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Infill Infrastructure Grant Program

Infill Infrastructure Grant Program. State Department of Housing and Community Development Eugene Lee. What Can I Get Funds For?.

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Infill Infrastructure Grant Program

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  1. Infill InfrastructureGrant Program State Department of Housing and Community Development Eugene Lee

  2. What Can I Get Funds For? A Capital Improvement Project required as a condition of, or approved by the local jurisdiction in connection with it’s approval of entitlements for the project or area. (Section 304)

  3. Eligible Costs • Parks and open space development • Up to $200 million • Utility improvements & relocation • Streets, roads, transit linkages and facilities • Facilities to support pedestrian & bicycle transit • Traffic mitigation, such as street signals • Site preparation or demolition • Sidewalk or streetscape improvements

  4. Eligible Costs (con’t) • Storm drains, storm water basins, culverts, & similar drainage features. • Required environmental remediation for the CIP, not to exceed 50% of the grant amount • Parking structures. • Impact fees required by local ordinance for identified eligible Capital Assets • Other capital asset costs approved by the Department and required as a condition of local approval of the CIP

  5. Infill Infrastructure 46 Awards $340 Million 9,862 Units Transit Oriented Development (TOD) 16 Awards $145 Million 3,477 Units Prop. 1C Awards – June 2008 $ 485 Million

  6. Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) Results April 1, 2009 $709 million subscribed (FY 08-09) • 4:1 oversubscribed overall • 2:1 oversubscribed to projects • 5:1 oversubscribed to areas & multi-phased projects

  7. Geographic Target Areas • 45% to Southern California: (Kern, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Diego, and Imperial) • 10% to Central Valley:(Fresno, Kings, Madera, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tulare) • 45% to Northern California:(all those not listed above) • Application deadline 4/1/09, 5 PM

  8. What is a QIP? • Residential or mixed-use infill development • Located in an “Urbanized Area” • e.g. incorporated city, urbanized area, or urban cluster per census • Discrete Development • Common development scheme and common, affiliated, or contractually related ownership and financing structures

  9. What Is a QIP (con’t)? • Affordability • At least 15% of its units are offered at an affordable rent or affordable housing cost. • Density • Will be developed at no less than the densities set forth in AB 2348/Ch. 724 (2004) (commonly referred to as Mullin Densities).

  10. Large, Multi-Phased QIPs (MPP) • Minimum number of units: 200 • Must be multi-phased • Must meet all QIP threshold criteria • Scored as either a Project or an Area

  11. What is a QIA? • Contiguous, coherent area in local planning documents (cannot include extensions or satellite areas). • Multiple project infill development • Affordability – At least 15%

  12. Includes a QIP that meets all QIP requirements and has received all land use entitlements or has an application pending and deemed complete. Density Will be developed at no less than the densities set forth in AB 2348/Ch. 724 (2004) (commonly referred to as Mullin Densities). Includes a QIP which contains no more than 50% of the total Area’s housing units. What is a QIA (con’t)?

  13. For projects (QIP/MPP): Non-Profit or For-Profit Developer, individually or with a: Locality Public Housing Authority Redevelopment Agency For areas (QIA): Locality Public Housing Authority Redevelopment Agency Business Improvement District (as a joint applicant only) Eligible Applicants

  14. QIP Projects Minimum Grant Amount $500,000 ($250,000 for Rural Areas) Maximum $20 million QIA Areas & MPPs Minimum Grant Amount $2 million ($1 million for Rural Areas) Maximum $30 million Grant Terms & Limits $197 Million NOFA Minimum 210 point score needed to submit application

  15. Additional considerations: Grant calculation based on # of units, bedroom size, affordability, and density. Over the life of the program, total awards not to exceed $50 million per Infill Project or Area. May not exceed the amount of the actual costs of the infrastructure. Grant Terms & Limits

  16. Competitive Points Based On • Readiness (90) • Environmental review (25) • Land use entitlements (25) • Funding commitments (20) • Local support (20) • Affordability (60) • Depth and duration of affordability, to what extent the development exceeds the required 15% threshold?

  17. Competitive Points Based On • Density (40) • To what extent does the development maximize the available land by exceeding required densities? • Access to Transit (20) • Proximity to Amenities (20) • Public parks, employment and retail centers, public schools, social services, and senior services. • Consistency with Regional Plans (20)

  18. Contact Us! Dept. of Housing & Community Development Infill Infrastructure Grant Program 1800 3rd Street, MS 460-2 Sacramento, CA 95811 (916) 324-1555 (916) 324-1461 Fax infill@hcd.ca.gov www.hcd.ca.gov/fa/iig

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