Federal Policy for Historic Preservation Nancy E. Boone Federal Preservation Officer 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 Philadelphia U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

OneCPD Resource Exchange 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 School Casper, Wyoming U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Building Rehabilitation Planning Feasibility Studies Survey and Nomination uments/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 Apartments Goshen, IN U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

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

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 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, Kansas Mayesville, 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 “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. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Section 106 “Assumption of Review Authority” U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Responsible Entity (RE) Local, state or tribal governments that have assumed the federal agency’s environmental review authority and responsibility for projects within their jurisdiction, including those for which 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

ACHP Policy on Affordable Housing and Historic Preservation U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Resources OneCPD Google HUD [program] Regional and Field Environmental Officers -review/hud-environmental-staff-contacts/ HUD Federal Preservation Officer Nancy E. Boone Office of Environment and Energy Community Planning and Development U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development