The Housing Trust Fund Corporation (HTFC) invites eligible not-for-profit organizations to submit applications for participation in the Neighborhood Preservation Program or the Rural Preservation Program (N/RPP).
Donor Name: Housing Trust Fund Corporation (HTFC)
State: New York
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/31/2023
Size of the Grant:
- Neighborhood Preservation Program (four awards) $47,313.44
- Rural Preservation Program (one award) $44,913.80
Grant Duration: 6 months
Details:
These programs, funded by the State of New York, are administered by the Housing Trust Fund Corporation’s (HTFC) Office of Community Renewal (OCR) and provide administrative funding to community based not-for-profits across the State engaged in activities related to the preservation, stabilization, or improvement of neighborhoods or rural areas. Organizations participating in these programs are known as “preservation companies.”
Preservation companies utilize the administrative funds provided by the N/RPP to deliver services and bolster community development efforts in their designated service areas. NRPP funds do not support capital projects, administrative costs only.
Targeted Unserved Areas An evaluation of the current program participants has identified areas where program attrition has resulted in an area being unserved or underserved. An underserved area may be served by one or more preservation companies, but demand/need for preservation activities remains unmet. Supporting maps will be provided upon request to illustrate unserved areas. Applicants working in service areas within the following targeted counties are eligible to apply and must demonstrate that the proposed service meets statutory N/RPP eligible area requirements. – Albany County ,Broome County , Bronx County ,Chenango County , Dutchess County, Erie County , Hamilton County , Kings County , Monroe County , Montgomery County , Nassau County , New York County, Onondaga County, Orange County , Queens County , Rockland County , Schenectady County , Suffolk County , Washington County , Warren County , Westchester County.
Funding Information
- Program Estimated Funding:
- Neighborhood Preservation Program (four awards) $47,313.44.
- Rural Preservation Program (one award) $44,913.80.
- Funding is limited to half of a standard NPP or RPP award for the 2022-23 Program Year.
- This is a six-month contract, but successful applicants will be eligible for the NPP / RPP renewal application to participate for the full award offered in the 2023-24 Program Year.
Eligible Activities
- NRPP funding supports the payment of salaries and wages to employees, or fees to consultants and professionals, who are engaged in community preservation activities.
- Funding may not be used for capital costs. While applicants must demonstrate the type preservation work they intend to complete that will benefit the service area, funds are used only for administrative expenses. Payment of salaries, wages, or fees must relate to administration of Property Rehabilitation and Construction, Client Assistance and Community Renewal activities.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible N/RPP applicants are organizations incorporated under the New York State Not-For-Profit Corporation Law, which have been providing relevant community development/ housing preservation services to the community for at least five years prior to application.
- NPC: Serves urban areas of the State with cities, towns, and villages having a population of 25,000 or more.
- RPC: Services rural areas of the State with cities, towns and villages having a population of less than 25,000.
- Eligible applicants must have an office in the proposed service area.
- The organization is not currently a preservation company funded by HCR.
- The organization is actively engaged in activities related to the preservation, stabilization, or improvement of neighborhoods/rural areas including owner occupied and rental home repair/rehabilitation; construction of new, affordable housing; tenant/homeowner assistance; subsidy assistance; community planning; or community assistance (after school care; recreation programming; food pantry).
- The Board of Directors for the not-for-profit organization is representative of the community and meets the following requirements:
- NPC: Board must have at least seven (7) members and 33% of the board must be residents (not work—reside) in the proposed service area.
- RPC: Board must have at least five (5) members and 51% of the board must be residents (not work—reside) in the proposed service area.
- The organization has funding available to meet N/RPP program matching requirements. This is a minimum of at least one-third of the total grant award.
- The applicant must affirm the organization, or its affiliates have not been in default on federal, state, or local loans or taxes; or had a finding of evidence of fraud or abuse for seven years prior to application.
- Applicants must resolve all outstanding monitoring and/or non-compliance issues that involve a violation of federal, State or local regulations, and/or program and OCR requirements prior to the submission of an application for funding. Applicants that do not resolve monitoring and/or non-compliance issues may be deemed ineligible, and the application will not be accepted or reviewed. HTFC and OCR reserve the right to not fund any application if it has been determined that the applicant is not in compliance with existing State contracts and has not taken satisfactory steps to remedy such non-compliance.
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