Federal Policy for Historic Preservation
Nancy E. BooneFederal Preservation Officer
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Formula Grant Programs
– Federal funding allocated by formula to states and units of local government
– Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
– HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME)
– Choices about how to spend it are LOCAL
– HUD Consolidated Plan sets priorities -- opportunity for public input http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/about/conplan/
Philadelphia
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
OneCPD Resource Exchange https://www.onecpd.info/manage-a-program/
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
National Objectives:
• Benefiting Low and Moderate Income Persons
• Preventing or Eliminating Slums or Blight • Meeting Urgent Needs
Former Wilson SchoolCasper, Wyoming
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
• Building Rehabilitation
• Planning
• Feasibility Studies
• Survey and Nomination http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/huddoc?id=DOC_14211.pdf
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP)
• Foreclosed and Abandoned Buildings– Purchase – Rehabilitate– Landbank– Demolish– Redevelop
• Choices are local
• Funding ended, but program income may continue
New Haven, Connecticut
Lafayette Place Lofts( former Sears),Pontiac, Michigan
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HOME Investment Partnerships
• Affordable housing for low-income households
Lincoln Avenue ApartmentsGoshen, IN
Choice Neighborhoods Initiative (CNI)
• Transform areas with distressed public and assisted housing into mixed income
neighborhoods
• Planning
• Implementation Iberville New Orleans
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Office of Economic Resilience
• Regional Planning grants to integrate housing, transportation, economic development, and energy
• Community Challenge grants to reduce barriers to affordable, economically vital, and sustainable communities
• Preferred Sustainability Status
• Weinland Park urban food district and job center, Columbus
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Promise Zones• Goals : jobs, educational opportunities, affordable housing,
public safety
• Federal partnership with localities
• Priority for federal assistance
• Americorps volunteers
• Potential tax benefits for hiring and investment (pending Congressional approval)
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HOPE VI Main Street Grant
• Create affordable housing on historic Main Streets
El Dorado, KansasMayesville, SC
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Green Preservation Plus• Fannie Mae/FHA refinancing of multi-family properties
• Combines funds for energy improvements along with refinancing mortgage balance
• Offered through Fannie Mae’s network of Delegated Underwriting and Servicing (DUS®) and Special Affordable lenders Gallagher Mansion, Baltimore
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
203(k) Loan
• Administered by Federal Housing Administration (FHA) through approved FHA Lenders http://www.hud.gov/ll/code/llslcrit.cfm
• “Funds for Handyman-Specials and Fixer-Uppers” - loan for purchase or refinance of a property plus the cost of
making the repairs and improvements
• “Streamlined (k)” limited to simple weatherization measures like storm windows and doors, insulation, weather stripping, etc.
Section 106
“Assumption of Review Authority”
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Responsible Entity (RE) Local, state or tribal governments that haveassumed the federal agency’s environmental review authority and responsibility for projectswithin their jurisdiction, including those forwhich they are grantees
• Responsible Entity is the “Agency Official” in Section 106
• Responsible Entity is the decision-making party
• Applies to many programs including NSP, CDBG, HOME, CNI, HOPE VI, and Public Housing
Request for Release of Funds (RROF)
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Revision added certification of compliance with Section 106 process including consultation with SHPO, Indian tribes, and the public
• 15 day public comment period prior to release of funds
• HEROS on-line management system
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
ACHP Policy on Affordable Housing and Historic Preservation
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
ResourcesOneCPD https://www.onecpd.info/
Google HUD [program]
Regional and FieldEnvironmental Officers https://www.onecpd.info/environmental-review/hud-environmental-staff-contacts/
HUD Federal Preservation OfficerNancy E. BooneOffice of Environment and EnergyCommunity Planning and [email protected]