Waccamaw HOME Consortium
The Waccamaw HOME Consortium (Consortium) estimates it will receive approximately $823,850 of federal HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funds during fiscal year 2012-2013 for affordable housing activities. To develop the one-year action plan to use these funds, the Consortium must determine how these funds should be spent. The Consortium will conduct a public hearing to receive public input on how to spend the federal funds for activities addressing the following types of area needs:
|
Activity |
Description |
Funding |
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Housing Development, Home Ownership and Local Programming |
Provides funding for the new construction or rehabilitation of rental, owner-occupied, innovative homeownership and special needs housing, primarily for low- and moderate-income households primarily consisting of five or more housing units. Preserve and expand the area's affordable housing stock by providing grants, deferred loans and/or low-interest loans to low- and moderate-income households to purchase or rehabilitate their homes. Financial assistance may be used for property rehabilitation or replacement, gap financing, closing costs, down-payment and/or housing counseling. |
$240,273 |
|
CHDO Set-Aside |
Provides financial assistance to HOME designated Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs) for specific allowable activities (housing owned, developed and/or sponsored by the CHDO). |
$460,000 |
|
CHDO Operating |
Provides CHDO(s) with operating funds to maintain and increase capacity. |
$41,192 |
|
Program Administration |
Provides financial assistance for the administration of the HOME program. |
$82,385 |
Proposed activities must benefit persons with low- and moderate-incomes. The Consortium’s policy is not to consider proposals to fund administrative/operational expenses of private entities. All citizens are encouraged to attend:
The Consortium will provide reasonable accommodations, auxiliary aids, and services for any qualified disabled person interested in attending the public hearing. To request the above, you may call Amy Lowe at (843)436-6126 (Voice) or 1-800-833-7400 (TDD) at least 72 hours prior to the public hearing.
Details of the Annual Action Plan may be found at the following website: www.wrcog.org/comdev.htm. Comments may be mailed to the Waccamaw HOME Consortium, c/o Amy Lowe, Housing Program Manager, Waccamaw Regional Council of Governments, Community Development Department, 1230 Highmarket Street, Georgetown, SC 29440 or you may contact Ms. Lowe at 843-436-6126 or alowe@wrcog.org.
PLEASE CLICK ON THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN LINK BELOW TO VIEW AND MAKE COMMENTS
2012 Waccamaw Home Action Plan
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To learn more about the Waccamaw HOME Consortium, check out the links below:
1. Waccamaw Home Consortium Annual Action Plan 2009-2010 (.doc)
2. Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report
(CAPER) Program Year 2008-2009 (.doc)
3. Consortium Parameters for Housing Development Funding (.doc)
4. WRCOG_Consolidated_Plan_2011_Draft.doc(.doc)
5. Citizen Participation Plan (.doc)
6. Consortium Marketing Plan (.doc)
7. Waccamaw Regional Housing Needs Assessment (PDF, 6mb)
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