HUD Gives Over $18 Million to Develop Housing For Very Low-Income Elderly

Sept. 20, 2007 – Very low income elderly Americans may soon have not housing opportunities that develop from over $18-billion given to 75 sponsors by Housing and Urban Development to plan and prepare for new housing projects for the elderly. (See list of awards by state below news report.)

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The Section 202 Demonstration Planning Grant (DPG) will provide $18,440,932 upfront funds for such predevelopment activities as architectural and engineering work, site control, and other expenses related to the development of the projects prior to initial closing. Without the grant funding, such costs would not be reimbursable until closing or would have to come from other funding sources, according to HUD.

"This funding will help many organizations cope with the complexities of developing these important projects and allow them to help more elderly people in their communities," said HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson.

These "predevelopment" funds will assist sponsors of these Section 202 Elderly Housing projects in 31 states. The grants will help them bring their projects from the award of a Section 202 grant to initial closing within the allotted 18 months.

To be eligible for the grants, the activities must otherwise be eligible for funding under the Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program. The maximum grant amount per single application is $400,000, however, no more than $800,000 could be awarded to a single sponsor or its affiliated organizations.

Subsequent to providing predevelopment grant funding to the selected applicants, the Department will assess the impact of the availability of such funding on the ability of sponsors to expedite the development processing of Section 202 projects.

State-by-State breakdown:

State	Recipient	Amount
AL	VOA Southeast, Inc.	80,000
AL Total	80,000
AR	St. Bernard’s Village, Inc.	105,650
AR	St. Bernard’s Village, Inc.	117,750
AR Total	223,400
AZ	Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona, Inc.	284,100
AZ Total	284,100
CA	Southern California Housing Development Corporation	397,000
CA	ESKATON Properties, Inc.	400,000
CA	Volunteers of America National Services	284,160
CA Total	1,081,160
CO	Longmont Housing Development Corporation	399,000
CO	Housing Sol for the SW	399,000
CO	Volunteers Of America National Services	146,816
CO Total	944,816
CT	Mercy Housing, Inc.	345,775
CT	Volunteers of America National Services	108,928
CT Total	454,703
DE	Martin Luther Foundation of Dover	196,606
DE Total		196,606
DC	Victory Housing, Inc.	400,000
DC Total		400,000
FL	Archdiocese of Miami	$400,000
FL	Miami Beach CDC	388,500
FL Total	788,500
GA	Valdosta Deliverance Evangelistic Center	161,500
GA	Providence Missionary Baptist Church	234,990
GA	Salem Baptist Church of Atlanta, Inc.	344,615
GA Total	741,105
IL	Ascension Development Corporation	308,070
IL	Catholic Charities Housing Development Corporation	400,000
IL	Accessible Space, Inc.	177,962
IL Total	886,032
IN	AHEPA National Housing Corporation	221,740
IN Total	221,740
KY	Christian Benevolent Outreach, Inc.	242,216
KY	KY Communities Economic Opportunity Council, Inc.	137,487
KY	Baptist Homes, Inc.	138,400
KY Total	518,103
LA	Diocese of Lafayette	70,007
LA	Calcasieu Council on Aging	69,830
LA	Terebonne Council on Aging, Inc.	280,895
LA	Macon Ridge Community Development Corporation	66,406
LA Total	487,138
MA	The Community Builders, Inc.	400,000
MA	Action for Boston Community Development, Inc.	400,000
MA	Montachusetts Home Care Corporation	284,200
MA Total	1,084,200
MD	Associated Catholic Charities	400,000
MD Total	400,000
MI	Presbyterian Villages of Michigan	369,523
MI	Lutheran Social Services of Michigan	228,291
MI Total	597,814
MN	Accessible Space	296,767
MN	Ebenezer Society	397,650
MN	Horizon health, Inc.	213,000
MN Total	907,417
MO	Community of Christ	374,880
MO	Cardinal Ritter Senior Services	298,578
MO Total	673,458
NC	St. Joseph’s of the Pines	162,310
NC Total	162,310
NH	CAP Belknap-Merrimack Counties, Inc.	199,448
NH Total	199,448
NJ	Catholic Charities of Archdiocese of Newark	400,000
NJ Total	400,000
NM	Eastern Plains Housing Development Corporation	67,464
NM Total	67,464
NY	The Silvercrest Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation	396,000
NY	HANAC, Inc.	399,608
NY	United Odd Fellow & Rebekah Home	385,270
NY	Fordham Bedford Housing Corpoation	372,500
NY	Urban League of Rochester Economic Development Corporation	136,924
NY	Loretto Management Company	222,888
NY	ITC Corporation	171,300
NY	People, Inc.	191,900
NY	Maranatha Human Services, Inc.	129,001
NY Total	2,405,391
OH	Housing Service Alliance	122,087
OH	National Church Residences	400,000
OH	Franklin Foundation	177,920
OH	Adams-Brown Counties Economic Opportunities, Inc.	75,425
OH	Warren County Community Services, Inc.	349,410
OH	Lithuanian Center, Inc.	250,215
OH	Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity House of Cleveland, Ohio, Inc.	316,222
OH Total	1,691,279
OK	Volunteers of America of Oklahoma, Inc.	156,600
OK	Little Dixie Community Action Agency, Inc.	67,250
OK	Choctaw Hope Development Corporation	74,750
OK	Choctaw Hope Development Corporation	74,750
OK Total	373,350
OR	St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County	400,000
OR Total	400,000
PA	Haven Peniel United Methodist Church	304,391
PA	Lutheran Service Society of Western PA	235,109
PA Total	539,500
TN	Douglas Cherokee Economic Authority, Inc.	78,700
TN	Douglas Cherokee Economic Authority, Inc.	70,100
TN Total	148,800
TX	NE Texas Disciples Homes, Inc.	195,190
TX	Christian Church Homes of Northern California	131,831
TX	Pilgrim Senior Citizens Housing Development Corporation	344,971
TX	Methodist Retirement Communities	360,941
TX Total	1,032,933
WI	Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc.	50,165
WI Total	50,165

HUD is the nation's housing agency committed to increasing homeownership, particularly among minorities; creating affordable housing opportunities for low-income Americans; and supporting the homeless, elderly, people with disabilities and people living with AIDS. The Department also promotes economic and community development, and enforces the nation's fair housing laws. More information about HUD and its programs is available on the Internet at www.hud.gov and espanol.hud.gov.

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