Erik Braun: Will work with council members to pull these issues together and provide narrative as to what is going on in our communities. Will get Nikki Barfield‘s input I will give overview of this call to council members who were not able to attend Bill Aldinger: Gave update on Homeless Housing Assistance RFA it’s a forgivable loan – for homeless households living in counties under 150,000 persons or less. Submission deadline is October 28 for these applications. Bill Aldinger: Homeless schoolchildren demo in small counties Discussion - A demo to put resources into small and rural counties - Through council activities looking at how to provide resources for rental assistance for families with school-age children. We have 1.5 million dollars in federal home funds. Looking on how to implement this. FL Housing does not administer this rental assistance. - Having difficulties identify school districts interested in this demonstration. Had a couple in the big bend rural area. We found one or two interested school districts. I have asked the council to assist in helping us to work on this as we do not want to lose the 1.5 million dollars in resources for this. - Focus is still on small and rural counties - I will be calling a meeting re: implementing this demonstration. Open to any members that may see their districts are interested in this demo Bill Aldinger: Permanent Supportive Housing RFA This is a Zero percent loan for 100% non-profits to apply for permanent supportive housing Will provide a forgivable loan for ELI supplement to meet requirement Will issue 16.1 million dollars for RFA not specifically for homeless – A goal to fund one in medium county and one to fund in large county and whatever is left is open to next highest scoring applicant who hasn’t been funded in small-med goal or large goal Looking at funding 3-4 developments Had a workshop 10/11/16 to solicit input. Plan within next week to post our draft RFA. About 3rd week of November.
Erik Braun: Will work with council members to pull these issues together and provide narrative as to what is going on in our communities. Will get Nikki Barfield‘s input I will give overview of this call to council members who were not able to attend Bill Aldinger: Gave update on Homeless Housing Assistance RFA – it’s a forgivable loan for homeless households living in counties under 150,000 persons or less. Submission deadline is October 28 for these applications. Bill Aldinger: Homeless schoolchildren demo in small counties Discussion - A demo to put resources into small and rural counties - Through council activities looking at how to provide resources for rental assistance for families with school-age children. We have 1.5 million dollars in federal home funds. Looking on how to implement this. FL Housing does not administer this rental assistance. - Having difficulties identify school districts interested in this demonstration. Had a couple in the big bend rural area. We found one or two interested school districts. I have asked the council to assist in helping us to work on this as we do not want to lose the 1.5 million dollars in resources for this. - Focus is still on small and rural counties - I will be calling a meeting re: implementing this demonstration. Open to any members that may see their districts are interested in this demo Bill Aldinger: Permanent Supportive Housing RFA This is a Zero percent loan for 100% non-profits to apply for permanent supportive housing Will provide a forgivable loan for ELI supplement to meet requirement Will issue 16.1 million dollars for RFA – not specifically for homeless A goal to fund one in medium county and one to fund in large county and whatever is left is open to next highest scoring applicant who hasn’t been funded in small-med goal or large goal Looking at funding 3-4 developments Had a workshop 10/11/16 to solicit input. Plan within next week to post our draft RFA. About 3rd week of November.
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