2009 Statewide Conference
Save the Date
September 1-2, 2009
The 2009 Statewide Conference on Housing and Community Economic Development will take place September 1-2, 2009. This year the conference will be held in a new venue to help keep cost low for IACED members. The session tracks for this year's conference are:
- Leadership and Management
- Single Family Housing
- Multifamily Housing
- Homeless Intervention and Prevention
- Comprehensive Community Development
The 2009 conference will offer a mix of technical sessions for practitioners and leadership ideas to move organizations and communities forward.
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Give the Gift of Membership
IACED
will again offer the Gift Membership Program. Please consider an
investment in stronger organizations and healthier communities through this program. For an additional $250 investment, this program
funds the dues for nonprofit members facing financial obstacles but who wish to
maintain an active voting IACED membership. IACED publicly recognizes Gift
Membership Program participants.
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| Greetings!
I recently wrote an article titled "Community Development in Challenging Times." It discusses how the Indiana Association for
Community Economic Development (IACED) is a resource for its members in these challenging
economic times and the leadership of members to holistically capitalize on community assets to rebuild community and address needs for Hoosier families.
In the face of the
current economic crisis and even as the economy recovers, non-profit
community-based organizations will face a lasting challenge. A recent survey by Nonprofit Finance Fund
asked 986 non-profits across the country about the impact of the
recession. Only 16 percent of the
organizations surveyed expect to cover their operating expenses this year,
while 52 percent anticipate the recession will have a long-term or permanent
negative effect on their organizations.
If these findings hold true for IACED's membership, months and perhaps
years of hardship remain.
In July and August, the IACED staff traveled
across the state to regional meetings to understand their challenges in the
current economy. What IACED heard on the listening
tour is irrespective of the non-profit organization's mission-human services,
emergency shelter, housing counseling, real estate development, or other
workforce and economic development -members are facing a greater need for their
services and quickly tapping reserves as they deal with funding cuts from all
sides.
IACED members are making critical
decisions about core programs to preserve, as they look to reduce costs and
attempt to maintain reserves. Through
contingency planning and good management, many strategies are helping members
to maintain faithful to mission and deliver services. Members are cutting costs and pulling the
belt tighter to act as a tourniquet on hemorrhaging funds. Some have trimmed personnel expenses and made
broad-based programmatic reductions. In
the language of adaptive leadership, these strategies address the short
technical challenges of keeping the operation solvent and focused on mission.
Members
are also thinking creatively about strategies which produce new revenues from
core programs, strengthen ties with existing funders and create projects and
programs that generate additional income. An example of producing revenues from an
existing program is Pathfinder Services housing counseling program. Pathfinder Services, a member based in
Huntington, reported a significant increase in homebuyers seeking counseling to
take advantage of the federal tax credits and the ample supply of affordable
housing. Several members expressed an
interest in adding foreclosure counseling as a service.
In
addition to technical challenges stemming from the state of the economy, IACED
members are facing unprecedented factors requiring new ways of collaborating
across disciplines. Looking beyond the
economic recession, which will pass, IACED is a resource to help members adapt
to the evolving nature of the community economic development industry composed
of many organizations collaborating to provide holistic solutions.
In these times of challenge,
IACED members will set the stage for long lasting adaptive solutions. Examples include human service agencies
adapting their work to connect services for basic needs with strategies to
access employment and permanent housing for clients. It means community development corporations, understanding
how they survive as more than merely non-profit housing producers. It means all community-based agencies
understanding why they must collaborate and what adaptation is required to
provide a high quality of life for all.
During the last recession in 2001, Andy Robinson
wrote an article in Shelterforce Magazine titled, "When in Doubt, Think." This article provided the following sage
advice, "Money is just a tool...What you lack in money, you can often make up for
with the talent, enthusiasm and the track record of your members, supporters,
board, and staff." This sentiment points
to the special nature of community-based non-profits, they connect directly to
the local talents of residents and other community institutions, which provide
resources when times are tough.
Sharon
Arnold, Executive Director of Devington Community Development Corporation (CDC)
in Indianapolis said at a recent IACED regional member meeting, "We don't have
lots of money, but we have big ideas and passionate neighbors dedicated to
improving our little part of the city." The
trick to surviving in these economic times is to put together the right combination
of services, income streams, and other resources so the organization can
sustain its capacity and remain a community asset.
If you have any questions about IACED's work or if we can assist you, do not hesitate to contact us at 317-920-2300. Sincerely, 
Andy Fraizer
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IACED on Facebook and LinkedIn
Are you an IACED Facebook Fan?
If you answered no, you have not seen the articles recently posted, such as "The Continued Importance of Fair Lending in the Age of Obama." It means you have also not see the photographs of IACED members in action. If you want to be a fan click here. When you visit, be certain to post a comment on the wall.
Have you joined the IACED discussion forum on LinkedIn?
You are missing funding opportunities, insightful articles including finding the perfect funder for your organization, and a tidbit about IACED staff meeting with a senior HUD official. Join IACED's forum and join the dialogue today. Ask questions and share content you find valuable for others. IACED members are a valuable source of insight on community economic development. Join the group here.
IACED is finding new and improved ways to help the community economic development industry communicate. Social networking sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn are serving as tools to connect individuals, businesses, companies, and professional organizations. By joining these two networks, you are able to connect with members from IACED as well as meet other professionals in the community economic development industry and discuss pressing issues.
Mark Lindenlaub with Housing Partnerships, Inc. asked the following in response to the article, "Tax Ruling Will Help Nonprofits"
"Well, we are a 501(c)(3) NFP, and we were denied our property tax exemption on our rental properties in 2006 (after being approved in 2004) and are currently appealing that decision to the state. It has only taken 3 years and $20,000 to-date to contest that--what a waste of resources! Is anybody else fighting for real estate tax exemption on their properties"--Mark Lindenlaub
Log into LinkedIn to read the full article and post your response.
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Training & Event Updates
Grants.gov Recover Act Webinar Series
Grants.gov will be hosting a three part series on finding and applying for Recovery Act money on Grants.gov. View details and registration information for each of the series below. These webinars are archived online.
All webinars will be recorded and made available to view here shortly after each series is completed.
Series 1: Introduction to Grants.gov and the Recovery Act
Learn about Grants.gov, the Recovery Act and your eligibility to apply for Recovery Act opportunities.
**Click here to listen and download webinar series**
Series 2: Finding Recovery Act Opportunities*
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
3:00 - 4:00 P.M. ET
Learn to use Grants.gov "Advanced Search" to find Recovery Act opportunities, identify alternative information sources and an overview on formula and block grants.
**Click here to register**
Series 3: Registration to Submit Recovery Act Opportunities*
Thursday, August 20, 2009
3:00 - 4:00 P.M. ET
Learn about the Grants.gov registration and application submission processes.
**Click here to register**
*Participation capacity 500. For those unable to attend, please be assured we are recording this session and the archive will be made available here shortly after the session.
Homeownership Initiatives Programs Webinar
What: FHLBI Homeownership Initiatives Programs (HOP, NIP, NSA, RAP, DRP) Webinar
When:September 3
2:00pm EDT
Click here for more information on this webinar. |
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Celebrating Unique Neighborhoods
The fundamental basis for community renewal is reconnecting people, developing relationships, and attracting investment to communities to support local assets and address needs. Community renewal is the process of creating neighborhoods of choice: safe, viable communities where people choose to put down roots and build their lives. Renewal is about enhancing the quality of life. Renewal is making the community new again in the mind of the residents and creating a new perception of the community in the eyes of the broader community through the marketing process. Marketing a
community means connecting a community's citizens, residents, and potential investors to a positive message about a place. Several initiatives are underway in Indiana to
Unsung Indy
Unsung Indy is a pilot initiative led by the Indiana Association for Community Economic Development (IACED) and funded by the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) to establish a resonance between potential urban dwellers with Indianapolis' "unsung" neighborhoods. Indianapolis is a city of neighborhoods.
The objective of Unsung Indy is to tell the story of neighborhoods outside of the downtown mile square which make up the city's rich diversity. Realtors, small developers, and neighborhood-based community development corporations (CDCs) have marketed individual properties in urban neighborhoods with their limited budgets and time frames. However, there has been little unified effort to promote the quality of life benefits of buying a home in an urban neighborhood in anything like the manner utilized every day by large suburban developers. In response to the challenge of attracting more home buyers to neglected urban neighborhoods, the Unsung Indy campaign is a colorful and unified effort to share the stories of these "unsung" communities and promote the quality of life benefits of living and visiting these unique places.
Neighborhoods selected for the pilot initiative are:
Irvington
West Indianapolis
Watson McCord
Ransom Place
Holy Cross
Some 20 real estate agents completed a course aimed at boosting awareness of housing opportunities in South Bend, thus broadening a market long focused more on newer developments in Granger.
The class, which was held at the Northern Indiana Center for History, assembled last week at a new house by Weiss Homes at Notre Dame Avenue and Wayne Street to start a bus tour of some 15 neighborhoods. These homes combine new construction with the older urban neighborhoods.
In addition to local history, the Realtor's Certification classes covered economic development, historic preservation, schools, arts, theater and parks. |
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Horizon House Names New Executive Director
Horizon House, Central Indiana's largest service provider for homeless individuals, announced today that John F. Joanette has been appointed as its Executive Director. Joanette succeeds Carter Wolf, who recently became Executive Director of the Indianapolis Arts Center.
"We're so pleased that John Joanette has agreed to lead Horizon House to a higher level of excellence in assisting our homeless neighbors," said Jon Laramore, board president. "We are certain that John will build on the excellent leadership we have had in the past and bring innovation and creativity to our work," Laramore added.
Joanette has an extensive history addressing the problem of homelessness as well as broad experience in non-profit leadership. He was an initiator of the Homeward Bound walk, an annual fundraising event supporting efforts to combat homelessness. He has been a partner in Lambda Consulting, working as a consultant for non-profit organizations. He is a graduate of Western Michigan University, and he worked for several years as a leader of non-profit organizations in Michigan.
Horizon House is a day center providing direct support to persons who are homeless, connecting our neighbors with comprehensive services to empower them to find and maintain housing and meet life's other critical needs. Our work is rooted in the recognition of individual strengths and needs and the values of hospitality, respect and dignity. Our priority is that no individual is homeless.
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2009 Bank On It! Program
CAGI in partnership with Irwin Union Bank completed its pilot program Bank On It,Thursday, August 6, 2009. Seventeen energized youth ages 12 - 17 attended the four week financial literacy class. "I'm glad I had the opportunity to be apart of the program. It was fun and the presenters were very informative. I'm positive I will use the information in my future, "said Kiara Turner, one of the youth participants.
The youth earned big bucks at each session for asking questions and participating in class activities. The money earned was used to purchase items from a silent auction (held on July 30) and at the Bank On It Superstore in CAGI's boardroom with over 50 items to chose from.
The final session concluded with pizza, graduate certificates, Bank On It Superstore and pictures with the Presenters.
In addition, each participant will receive $50.00 to open an account at Irwin Union Bank plus CAGI will award each participant with a $50 Series EE U S Saving Bond.
Thanks again to our partner presenters at Irwin Union Bank-Mark Clark, Vice President; Kirby Durham, Asst. VP & Branch Manager in Indianapolis; Jonathan Walker, Asst. VP & Branch Manager in Carmel, IN and Sheilda Etchen, CRA Officer for Irwin Financial Corporation from Louisville, KY.
Ed Tipton, CAGI's Executive Director and Stanley Bibbs, Assistant Executive Director co-presented the financial literacy classes. Thanks to staff Cheryl Shelton and Cynthia Taylor for helping to coordinate the pilot program. We also wish to thank Anthem for being a good neighbor for letting us hold three of the classes in their community conference room.
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Honoring Films That Take Entertainment to a Higher Level
Heartland Truly Moving Pictures is a non-profit organization that promotes positive, uplifting films and the filmmakers who makes these kind of films. Each year, Heartland presents its Truly Moving Picture Award to theatrically-released films that unlock the vast potential of the human spirit and enable us to view stories that display courage, intergity and hope, taking entertainment to a higher level. Heartland knows filmmaking requires a leap of faith. That's why Heartland created the Truly Moving Picture Award, to recognize and honor the best of these works and to provide an incentive for studios and filmmakers to make more movies that have an uplifting message.
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Alliance Publishes Guides to Developing Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Programs
Courtesy of National Alliance to End Homelessness
The Alliance has published three new guides to help homeless assistance providers develop effective homelessness prevention programs and rapid re-housing programs. The guides are useful for organizations creating entirely new programs with Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) funding or those that are trying to improve existing programs. The guides include Program Planning Homework, which lists actions and decisions necessary for program planning. Information about the guides is listed below.
Rapid Re-Housing: This guide walks through the steps of creating a rapid re-housing program, including selecting a program structure, selecting a target population, performing screening and assessment, creating a housing plan, providing financial assistance, and performing landlord recruitment, housing stabilization, evaluation, and staffing.
Homelessness Prevention: This guide will help organizations create or improve homelessness prevention and shelter diversion programs. The guide describes the critical decisions that have to be made about targeting services, referrals, staffing, partnerships, and outcomes. It also includes some of the tools that prevention programs can use and describes the interventions that effectively prevent homelessness.
Homelessness Prevention Companion Guide: This companion provides crucial background information about homelessness and describes the critical decisions and assessments that a community must make to create effective prevention programs. |
Alliance Publishes New Report on How State Mental Health Agencies Address Homelessness
Courtesy of National Alliance to End Homelessness
On August 13, the Alliance released "Strategies of State Mental Health Agencies to Prevent and End Homelessness," which highlights 10 state mental health agencies and their approaches to helping clients access housing, including permanent supportive housing. Mental health officials in California, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, and Washington were interviewed individually and shared innovative approaches to building political will and creating affordable housing for clients who need mental health services. The paper shares examples of how states engaged governors and mayors, created housing positions within the mental health agency, partnered with other state agencies and organizations, participated in plans to end homelessness, provided housing technical assistance throughout the state, leveraged state resources, and used data to promote programs. The lessons learned from these states may provide others with ideas on how to implement change and create housing for people with mental health treatment needs.
Click here to download the report. |
Indiana Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program Allocation
Please be informed that it is the intent of the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority, upon board approval, to contract with the following organizations for ARRA funds under the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Rehousing Program (HPRP.) The awards were made based on county allocations made to the Supportive Housing Program grant with adjustments made for small Continua of Care and the proportion of HPRP funds made to entitlement cities within the Continuum of Care.
A portion of this grant (1%) is required to be contractually returned to IHCDA as payment for the use of the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS.) A minimum of 65% of Direct Assistance funds is required to be used for rapid re-housing of families and individuals residing in emergency shelter and transitional housing.
Contracts will be executed following approval and ratification by the IHCDA Board at their regular meeting on August 21, 2009. It will be a requirement of the contract that organizations demonstrate the ability and willingness to meet all reporting requirements placed on the HPRP program and/or its components by the Office of Management and Budget, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, IHCDA or other authorized governmental authority.
IHCDA State Allocation $16,883,827
IHCDA Administration (3%) $506,515
CoC Award Total $16,377,312
CoC Region Sub Recipient HPRP Allocation
1 Housing Opportunities, Inc. $877,729
1A Midwest Health Visions and CoC NWI $1,049,522
2 Center for the Homeless and Madison Center $582,000
2A Center for the Homeless $996,568
3 Community Action of Northeast Indiana $1,414,063
4 Area IV on the Aging and CAP $857,136
5 Center Township of Howard County $674,751
6 Bridges Community Services, Inc. $1,380,184
7 Housing Authority of the City of Terre Haute $885,942
8 BEHAVIORCORP $582,000
8A United Way of Central Indiana $2,309,237
9 Dunn Mental Health Center, Inc. $582,000
10 Centerstone of Indiana, Inc. $748,586
11 Human Services, Inc. $711,989
12 Aurora, Inc. $1,472,609
13A Blue River Services, Inc. $670,996
13B Community Mental Health Center, Inc. $582,000
Total $16,377,312
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So far this spring, ten communities across Indiana have participated in Homeward Bound. IACED is pleased to report the 2009 campaign has raised more $300,000 statewide for benfitting IACED members. The proceeds raised will benefit more than 100 affordable housing and homeless service providers. Since its inception in 2003, Homeward Bound has raised more than $2.8 million, making it Indiana's largest grassroots fundraiser with the ultimate goal of ending homelessness. The Southwest (Evansville), Central (Indianapolis), and Elkhart County (Elkhart) walks took place the middle of the month and will be accepting donations until the end of June. The eleventh and final Homeward Bound walk of the season is set to take place in Michigan City on September 26, 2009. Please visit http://www.homewardboundindiana.org to donate or for more information.
2009 Homeward Bound walks sites:
- Bloomington 4/19/09
- Wabash Valley (Terre Haute) 4/19/09
- Delaware and Madison Counties
(Chesterfield) 4/26/09
- Greater Lafayette 4/26/09
- Northeastern (Fort Wayne) 4/26/09
- St Joseph County (South Bend) 5/9/09
- Howard and Tipton Counties (Tipton) 5/30/09
- Southwestern (Evansville) 6/13/09
- Central (Indianapolis) 6/14/09
- Elkhart County 6/20/09
- La Porte County (Michigan City) 9/26/09
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Tax Ruling Will Help Nonprofits
Courtesy of IndyStar.com
An Indiana Tax Court ruling could benefit the state's nonprofits, especially smaller ones, according to the United Way of Central Indiana.
In a case involving Heartland Church in Fishers, the Tax Court said landlords who rent property to nonprofits at a reduced rate can qualify for property tax exemptions. Previously, properties leased by nonprofits were not granted exemptions.
Nonprofits that rent will benefit because most leases require the nonprofits--not landlords--to pay the taxes, attorneys say.
Dale DePoy, Senior Vice President of Operations for the United Way of Central Indiana, called the ruling "excellent news" for nonprofits. However, the state's attorney general, who plans to fight the ruling in the Indiana Supreme Court, believes the legislature never intended to exempt these nonprofits.
Nearly 37,000 non-profits have registered with the state, according to the secretary of state's office, but it's unknown how many of them rent property. Unfortunately, the more people that qualify or seek these exemptions, the more property tax revenue is at risk. Read a discussion of this issue on IACED's LinkedIn Group. |
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Lugar, Merkley introduce energy efficiency bill to support local programs, lower costs
U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar and Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced legislation to support local programs that help homeowners and business owners save energy and cut their energy bills by offering low-interest loans for energy-efficient building upgrades.
The Clean Energy for Homes and Buildings Act will make loan guarantees, financing, and credit support available for these energy-efficiency programs.
While energy-efficiency upgrades save money over the long term, and often relatively quickly, the upfront costs of renovation can be a major hurdle for many businesses and homeowners. Under programs being developed by several cities, states, utilities, and other entities, building owners would receive a low-interest loan to pay for retrofits that they can pay back from savings on their utility bills.
These loan repayment programs result in a net savings for building owners on day one, as the combined loan payment and energy bill is usually lower than the pre-retrofit energy bill. |
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Weatherization: State energy conservation stimulus program approved
The state's energy conservation proposal to use nearly $132 million
in federal stimulus funding to help more than 30,000 low-income Hoosier
households has been approved by the U.S. Department of Energy.
This new program, combined with annual weatherization programs
operated by the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority
(IHCDA), will be 11 times the total of all current annual
weatherization programs. New non-profit partners will be included for the first time.
Within the next two weeks, energy auditors will begin evaluations of
households to determine energy needs. To date, the state has trained
190 energy auditors and 483 contractors. The state will have exceeded
its training goals by the end of September.
Eligible households, which must be at or below 150 percent of the
federal poverty level, will be notified of their participation. Those
who have already qualified for the state's Energy Assistance Program
will be contacted, and priority will be given to elderly and disabled
residents and families with children.
Following the audit, homeowners may receive energy savings equipment
such as programmable thermostats, insulation, new furnaces or hot water
heaters. A state quantity purchasing plan will be used to purchase
those materials in bulk using the state's Buy Indiana initiative, to
the extent allowable by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
legislation.
A list of the selected service providers may be found at this link.
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Community Economic Development
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20 Suggestions for Finding Emergency Funding
Cash Flow Management
1. Get grants in the door earlier than the promised date.
2. Speed the inflow of accounts receivable.
Contributed Income
3. Initiate special quick-hit fundraisers designed to generate dollars from long-time supporters.
4. Solicit grants from discretionary funds managed by a foundation's CEO, program officer, or corporate giving officer.
5. Ask a funder who has awarded a multi-year grant to allow a release of restrictions during the crisis.
6. Apply for funding from foundations that maintain emergency grant funds.
Earned Income
7. Increase the prices of your products or services.
8. Analyze the possibility of selling what you are now providing for free.
9. Sell valuable information that you have that others need.
10. Sell the "back room" services that you already provide for your own organization to others.
Debt Financing
11. Obtain short term loans (secured and not).
12. Obtain a new or expand a current line of credit (LOC).
13. Borrow against commitments for future revenues.
14. Reach out to other nonprofits with loan funds for cash flow purposes.
15. Obtain a loan from a foundation's emergency loan pool.
Existing Assets
16. Sell assets.
17. Sell receivables.
18. Reevaluate your investments.
19. Rent office space or equipment to others.
20. Spend down reserves.
Click here to read more about these suggestions, opportunities and what your first steps should be. |
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HUD User News - New Addition
The Metropolitan Area Quarterly Residential and Business
Vacancy Report for the quarter ending March 31, 2009 is
a recent addition to HUD USER's library of online data
sets. The report is derived from the U.S. Postal Service
(USPS) universe of addresses with mail delivery. The
USPS identifies a house, apartment, office, or building
that is unoccupied for at least 90 days as vacant.
Through a special agreement with USPS, the vacancy data
is aggregated to the census tract level and made
available to the public through HUD's Office of Policy
Development & Research (PD&R), thus providing a critical
measure of the well-being of America's communities. PD&R
provides these data to complement vacancy information
available from the American Community Survey, Housing
Vacancy Survey, the American Housing Survey, and other
sources.
The data include:
o Total number of residential and business addresses
recorded in the USPS database;
o Total number of vacant addresses that delivery staff
on urban routes have identified as being vacant (not
collecting their mail) for 90 days or longer; and
o Residential and business vacancy rates.
In addition, PD&R also calculates the average number of
days that addresses are vacant, the number of addresses
vacant by time periods, and changes in status over the
previous quarter.
Click here to check out the Metropolitan Area Quarterly Residential and Business Vacancy Report. |
Loans for Human Service Agencies
Courtesy of NeighborWorks Alert
The Kresge Foundation has created the Community Relief Fund to help Human Service agencies responding to economic crisis. The 24- to 36-month, interest-free program-related investment fund will offer bridge loans of $250,000 to $500,000 each to high-performance human service organizations to help them to better meet increasing demands for food, shelter, and other emergency services. Homeless and domestic-violence shelters, safety-net providers, affordable housing and supportive services, legal aid services, emergency assistance providers, and multi-service health and human service organizations are encouraged to apply. |
NeighborWorks' Marietta Rodriguez Calls for Servicers to Compensate Counselors
Courtesy of NeighborWorks Alert
NeighborWorks America's Marietta Rodriguez, director for Homeownership and Lending, recently told National Public Radio's Marketplace program, what she thought mortgage servicers should be doing better to help families stay in their homes. Rodriguez outlined some basic improvements that servicers need to make such as increasing communication with the borrower and the counselor working with them, as well as more standardization. She noted that forms to process a loan modification are lost by servicers and that the homeowner, already under stress, has to fill the documents out multiple times in some cases. That fact is illustrated by reports from counselors who are part of the National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling program. See also CNNMoney.com's recent report on "Five Dumb Reasons You Can't Get Mortgage Help." According to Rodriguez, counselors are working very hard to get troubled borrowers to work with their servicers and that work is making the servicer's job easier. In comments edited out of the Marketplace interview, Rodriguez said that the servicing industry needs to begin compensating counselors for this work that is saving the mortgage industry time and money. "Counselors provide a real, tangible benefit to servicers just like any other professional like lawyers and title companies. Counselors should be compensated for this work." |
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U.S. EPA Proposal Guidelines for Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grants
The FY2010 Proposal Guidelines for Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grants have been posted to the brownfields website at: http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/applicat.htm The proposal deadline is October 16, 2009. These grants may be used to address sites contaminated by petroleum and hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants (including hazardous substances co-mingled with petroleum).
Please note there are two significant changes to the Proposal Guidelines for Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grants in FY2010:
1.Applicants applying for a cleanup grant must own the site that is the subject of their proposal at time of proposal submission;
2.For RLF proposals only - Applicants who are currently recipients of a Brownfields RLF cooperative agreement, whether awarded under CERCLA 104(k) or CERCLA 104(d) are ineligible to apply in the FY2010 competition. If you are an existing RLF cooperative agreement recipient you may be eligible to apply for RLF supplemental funding in early 2010.
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A Special Thank You!
IACED would like to extend a special thank you to New Directions Housing Corporation in New Albany for graciously offering one of their facilities, and providing refreshments, for an upcoming Indiana Foreclosure Prevention Network (IFPN) Counselor Specialist Training.
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Thank you to the following IACED members who over the last two months have hosted regional membership meetings:
Alternatives, Inc.
Old National Bank
Lake Area United Way
Mental Health America of Tippecanoe County
Community Action of Northeast Indiana (CANI)
City of Bloomington
Hope Ministries
New Hope Services, Inc.
Indianapolis Neighborhood Resource Center (INRC)
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IACED TA: HOME & CDBG Applications
IACED will offer members one (1) hour of free technical assistance in reviewing HOME & CDBG applications for 2009. Any assistance needed above one hour can be contracted/billed at the discounted member rate. For more information or questions, please contact David Fredricks at dfredricks@iaced.org or 317-920-2300, Ext 13. |
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Welcome New IACED Members!
IACED is pleased to welcome the following new members to our association:
Downtown Terre Haute- Voting Member
Corporation for Supportive Housing - Voting Member
Interfaith Mission, Inc. - Voting Member
ATC Associates - Associate Member
Options, Inc. - Voting Member
Thank you for joining! We are looking forward to getting to know you and helping you serve Indiana communities and families.
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Send us Your Stories!
IACED knows IACED members are doing great work - we'd like to spread the word! If you've had a successful project or remarkable experience, send your story to Lindsey Knight lknight@iaced.org or call 317-920-2300 ext. 10.
Don't have time to send the whole story now? Just send an email expressing interest, and an IACED staff member will follow up with you. | |
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