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Grant applicants from MARC region can earn bonus points from HUD

June 24, 2011

When MARC was awarded a Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in late 2010, it came with an added benefit. As part of a Preferred Sustainability Status Community, grant applicants from the MARC region can now earn bonus points when applying for selected HUD grants for projects that further sustainability goals and principles.

HUD has announced its intent to make the bonus points available for Preferred Sustainability Status Community applicants for 24 grants, including the HOPE VI Main Street program, which is designed to help small communities under 50,000 in population redevelop or preserve historic Main Street areas. Other eligible grants include:

• Asthma Interventions in Public and Assisted Multifamily Housing Grant Program
• Brownfields Economic Development Initiative (BEDI)
• Capital Fund Education and Training
• Community Facilities Program
• Choice Neighborhoods
• Continuum of Care
• Fair Housing Initiatives Program
• Healthy Homes Production
• Healthy Homes Technical Studies
• Hispanic Institutions Assisting Communities (HSIAC)
• Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program (HBCU)
• HOPE VI Revitalization
• Housing Counseling Program
• Housing for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA)
• Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Program
• Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration
• McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Programs Technical Assistance
• Multifamily Energy Innovation NOFA
• Rural Innovation Fund
• Section 4 Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing (Limited Competition)
• Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly
• Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities Program
• Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP)

To be eligible for the bonus points, applicants must complete HUD Form 2995, available online at http://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/hudclips/forms/files/2995.pdf, and submit both the completed form and a one-page summary of their grant proposal to MARC, the designated point of contact for the Greater Kansas City region, for certification. Certified applicants will receive two bonus points.

For more information about specific grants, visit www.grants.gov. To learn more about the Preferred Sustainable Community Status program or submit a certification form, contact Georgia Nesselrode, director of local government services, at 816-701-8207 or gnessel@marc.org.

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