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HOME/AHTF Funding Announcement
2015 HOME/AHTF Application Update
HouseWorks Repair Funding Announcement
2015 HouseWorks Application Update
2013 HOME Final Rule Requirements Applicability Charts
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HOME/AHTF Funding Announcement

January 2015 HOME/AHTF Abbreviated Funding Round

 

Kentucky Housing Corporation (KHC) announces the latest round of funding from the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program and the Affordable Housing Trust Fund (AHTF). Sixteen recipients around the state will receive a total of approximately $6 million to fund an estimated 126 affordable housing units. Recipients will be contacted directly regarding awards and funding agreements. (Funds are still available, please see application update below.)  

 

Beattyville Housing and Development Corporation Inc.

Wilma Kelley

Beattyville Home Buyer Project 2015

3 units

$40,000 AHTF

$260,000 HOME

Service Area: Lee and Owsley counties

 

Beattyville Housing and Development Corporation Inc.

Wilma Kelley

Beattyville AHTF Rehab

8 units

$107,500 AHTF

Service Area: Lee, Owsley, and Wolfe counties

 

COAP Inc.

Blake Enlow

2015 COAP HOME Home buyer

1 Unit

$115,000 HOME

Service Area: Bell, Harlan, and Leslie counties

 

COAP Inc.

Blake Enlow

2015 COAP AHTF Rehabilitation

15 Units

$200,000 AHTF

Service Area: Bell, Harlan, and Leslie counties

 

COAP Inc.

Blake Enlow

2015 COAP HOME PRR

2 Units

$80,000 HOME

Service Area: Bell, Harlan, and Leslie counties

 

Community Ventures Corporation

Kevin Smith

CVC 2015 CHDO Home Buyer Program

7 units

$199,500 AHTF

$400,000 HOME

Service Area: Adair, Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Casey, Cumberland, Estill, Franklin, Gallatin, Garrard, Grant, Green, Harrison, Hart, Jessamine, Larue, Lincoln, Marion, Mercer, Nicholas, Pendleton, Scott, Taylor, Washington, and Woodford counties

 

Daniel Boone Community Action Agency Inc.

Mike Buckles

2015 DBCAA HOME/AHTF Project

4 units

$52,500 AHTF

$412,500 HOME

Service Area: Clay, Jackson, Laurel, and Rockcastle counties

 

Federation of Appalachian Housing Enterprise (FAHE) Inc.

Jim King

FAHE 2015 HOME AHTF Application

9 units

$85,000 AHTF

$300,000 HOME

Service Area: Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Harlan, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Leslie, Martin, McCreary, Owsley, Perry, Rockcastle, Wayne, and Whitley counties

 

Frontier Housing Inc.

Sherry Farley

Frontier Housing 2015 Home Buyer Project

6 units

$200,000 AHTF

$80,000   HOME

Service Area: Bath, Boyd, Carter, Elliott, Fleming, Magoffin, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Rowan, and Wolfe counties.

 

Habitat for Humanity of Hopkins County Inc.

Heath Duncan

Hopkins Habitat 2015

4 units

$107,800 AHTF

Service Area: Hopkins County

 

Housing Development Alliance Inc.

Scott McReynolds

HDA Home Buyer 2015

7 units

$60,000 AHTF

$540,000 HOME

Service Area: Perry County

 

KCEOC

Paul Dole

KCEOC Housing Development Program

3 units

$53,642 AHTF

$330,000 HOME

Service Area: Knox County

 

Kentucky Mountain Housing Development Corporation Inc.

Bobby Wolfe

KMHDC 2015 Home Buyer Project

4 units

$400,000 HOME

Service Area: Clay, Jackson, and Owsley counties

 

Kentucky River Foothills Development Council Inc.

Vickie Jozefowicz

Kentucky River Foothills Affordable Housing 2015

1 unit

$11,500 AHTF

$103,250 HOME

Service Area: Clark, Estill, and Madison counties

 

Lexington Habitat for Humanity

Rachel Childress

Lexington Habitat 2015

8 units

$200,000 AHTF

Service Area: Fayette County

 

Northeast Kentucky Community Action Agency Inc.

David Carroll

Northeast Kentucky Community Action Agency

10 Units

$200,000 AHTF

Service Area: Boyd, Carter, Elliott, Greenup, and Lawrence counties

 

Partnership Housing Inc.

Cassie Hudson

Partnership Housing 2015 Homeowner Rehab

10 units

$200,000 AHTF

$109,989 HOME

Service Area: Owsley County

 

Partnership Housing Inc.

Cassie Hudson

Partnership Housing 2015 Home Buyer

3 units

$290,011 HOME

Service Area: Owsley County

 

People's Self-Help Housing Inc.

Dave Kreher

2015 PSHH HOMEbuyer Program

4 units

$53,750 AHTF

$250,000 HOME

Service Area: Lewis County

 

Southern Tier Housing Corporation

Tom Manning-Beavin

Southern Tier 2015 Housing Project

17 units

$50,000 AHTF

$550,000 HOME

Service Area: McCreary County

2015 HOME/AHTF Application Update

Applications are still being accepted for 2015 HOME and AHTF funds through the Universal Funding Application (UFA). Eligible project types include single-family home buyer and homeowner rehabilitation activities.

 

The 2015 Application for HOME/AHTF Program will remain open for HOME and AHTF single-family home buyer and homeowner rehabilitation activities. No applications will be accepted for Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDO) set-aside funds. All available CHDO set-aside funds have been awarded and there are no additional funds available.

 

Applicants must meet minimum thresholds to submit an application. Applications will be accepted, reviewed, and approved on a first-come, first-served basis.  

 

Minimum Thresholds

  • Applicants must have been awarded funds for HOME and/or AHTF home buyer or homeowner rehab between 2011 and 2014. This does not include awarded funds from the Gap or HouseWorks Programs (project numbers beginning with GF or GW).
  • HOME and/or AHTF funds awarded in 2011 or earlier (project numbers beginning with HB11 or HR11): 100 percent committed and 100 percent expended. All project completion report packets must be submitted to and approved by KHC no later than the application submission to KHC.
  • HOME and/or AHTF funds awarded in 2012 (project numbers beginning with HB12 or HR12): 100 percent committed and 100 percent expended. All project completion report packets must be submitted to and approved by KHC no later than the application submission to KHC.
  • HOME and/or AHTF funds awarded in 2013 (project numbers beginning with HB13 or HR13): 100 percent committed and 50 percent expended no later than the application submission to KHC.
  • HOME and/or AHTF funds awarded in 2014 (project numbers beginning with HB14 or HR14): 50 percent committed and 15 percent expended no later than the application submission to KHC.
State Clearinghouse
Applicants requesting HOME Project funds for home buyer and/or homeowner rehab, must also submit to the State Clearinghouse via the Department of Local Government's online system. Successful submission to the online clearinghouse system will generate a confirmation that includes the State Application Identification (SAI) number. A copy of this confirmation is a required checklist attachment for the KHC application. It is recommended applicants contact the State Clearinghouse as soon as possible to ensure an official confirmation from the clearinghouse system to expedite processing.

Application Fee
There is a $100 non-refundable application fee for nonprofit organizations and units of local government and a $250 non-refundable application fee for for-profit applicants. Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit their application fee prior to submitting their application. If the fee is not received within 24 hours of the date and time the application is received through the UFA, the application will be rejected.

KHC must receive the appropriate application fee, via check or money order, to the following address:

Kentucky Housing Corporation
Housing Contract Administration
1231 Louisville Road
Frankfort, KY  40601

HouseWorks Funding Announcement 

January 2015 HouseWorks Funding Round

 

KHC announces the latest round of funding from the HouseWorks Repair Program (HouseWorks). Seven recipients will receive a total of $626,850 to address the repair needs of low-income homeowners across the state. Recipients will be contacted directly regarding awards and funding agreements. (Funds are still available, please see application update below.) 

 

Beattyville Housing and Development Corporation Inc.

Wilma Kelley

BHDC Houseworks 2015

12 units

$100,000 AHTF

Service Area: Lee and Owsley counties

 

COAP Inc.

Blake Enlow

2015 COAP HouseWorks

15 Units

$100,000 AHTF

Service Area: Bell, Harlan, and Leslie counties

 

Housing Development Alliance Inc.

Scott McReynolds

HDA HouseWorks

14 units

$100,000 AHTF

Service Area: Perry County

 

Housing Oriented Ministries Established for Service (HOMES) Inc.

Seth Long

HOMES Inc. 2015 HouseWorks Repair Program Application

10 units

$100,000 AHTF

Service Area: Floyd, Harlan, Knott, Letcher, and Pike counties

 

KCEOC

Paul Dole

KCEOC HouseWorks Program

10 units

$99,975 AHTF

Service Area: Knox County

 

Kentucky Mountain Housing Development Corporation Inc.

Bobby Wolfe

KMHDC 2015 Homeowner Rehab Project

5 units

$26,875.00 AHTF

Service Area: Clay, Jackson, and Owsley counties

 

Partnership Housing Inc.

Cassie Hudson

Partnership Housing 2015 HouseWorks

10 units

$100,000 AHTF

Service Area: Owsley County

2015 HouseWorks Application Update 

Applications are still being accepted for HouseWorks. The application guidelines are available on KHC's website, under Development, Single-Family.  

 

Applications must be submitted through the UFA, and the application will remain open until all available funds have been awarded. Applicants must meet minimum thresholds to submit an application. Applications will be accepted and reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis.

 

Eligibility and Minimum Thresholds

HouseWorks is available to nonprofits and units of local government that are eligible to receive funds from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund [KRS.198A.175(3)].

 

To be eligible to apply for the HouseWorks Repair Program, previous applicants must meet the following thresholds:

  • Applicants must have received HouseWorks funds between 2011 and 2014.
  • Applicants must have successfully committed and expended funds as outlined in their Memorandum of Understanding.

If you have any questions, please contact Melissa Benton, Terry Helton, or Antwoine Linton toll-free in Kentucky at 800-633-8896 or 502-564-7630, extensions 421, 273, or 416, respectively; TTY711; or email mbenton@kyhousing.org, thelton@kyhousing.org, or alinton@kyhousing.org, respectively.

2013 HOME Final Rule Requirements Applicability Charts

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a series of checklists which summarize the changes and clarifications contained in the new HOME Final Rule, and clarify the applicability of these requirements to existing and/or new HOME projects in a Participating Jurisdiction (PJ). The provisions have been classified into one of three separate categories, based on the type and applicability of the requirements:

 

2013 HOME Final Rule Requirements Applicability Charts
  • Category 1 - requirements to clarify or codify existing requirements (applicable to the PJ's entire HOME portfolio)
  • Category 2 - new project requirements applicable to new projects only (applicable only to new projects to which funds are committed on/after the effective date of the provision)
  • Category 3 - new program requirements applicable to the PJ's entire program and all projects.

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