Recent HUD Grants

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Recent HUD Grants
in the Commonwealth of Virginia
Calendar Years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005

Every Year HUD offers local governments, housing authorities, community and faith-based organizations the opportunity to compete for nearly $2 billion in grants to support a wide array of programs.

What follows is a list, by program area, of the grants awarded to Virginia organizations and governments.

Section 202, Supportive Housing for the Elderly

HUD competitively awards Section 202 grants to non-profit organizations to enable income-eligible elderly to live independently. Capital funds are provided for new construction or rehabilitation as well as rental assistance for residents of the complex. Though the grants are competitive, the number of Section 202 grants in each jurisdiction is determined by a fair share formula.

Section 811, Housing for Persons with Disabilities

HUD competitively awards Section 811 grants to not-for-profit organizations to enable people with disabilities to live independently by expanding the supply of affordable housing with supportive services. A capital advance allowing for construction or rehabilitation is provided as well as rental subsidy assistance for the complex. Though the grants are competitive, the number of Section 811 grants awarded in each jurisdiction is determined by a fair share formula.

Housing Choice/Section 8 Vouchers

Housing Choice vouchers provide rental assistance to income-eligible households that so that they will not have to spend more than 30 percent of their income on rent. Not surprisingly, the demand for vouchers far exceeds the supply in most communities. In fiscal years that the Congress appropriates funding for new or "incremental" vouchers, HUD competitively awards grants to housing authorities that have a demonstrated capacity to utilize vouchers over and above their current base line. Approximately 40,000 households in Virginia receive Housing Choice Vouchers.

Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency

Grants are awarded to assist residents of public housing to become economically self-sufficient and to help the elderly and people with disabilities to live independently.

HOPE VI, Revitalization of Public Housing

Grants are awarded competitively to housing authorities to assist them in meeting the capital costs associated with major rehabilitation of or new construction to replace severely distressed public housing complexes. Approximately 22 HOPE VI grants are awarded annually.

NOTE - No housing authorities in Virginia won HOPE VI grants in the 2001 and 2002. In earlier rounds, however, HOPE VI grants totaling $130.1 million have been awarded to authorities in Portsmouth, Richmond, Roanoke and, in 2000, Danville and Norfolk. In 2001, Portsmouth was awarded a $1.6 million, HOPE VI demolition-only grant.

Family Self-Sufficiency Grants

HUD competitively awards these funds to housing authorities to permit them to hire Family Self-Sufficiency coordinators to help public housing residents with job training, childcare, job training and job placement programs.

Housing Counseling

Grants are awarded competitively to HUD-approved housing counseling agencies to provide free pre-purchase, post-purchase, default and reverse mortgage counseling. Approximately 300 grants are awarded each year.

Continuum of Care

Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS

Grants are awarded according to a formula as part of the Consolidated Planning process to provide housing and supportive services to low-income people with HIV/AIDS and their families.

Fair Housing Initiatives Program

HUD awards these grants competitively to enable not-for-profit organizations to provide education and outreach activities to promote the Fair Housing Act.

Brownfields Economic Development Initiative

Grants are awarded competitively to assist local governments to redevelop abandoned, idle or underutilized facilities where redevelopment is complicated by environmental contamination. Up to 25 grants are awarded nationwide each year and grantees are expected to also obtain a Section 1oan secured by a portion of their annual HUD Community Development Block Grant entitlement.

Healthy Homes/Lead Hazard Control

Grants are awarded competitively to local governments to help test for and remove lead hazards from residential properties. Approximately 40 grants are awarded nationwide each year.

Youthbuild

Grants awarded competitively to housing authorities and not-for-profit organizations to help high-school dropouts obtain education and skills while helping communities expand their supplies of affordable housing.

Historically Black Colleges & Universities

Grants are awarded competitively to enable historically-black colleges and universities to engage in activities of benefit low and moderate income such as promoting homeownership, community and economic development and rehabilitation of a community's building stock.

NOTE - In earlier competitive rounds, HUD HBCU grants have also been won by Virginia Union University in Richmond, Virginia State University in Petersburg, and St. Paul's College in Lawrenceville.

Community Outreach Partnership Centers

Grants are awarded competitively to enable eligible universities and colleges to apply their human, intellectual and institutional to the revitalization of distressed communities.

NOTE - In earlier competitive rounds, HUD COPC grants have been awarded to Lynchburg College, Danville Community College and Tidewater Community College in Portsmouth. DCC and TCC were the first two community colleges in the country to win HUD COPC grant awards.

Community Development Work Study

Grants are awarded competitively to up 40 colleges and universities each year to benefit low-income and minority graduate students as they work toward their degrees and gain practical experience in their career field.

Rural Housing & Economic Development

Grants are awarded competitively to not-for-profit and community development organizations to help build capacity to plan and implement rural housing and economic development projects in rural areas.