2243 units preserved to date* * closed / pending |
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 2009 Meeting Dates of the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee:
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Friday, June 12, 2009
Fairfax County Public Housing Waiting List to Close June 30, 2009
The Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority (FCRHA) will be closing the Public Housing Program waiting list as of June 30, 2009 until further notice. Applicants on the waiting list prior to June 30, 2009 will remain on the list and continue to be processed, but applicants are required to update their application status any time there is a change of address or family composition. Applications will continue to be accepted for the waiting lists for the Fairfax County Rental Program (FCRP), including multi-family and senior housing properties. Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply for the FCRP online at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/rha/.
Fairfax County Department of Housing and Community Development
3700 Pender Drive
Fairfax, Virginia 22030
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/rha
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Additional NSP Funds Awarded for Non-Profit Purchase of Foreclosed Properties
Fairfax County has been awarded an additional $1,000,000 in federal Neighborhood Stabilization Funds by the Commonwealth of Virginia. These funds will be provided to county non-profits through no-interest, deferred share equity loans to purchase foreclosed properties in designated areas of need within the county for rental housing to very low income (50% or below AMI; currently, $51,350 or below for a family of four) families and persons with disabilities and special needs. Requests for Proposals (RFP) for interested non-profits will commence in July 2009. To qualify, non-profits must meet the following criteria: 1) must be an approved 501 (c) (3) organization; 2) must have a successful track record in owning and managing real estate; and (3) must be in sound financial condition, as determined by the county. Further information on the RFP will be sent to non-profits via e-mail during the first two weeks of July. For the selected non-profits, the anticipated Board of Supervisors approval date for funding awards is October 5, 2009. Questions may be directed to Kehinde Powell, Community Development Coordinator, at 703-246-5117, TTY 703-385-3578.
Governor’s Housing Forum Held at Fairfax County Government Center
Richard Edson, AHP Virginia, LLC |
Sharon Bulova, Chairman, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors |
On Monday, June 8, Governor Kaine, along with U.S. Senators Jim Webb and Mark Warner; Congressmen Frank Wolf, Jim Moran and Gerry Connolly; Northern Virginia state legislators, and more than 200 citizens gathered at the Fairfax County Government Center to discuss housing issues and proposed solutions with the community, local government officials, mortgage brokers and realtors, homebuilders and housing advocates. The forum provided the opportunity for an exchange of information with a number of ideas brought to the attention of officials by the various attendees. During the discussion, government officials reiterated their desire to promote action and legislation that would be effective in helping with the issue of housing.
During the Forum, Governor Kaine announced the award of $17.5 million in Neighborhood Stabilization Funds to jurisdictions in the Commonwealth for the purchase and rehabilitation of foreclosed homes. The Neighborhood Stabilization Program is an initiative to ease the impact of foreclosures on neighborhoods severely hurt by the housing crisis
The $17.5 million will be distributed as follows:
| Alexandria | $ 936,955 |
Fairfax County |
$1,000,000 |
Habitat for Humanity of Virginia |
$1,500,000 |
Hampton |
$2,000,000 |
Newport News |
$ 700,000 |
Norfolk |
$1,794,375 |
PEOPLE Incorporated in partnership with the City of Bristol |
$ 859,330 |
PEOPLE Incorporated in partnership with the Russell County |
$1,162,670 |
Portsmouth |
$2,000,000 |
City of Richmond |
$2,000,000 |
Suffolk |
$ 971,444 |
The remaining $2.5 million, which will be administered in collaboration with the Northern Shenandoah Valley Regional Commission, will address neighborhoods in the Sensey Corridor, Stephens City, Northwest and Central Front Royal and Pendleton.
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