HUD recently announced the FY 2014 Choice Neighborhood Planning Grant awardees. HUD is awarding $3.2 million in Choice Neighborhood Planning Grants to the following recipients:
|
Grantee/Co-Grantee |
City, State |
Target Neighborhood |
Planning Grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Flint/Flint Housing Commission | Flint, Michigan | South Saginaw | $500,000 |
| City of Gary/Legacy Foundation and the City of Gary Economic Development Corporation | Gary, Indiana | University Park East | $500,000 |
| Louisville Metro Housing Authority | Louisville, Kentucky | Russell | $425,000 |
| Mobile Housing Board | Mobile, Alabama | Three Mile Trace | $375,000 |
| Mobile Housing Board | Mobile, Alabama | Thomas James Place | $457,500 |
| City of North Las Vegas/Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority | North Las Vegas, Nevada | Urban Core | $485,000 |
| Urban Strategies, Inc. | St. Louis, Missouri | Near North Side | $500,000 |
The Choice Neighborhood Planning provide grant assistance to recipients to help develop comprehensive, locally driven plans to revitalize and transform distressed neighborhoods. The Choice Neighborhood Initiative also awards implementation grants through a separate grant application.
NH&RA will take a deeper look at the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative and other HUD mixed-finance programs at the upcoming Public Housing Joint Venture Symposium, taking place February 18 in Key Largo, Florida.
