HOPE VI Main Street Program

The summary for the HOPE VI Main Street Program Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	HOPE VI Main Street Program
	CFDA Number:	14.878
	CFDA Description:	Affordable Housing Development in Main Street Rejuvenation Projects
	Federal Agency Name:	Department of Housing and Urban Development
	Category of Funding Activity:	Community Development Housing
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	FR-5300-N-24
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Nov 11, 2009
	Creation Date:	Jan 19, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jan 20, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 03, 2010 This Grants.gov modification extends the due date from January 20, 2010 to March 3, 2010. NOTHING ELSE IN THE POSTING OR APPLICATION HAS CHANGED.
	Archive Date:	Mar 10, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	4
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$4,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$1,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants include, and are limited to, local governments, as defined in Section I.D. of this program NOFA. The local government must: (a) Have a population of 50,000 or less; and (b) Not be served by a local government, county/parish, regional, or state public housing agency (PHA) that administers more than 100 physical public housing units within the local government's jurisdiction. Such units exclude Section 8 Housing Voucher subsidized units and public housing units in Mixed-Finance developments where the PHA is not the General Partner in the for-profit ownership entity.
Grant Description: The purpose of the HOPE VI Main Street program is to provide grants to small communities to assist in the rejuvenation of an historic or traditional central business district or "Main Street" area by replacing unused commercial space in buildings with affordable housing units. The objectives of the program are to (a) Redevelop Main Street areas; (b) Preserve historic or traditional architecture or design features in Main Street areas; (c) Enhance economic development efforts in Main Street areas; and (d) Provide affordable housing in Main Street areas.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.grants.gov/applicants/apply_for_grants.jsp
Grant Announcement Contact: If the applicant has a question or needs clarification, the applicant may contact Lawrence Gnessin via email at lawrence.gnessin@hud.gov, Persons with hearing and/or speech impairments may access these telephone numbers via text telephone (TTY) by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

Program Contact [lawrence.gnessin@hud.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • HOPE VI; • HOPE VI Main Strett Grants