HOPE VI Revitalization Grants Program

The summary for the HOPE VI Revitalization Grants 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 Revitalization Grants Program
	CFDA Number:	14.866
	CFDA Description:	Demolition and Revitalization of Severely Distressed Public Housing
	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-5415-N-07
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Aug 25, 2010
	Creation Date:	Aug 25, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Nov 22, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Nov 22, 2010
	Archive Date:	Nov 28, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	5
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$124,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	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: Only PHAs that have severely distressed housing in their inventory and that are otherwise in conformance with the threshold requirements provided in Section III.C.2 of this NOFA are eligible to apply. PHAs that administer only HCV/Section 8 programs, tribal housing agencies and tribally designated housing entities are not eligible to apply. Nonprofit organizations, for-profit organizations, private citizens and entrepreneurs are not eligible to apply. If HUD has designated your PHA as troubled pursuant to section 6(j)(2) of the 1937 Act, HUD will use documents and information available to it to determine whether you qualify as an eligible applicant.
Grant Description: In accordance with Section 24(a) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v) (1937 Act), the purpose of HOPE VI Revitalization grants is to assist PHAs to: 1. Improve the living environment for public housing residents of severely distressed public housing projects through the demolition, rehabilitation, reconfiguration, or replacement of obsolete public housing projects (or portions thereof); 2. Revitalize sites (including remaining public housing dwelling units) on which such public housing projects are located and contribute to the improvement of the surrounding neighborhood; 3. Provide housing that will avoid or decrease the concentration of very low-income families; and 4. Build sustainable communities.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: https://apply07.grants.gov/apply/forms_apps_idx.html
Grant Announcement Contact: Ms. Leigh van Rij, at (202) 402-5788 (this is not a toll-free number)

Program Contact Person [leigh_e._van_rij@hud.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • Opportunity FR-5300-23; • HOPE VI Revitalization Grant; • HOPE VI Main Street Grants; • Revitalization of Severely Distressed Public Housing HOPE VI Revitalization Grant Program; • HOPE VI Main Street; • Revitalization of Severly Distressed Public Housing HOPE VI Revitalization Grants; • Enhancement of Public Housing HOPE VI Communities Through Mentoring Demonstration Programs