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Waccamaw HOME Consortium
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PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice of Available Funding
Waccamaw HOME Consortium Announces Approximately $750,000*
Available
to Subsidize Affordable Housing in Georgetown Horry, and Williamsburg Counties
The Consortium is seeking applications from non-profits, for-profits, local governments and Certified Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs). Funds may be used for acquisition and/or rehabilitation of homebuyer housing or vacant rental housing; new construction of rental or homebuyer housing, and direct financial assistance to buyers of HOME-assisted units.
Full Applications and Guidelines for projects are available at the links below, and are due by 5 p.m., Tues., March 9, 2010. Applications received after the due date will be unable to compete for these funds. Applications will be reviewed for eligibility and approved or rejected by the Technical Review Committee at requested or reduced funding.
Grants and low interest loans will be available for eligible projects. Matching funds, at a minimum of 25 percent of Consortium funding, from non-federal sources, will be required for each funded project.
| Approximate Consortium HOME Funding Available is $750,000. A minimum of 15% of the 2010 allocation is set-aside for CHDO projects. This amount will be approximately $150,000*.
Applications will be evaluated on the following criteria:
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- Project Scope
- Organizational Capacity and
Experience
- Project Design
- Feasibility
- Match and Match Requirement
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15 Points
20 Points
25 Points
25 Points
15 Points |
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| *2010 Allocations are not available at time of publishing.
Contact: Amy Lowe at Waccamaw Regional Council of Governments
843/436-6123 or
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Notice of Public Comment Period
Waccamaw HOME Consortium
Home Investment Partnerships Program
Amendment To Annual Action Plan
Posting Date: February 8th, 2010
Comment Period Begins: February 8th, 2010
Comment Period Ends: March 11th, 2010
The Waccamaw HOME Consortium (Consortium) received approximately $1,165.843 of federal HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funds during fiscal year 2009-2010 for affordable housing activities. The proposed amendment to the one-year action plan to use these funds is listed below:
| Proposed Affordable Housing Activities |
| Program |
Activity |
Description |
Funding |
HOME
Investments Partnerships Program |
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. |
$874,259 |
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). |
$150,000 |
CHDO
Operating |
Provide CHDO(s) with operating funds to increase and maintain and increase capacity. |
$25,000 |
| Program Administration |
Provides financial assistance for the administration of the HOME program. |
$116,584 |
Please Click on the Annual Action
Plan Link
Below to View and Make Comments
The Consortium will provide reasonable accommodations, auxiliary aids, and services for any qualified disabled person. 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.
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
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To learn more about the Waccamaw HOME Consortium,
check out the links below:
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Waccamaw Home Consortium Annual Action Plan
(.doc)
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Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report
(CAPER) Program Year 2008-2009 (.doc)
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Consortium Parameters for Housing Development Funding
(.doc)
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Consolidated Plan 2006-2011
(.doc)
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Citizen Participation Plan
(.doc)
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Consortium Marketing Plan
(.doc)
If you experience problems opening any of these
documents,
please
for assistance.
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