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Mississippi Home Corporation | Analysis of Impediments Statewide Collaboration
Never before in the United States has an entire state engaged in a comprehensive statewide collaborative effort to identify and analyze the nature and extent of barriers to fair housing. This statewide effort caught the attention of HUD officials nationwide and they recognized this collaboration as a model for other states to replicate. MHC with its partners was able to create the state’s most comprehensive housing analysis ever developed that has shaped policy changes statewide.
Minnesota Housing | Consolidated RFP Kickoff Event
The 2020 Multifamily Consolidated RFP Kickoff Event brought over 85 partners together representing approximately 40 diverse organizations in the affordable rental development industry – nonprofit and for-profit developers, supportive housing service providers, other HTC allocating agencies in the state of Minnesota, local governments, other funding partners who award funding in collaboration with Minnesota Housing through our RFP, investors, architects, property management companies and more.
Michigan State Housing Development Authority | MSHDA Neighborhood Enhancement Program
MSHDA’s Neighborhood Enhancement Program (NEP) is designed to help with high-impact, quick-turnaround housing oriented projects or activities in neighborhoods. The primary goal of the program is to identify and fund activities that visually address unique neighborhood needs in ways that keep neighbors engaged in facilitating positive change.
MassHousing | Neighborhood Hub Initiative
The primary goal of the Neighborhood Hub program is to stabilize neighborhoods with a high rate of vacant, abandoned, and blighted properties in Gateway Cities through a multi-agency partnership.
Illinois Housing Development Authority | Saving Illinois Communities
Land banks are gaining traction as an effective solution to attract reinvestment and redevelopment to regions hit hardest by blight. But despite an acute need for investment and a high rate of vacancies, startup costs and a lack of operational experience prevent many communities from realizing the benefits of this tool. Recognizing this unmet need, IHDA launched the Land Bank Capacity Program to provide start-up funding and technical assistance to create land banks in underserved communities.
District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency | Reverse Mortgage Insurance & Tax Payment Program
The Reverse Mortgage Insurance and Tax Payment Program (ReMIT) advances the District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency’s (“DCHFA” or “the Agency”) mission by providing financial assistance targeted toward senior citizens that have obtained reverse mortgages in Washington, D.C. and are at risk of foreclosure as a result of overdue property taxes, insurance bills, and/or condominium fees or homeowners association fees.
Arizona Department of Housing | COVID-19 Rental Eviction Prevention Assistance Program
As the COVID-19 emergency began to impact employment, the Arizona Department of Housing swiftly stood up a Rental Eviction Prevention Assistance program with $5M in funding provided by the State Housing Trust Fund. The Department implemented a paperless product by utilizing an existing system and worked with Community Action Agencies to administer the program. Renters struggling to pay rent as a result of COVID-19 can apply for up to $2K per month in rental assistance, paid to the landlord.
Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority | WHEDA COVID-19 Response
The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) started its adjusted operations model due to COVID-19 on March 16, 2020. In response to the pandemic, the Authority established new communications, policies, and procedures to assist its employees, homebuyers, renters, affordable housing providers, partners, and other constituents throughout the COVID-19 crisis.
Rhode Island Housing | Going L.E.A.N. To Innovate During a Pandemic
A global pandemic and the challenges it would create, compelled RIHousing to develop an award-worthy effort to develop creative ways to administer our programs and serve residents. From a comprehensive communications and outreach campaign, to the development of new policies and protocols for conducting MORs, this HFA has been able to overcome the obstacles created by the pandemic while meeting the growing needs of Rhode Islanders.
