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Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery Multifamily Housing Program (DR-MHP) 2023/2024

Grantor:
Department of Housing and Community Development
Portal ID:
148074
Status:
Active
Opportunity Type:
  • Loan
Last Updated:
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Categories:

Details

Purpose:

The CDBG-DR MHP 2023/2024 NOFA will provide about $137.8 million to private entities (including for-profit, limited profit, or nonprofit) and Tribal Entities seeking to build in the counties of Tuolumne, Tulare, San Benito, Monterey, San Diego and Santa Cruz to aid in their recovery from the flood disasters that occurred in California in 2023 and 2024, FEMA DR-4699 and DR-4758

Description:

The CDBG-DR MHP 2023/2024 NOFA provides low-interest loans to eligible entities seeking to develop new construction of affordable multifamily rental housing in the counties of Tuolumne, Tulare, San Benito, Monterey, San Diego and Santa Cruz to aid in their recovery from the fire flood that occurred in California in 2023-2024.

At the time of application for DR-MHP funds, the proposed Project must have demonstrated site control in accordance with UMR §8303 and must not have closed on construction financing or started construction. The project proposal must have been made privy to the local legislative body, or tribal governing body prior to application, and include a letter indicating their approval at the time of application.

The proposed Project must tie back to the disaster by increasing the supply of affordable housing units. It must have a minimum of five total units, including Scattered Site Projects, and have a minimum of five Affordable Units or 51 percent of units must be Affordable Units, whichever is greater. CDBG-DR funds are limited to low to moderate income housing units. Proposed Projects may have mixed-income units, but CDBG-DR funds must only be applied to the Affordable Units for occupation by Low- to Moderate- Income Households. At least 10 percent of DR-MHP-assisted Units must be for households not exceeding 30% of the Area Median Income.

Eligible Project costs incurred by Sponsors include:• Property acquisition costs;• Architectural, appraisal, engineering, environmental, legal and other consulting costs, and fees, which are directly related to the planning and execution of the Project and which are incurred through third-party contracts;• Escrow, title insurance, recording and other related costs;• Building permits, and state and local fees;• Local development impact fees;• Developer fees, as set forth in the UMR;• Insurance and bonding;• Mobilization, site prep, and clean up;• Residential Construction costs; and• Onsite improvements related to the Project.

Please see the Policies and Procedures and NOFA documents on HCD's DR-MHP website for a full list of threshold requirements, eligible uses, and ineligible uses.

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

  • Business
  • Nonprofit
  • Tribal Government

Applicants must be Developers (for profit, limited profit or nonprofit), public or private, or Tribal Entities proposing new construction of affordable multifamily housing projects in the be

Eligible Geographies:

$20,671,840 will be made available in the three counties of Tuolumne, Tulare and San Benito; $27,562,586 in San Diego County; $41,343,879 in Monterey County; and $48,234,525 in Santa Cruz County.

Matching Funding Requirement:

While no matched funding is required, tiebreakers include amount of funds leveraged.

Important Dates

The date (and time, where applicable) by which all applications must be submitted to the grantmaker. Time listed as “00:00” equates to midnight.
The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant.
April 2026
The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.
July 2029

Funding Details

The total projected dollar amount of the grant.
$137,800,000
A single grant opportunity may represent one or many awards. Some grantors may know in advance the exact number of awards to be given. Others may indicate a range. Some may wish to and wait until the application period closes before determining how many awards to offer; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
Dependent
Grant opportunities representing multiple awards may offer awards in the same amount or in varied amounts. Some may wish to wait until the application period closes before determining per-award amounts; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
Dependent
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) provide a letter of intent.
No
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) be able to fully or partially match the grant award amount with another funding source.
No
The funding source allocated to fund the grant. It may be either State or Federal (or a combination of both), and be tied to a specific piece of legislation, a proposition, or a bond number.
  • Federal

Funding Source Notes:

Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery appropriations from Federal Register, Vol. 90, No. 10, January 16, 2025 (90 FR 4585) and Public Law 118-158

The manner in which the grant funding will be delivered to the awardee. Funding methods include reimbursements (where the recipient spends out-of-pocket and is reimbursed by the grantor) and advances (where the recipient spends received grant funds directly).
  • Reimbursement(s)

Funding Method Notes:

Reimbursements for costs will be issued upon submission and approval of Financial Reports in the Grants Network system. These Financial Reports must include detailed invoices and adequate supporting documentation consistent with eligible uses of DR-MHP funds and approved project budget and Sources & Uses document furnished by applicant.

How to Apply

State agencies/departments recommend you read the full grant guidelines before applying.

Resources

For questions about this grant, contact:
Maria Rouse, 1-916-776-7458, DR-MHP@hcd.ca.gov

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