The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) is pleased to announce that the NEP program will provide up to Two Million Dollars in MSHDA funding statewide for activities directly tied to stabilization and enhancement of Michigan’s rural communities and urban neighborhoods.
Donor Name: Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA)
State: Michigan
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/30/2023
Size of the Grant: $25,000 – $75,000
Grant Duration: 10 months
Details:
The Neighborhood Enhancement Program’s (NEP) primary goals are to identify and fund innovative activities to address a neighborhood’s specific needs; assist and then showcase Michigan neighborhood(s) where people are engaged and facilitating change; and to provide funding to facilitate and implement activities.
The Neighborhood Enhancement Program (NEP) can financially assist high-impact, innovative, neighborhood housing-oriented activities that benefit low and moderate income areas and residents. All components are designed to fund tangible housing-oriented activities that are: implementation ready; highly visible; impactful to the neighborhood and resident’s quality of life; holistically/community focused; and where there is buy-in and demonstrated support within the neighborhood and community.
Funding Information
Maximum Allocation is within a funding range of $25,000 – $75,000 and should be primarily determined based on area population and need and entity type/capacity.
Project Period
A fully executed grant agreement must be in place prior to March 31, 2024. The effective date to begin activities is anticipated to be after March 1, 2024, with a completion date of December 31, 2024.
Component Type(s)/Eligible Activities
- Component A – Housing Enhancements/Exterior Rehabilitation – Required:
- Housing Enhancements Component A is available for assisting owner-occupied single-family homes, with a portion of the assistance (limited to 50% of Component A) that can be utilized for assisting occupied single-family rental homes with exterior rehabilitation and/or agency held land contract homes. All properties must have certified household occupants meeting income restrictions.
- Component A is for Eligible Exterior Only Activities. These activities may include: single family owner occupied exterior rehabilitation/repair – accessibility improvements to driveways, porches, stairs, railings, windows, exterior painting/siding; windows, doors, etc.
- Component B – Public Amenity Enhancements – Optional:
- Neighborhood/Public Amenity Enhancements (maximum of 50% of total request).
- Eligible Activities include improvements benefitting the entire area not located on private property but located on publicly owned property.
- Examples: park improvements such as pavilions, basketball courts, playgrounds, walking paths, dog parks, entranceway signage/lighting, orchards, community spaces/gardens.
- Component C – Housing Enhancements/Interior Rehabilitation – Optional:
- Housing Enhancement – Interior Only (maximum of 25% of total request).
- Eligible Activities include Interior improvements tied directly to code violations related to health and safety needs. The activities are limited to the following: water heaters, furnaces/boilers, electrical, and plumbing.
- All Component C activities must take place in single-family owner-occupied properties.
Eligibility Criteria
- A Qualified Non-Profit Agencies are defined as entities that are currently actively servicing a neighborhood; have at least one full time equivalent employee(s), is not operating the agency via their principal residence; and has an operating budget exceeding $30,000 per year. (Must attach 501c3 certificate to be eligible).
- A Qualified Local Unit of Government is Defined as entities that are not direct recipients of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development federal funds exceeding $500,000 total allocations combined per CDBG and/or HOME program.
For more information, visit MSHDA.
