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January 15, 2015
State HCD Awards Funds to Mercy Housing
Mercy Housing received two awards of HUD 811 funding for up to 30 units in Alameda County.
- 10 Studio units at the Casa Verde complex on E14th in San Leandro.
- 20 Units at the Bermuda Gardens Project in the Ashland neighborhood of Unincorporated Alameda County.
The funding will be used to reduce rents
currently at 50% AMI to 30%, affordable to SSI recipients. The target
population is people with physical or developmental disabilities either
currently residing in institutionalized settings and wishing to transition
(i.e. nursing homes) or at risk of going to institutionalized settings.
East Bay Innovations (EBI) will handle the outreach and marketing to potential tenants
and once tenants are selected for these projects, EBI provides case management
services to transition tenants into their own homes and will provide ongoing
case management.
Funds remain in the State's HUD 811 award to award to other non profits. Recipients in Alameda County can access up to an additional $5,000,000 of subsidy. In addition, the State made changes to its RFP requirements, allowing final rent up to occur as late as August 2019. This removes a major barrier to usability!
See details from State HCD below:
The State of
California was awarded nearly $12 million in HUD funds to provide five-year
renewable rental assistance to affordable housing projects serving persons with
disabilities who are exiting MediCal-funded healthcare facilities (for example,
skilled nursing facilities), or are at-risk of returning to these facilities
due to lack of affordable housing. This program (Section 811 PRA) is a
collaboration between the State Department of Health Care Services, the State
Department of Developmental Services, the California Housing Finance Agency,
HCD, and the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee.
Pursuant to the
attached NOFA amendment, the occupancy deadline for Section 811 PRA units has
been extended to August
1, 2019. This will enable use of these funds with projects not
yet under development.
Section 811
PRA NOFA and Application materials are available at:
http://www.calhfa.ca.gov/multifamily/section811/nofa/index.htm
Applications
are currently being accepted on an over-the-counter basis until all available
funds have been awarded. Information on how to submit applications is included
in the NOFA. Contact Christina DiFrancesco at Christina.DiFrancesco@hcd.ca.gov with any questions.
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