Request for Proposal

Each organization wishing to apply for HOME funding under this RFP must complete the application in its entirety and provide all applicable supporting documents and narrative explanation. Applications that fail to complete the application and meet the threshold requirements for document submission will not be considered responsive.

In releasing this Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA), the goal of the Wayne County Community Development Program is to facilitate new construction and acquisition/rehabilitation of affordable housing for low to moderate income households. Proposed projects must be leveraged with other funding sources, such as private equity loans from lending institutions and funds from federal, state or local programs, such as Low-Income Housing Tax Credits. All projects must be completed within 24 months after funding approval by the Wayne County Commission and all other funding sources should have been secured.

Each qualified project will be evaluated for suitability for HOME funding and may be offered funding based on resource availability, preferences and selection criteria.

Qualified housing developers who demonstrate their ability to 1) construct and/or rehabilitate affordable housing developments and 2) maintain affordable housing developments are encouraged to submit applications. Applicants must be a Certified Wayne County CHDO. The CHDO must have the experience, financial, and technical capacity to deliver a project that meets all eligibility requirements and remains operational and compliant for the restrictive affordability period of the project.

The proportion of rent restricted units to the total number of units in any project must, at a minimum, equal the proportion of Wayne County’s HOME Program investment in the project’s total development cost. Unrestricted units are not eligible for HOME CHDO subsidy.

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