IA; Christ Church Apartments Lexington, KY; Horace Bushnell Congregate Homes, Hartford, CT; Casa Manana Inn, Stockton, CA. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

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