Colorado Community Block Grant Disaster Recovery Home Access 2013 Floods & 2012 Fires

Introductions Metro Volunteers – mission To mobilize and cultivate volunteerism as a vital force in our communities. Tell our story – how we got here – Rebuilding Together Catholic Charities Kristy – ED Tom – Attorney, Project Manager

Department of Local Affairs – Housing Division Two Programs Metro Volunteers is operating: Home Rehab Home Access See the handout

Home Rehab This program is designed to do Housing Repairs (Single Family Rehabilitation) (Not Rebuild) Repairs necessary to bring the damaged home to meet the HUD CPD Green Building Retrofit Checklist, and DOH Single Family Rehabilitation Standards Relocation of single family and modular homes in stable/undamaged condition to be moved from floodplain to a permanent location outside of the floodplain. Rehab owner-occupied homes, as well as single family rental homes (up to 4 contiguous lots)

More… Cost to repair the damage cannot exceed 50% of pre-flood county appraised value, on a per-house basis. Maximum Award: $100,000 per household for rehabilitation OR for structural relocation) Beneficiary Eligibility Criteria: Homeowners who can provide proof of ownership, and or rental properties with 1-4 units, all of which must have received direct or indirect flood damage.

And more… Priority for those directly impacted, persons with disabilities, seniors and, for previous residents of damaged or destroyed manufactured housing. Household income must be at or below 80 percent AMFI for at least 75 percent of beneficiaries served. National Objective: Low-and-moderate income (at below 80% AMI) and Urgent Need

Home Access This program is designed to serve: Homeowners unable to access their homes due to damaged roads that are non‐county maintained Maximum Award: $500,000 max sub-award under the sub-recipient contract

More… Beneficiary Eligibility Criteria: 51 percent of the recipients must be low‐and‐moderate income households unless Urgent Need can be substantiated. Applicants must demonstrate that the private road or bridge access was directly damaged by the floods or fires and provides sole access to the target homes. Applicants must demonstrate that lack of access is a health and safety issue pertaining to emergency vehicle access, particularly in the event of forest fires. www.dola.colorado.gov/cdbg-dr

Even more… National Objective: Low-and-moderate income (at/below 80% AMI) and Urgent Need

Program Process – it’s very lengthy Complete an Application Project Scoping Environmental Review Eligibility Determination Flood affected Income verification Repairs can be done with funds allowed Maintenance and Use Agreement in place Funding allocated Construction completed – payments made Annual review for compliance

CDBG Funding Awards Home Rehabilitation Grant Five Year Forgivable Loan Loan Deferred to Sale Home Access

Timeline – as we know it today May 10 – Presentation to State Housing Board May 17 – Approval Letter Received June – Dec – Environmental Review Dec – Request Release of Funds Dec – Process and Consider Awards/Contract

Next Steps Fill out your Application Gather any documents from work already done: Permits, Reports, Receipts Send to Kelly Streck Metro Volunteers 789 Sherman Street, #220 Denver, CO 80203 Kstreck@MetroVolunteers.org Questions to Tom Judd Tjudd@MetroVolunteers.org 303-282-1234 ext. 311 303-282-1234 ext.

Our Staff: Kristy Judd – Executive Director -. Kjudd@MetroVolunteers Our Staff: Kristy Judd – Executive Director - Kjudd@MetroVolunteers.org Tom Judd – Attorney - Tjudd@MetroVolunteers.org Kelly Streck – Application & Compliance – Kstreck@MetroVolunteers.org Mike O’Connor – Construction MOConnor@ MetroVolunteers.org