HUD Grants $20 Million for Housing Low-Income Elderly

April 28, 2005 - The Department of Housing and Urban Development yesterday announced more than $20 million in grants to provide predevelopment funding for 104 sponsors of Section 202 Elderly Housing projects in 38 states. The funds will assist them in bringing their projects from the award of a Section 202 grant to initial closing within the allotted 18 months. (See list be state below).

"The Department is aware of the complexities of developing Section 202 projects and understands that a lack of predevelopment funding may be a contributing factor in many instances where project sponsors are not able to move their approved projects forward within the required timeframe," said John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.

The Section 202 Demonstration Planning Grant Program will provide 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.

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.

HUD is the nations 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 as well as 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.

State-by-State breakdown:

State Recipient Amount

AL Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama 169,200

AL VOA Southeast, Inc. 31,305

Al Total 200,505

AR Area Agency on Aging of

Northwest AR 101,800

AR White River Regional Housing

Authority 104,275

AR Total 206,075

AZ Metropolitan Housing Corporation 164,500

AZ National Farm Workers Service

Center, Inc. 197,403

AZ Total 361,903

CA AHEPA National Housing

Corporation 305,790

CA ESKATON 100,000

CA Menorah Housing Foundation 293,705

CA Mountain Valley Elder Care 94,500

CA Northern Valley Catholic Social

Service 315,000

Section 202 Planning Grants

CA Total 1,108,995

CO Acorn Development 182,373

CO Project Support 140,300

CO Retirement Housing Foundation 350,000

CO Total 672,673

CT Saint Lukes Development

Corporation 177,200

CT The ACCESS Agency, Inc. 244,600

CT Winsted Health Center Foundation,

Inc. 171,800

CT Total 593,600

DE Homes for America 123,960

DE Total 123,960

FL B'nai B'rith Housing, Inc. 393,750

FL CODEC, Inc. 287,944

FL Diocese of St. Petersburg 399,750

FL Greater Miami Neighborhoods, Inc. 193,803

FL Osceola Council on Aging 378,750

FL Total 1,653,997

GA Housing Devl. Corporation of

Macon 107,383

GA Retirement Housing Foundation 303,385

GA Total 410,768

IA Ruthven Community Care Center 35,233

IA Total 35,233

ID Coeur d'Alene Homes 155,000

ID Total 155,000

IL Franciscan Tertiary Province of the

Sacr 274,600

IL Total 274,600

IN Community Reinvestment

Foundation 99,873

IN Community Reinvestment

Foundation 157,109

IN Total 256,982

KY Henderson Co Health Care 173,442

KY Mountain Housing Corporation 121,120

KY Pike Co Affordable Housing

Development 116,051

KY Total 410,613

LA Cornerstone Ministries of

Louisiana, Inc 315,000

LA Diocese of Lafayette 68,228

LA Diocese of Lafayette 68,490

LA Total 451,718

MA Elder Services of Merrimack

Valley, Inc 400,000

MA Greater Lynn Senior Services, Inc. 239,000

MA Mercy Housing, Inc. 390,000

MA WestMass Elder Care, Inc. 400,000

MA Total 1,429,000

MD Associated Catholic Charities 400,000

MD Cooperative Services, Inc. 400,000

MD Total 800,000

ME Diocesan Bureau of Housing, Inc. 350,000

ME Total 350,000

MI National Church Residences 187,000

MI VOA National Services 158,331

MI VOA National Services 219,440

MI Total 564,771

MN Accessible Space 272,700

MN Mother of Mercy Campus of Care 196,000

MN The Evangelical Luth Good Samar

Soc 276,479

MN Total 745,179

MO Friendly Temple MB Church 198,500

MO Lutheran Senior Services 103,871

MO Madison Co Senior Citizens 127,420

MO NECAC 195,166

MO Third Ward Neighborhood Council 65,010

MO Total 689,967

MT Missoula Housing Corporation 321,410

MT Total 321,410

NC VOA of the Carolinas, Inc. 52,343

NC Total 52,343

ND Accessible Space, Inc. 171,556

ND Total 171,556

NE Immanuel Health Systems 70,550

NE Total 70,550

NH Affordable Housing Education and

Development 280,000

NH Total 280,000

NJ Lutheran Social Ministries of NJ 395,000

NJ Presbyterian Homes & Services,

Inc. 349,500

NJ The Diocesan Housing Services

Corporation 400,000

NJ Total 1,144,500

NM Eastern Plains Housing Dev

Corporation 65,000

NM Total 65,000

NY Christopher Community , Inc. 73,870

NY Housing Opportunities, Inc. 111,026

NY Morris Heights Health Center, Inc. 295,000

NY People, Inc. 185,685

NY People, Inc. 213,700

NY Ridgewood Bushwick Sr. Cit. Cncl. 201,000

NY United Church of Jesus Christ 112,100

NY Total 1,192,381

OH Clermont Senior Services 88,406

OH Clermont Senior Services 293,417

OH Good Shepherd Home, Inc. 102,000

OH Lutheran Homes Society, Inc. 124,600

OH Lutheran Social Services of Central

Ohio 263,663

OH MRM-TOAP Inc 136,188

OH Shiloh Housing I Inc 136,188

OH Total 1,144,462

OK Choctaw Hope Development

Corporation 86,100

OK KI BOIS Community Action

Foundation 70,782

OK KI BOIS Community Action

Foundation 46,259

OK Little Dixie Community Action

Agency 46,259

OK Total 249,400

PA ACTION Housing, Inc. 223,525

PA ACTION Housing, Inc. 171,730

PA ACTION Housing, Inc. 188,730

PA Community Action Partnership of

Mercer Co. 289,660

PA Episcopal Community Services 236,606

PA Lutheran Service Society of WP 138,632

PA Total 1,248,883

RI Coastal Housing Corporation 56,873

RI Valley Affordable Housing

Corporation 257,150

RI Total 314,023

SC Mercy Housing Southeast, Inc. 137,125

SC Total 137,125

TN Asbury Centers 167,362

TN Buffalo Valley, Inc. 66,475

TN Creative Compassion, Inc. 66,550

TN Spruce Street Bap Community

Devel 124,599

TN Total 424,986

TX AAMA Community Development

Corporation 400,000

TX Community Service Agency of

South Texas 63,163

TX Mary E Bivins Foundation 303,243

TX National Church Residences 251,302

TX The Salvation Army 228,550

TX Total 1,246,258

VA Bay Aging 110,379

VA John H. Wellons Foundation 65,500

VA Va Un Meth Hsg Devl Corporation 57,000

VA Total 232,879

WA Korean Women's Association 383,653

WA Northwest Regional Facilitators 221,890

WA Total 605,543

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