Attention Non-Profit 501(c)(3) Public Service Agencies - Attached, is information that will assist you in submitting your Public Service Request For Proposal (RFP) for funding to the City of Palm Bay’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. RFP’s must be returned to the Housing And Neighborhood Development Services (HANDS) office located at 5240 Babcock Street, N.E., Suite #212, Palm Bay, Florida 32905 by 5:00 p.m. Friday, February 5, 2010.
Notice is hereby given that the proposed Fiscal Year 2008–2009 Consolidated Annual Perfomance Evaluation and Review (CAPER) to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is available for public review and comment from Friday, November 20, 2009 to Monday, December 7, 2009. Written comments on the CAPER should be delivered, in person or by mail, to the Housing and Neighborhood Development Services office located at 5240 Babcock Street, N.E., Suite #212, Palm Bay, 32905. Comments received after 5 PM on Monday, December 7, 2009 cannot be considered. The document will be available for review at the Housing and Neighborhood Development Services office in Palm Bay, at the two public libraries in Palm Bay and in the Office of the City Clerk of Palm Bay at 120 Malabar Road, S.E., Palm Bay, FL 32907. Materials will be supplied in a form accessible to non-English speaking residents and to persons with disabilities upon written request.
The purpose of the City’s CAPER is to report to HUD the City’s progress in meeting the annual performance and expenditure goals of the Community Development Block Grant program as stated in the City’s Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Action Plan.
STATE HOUSING INITIATIVES PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM (SHIP) FUNDING
FLORIDA HOMEBUYER OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM (FHOP)
**FHOP UPDATE**
(November 9, 2009)
The federal First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit (FTHBTC) program has been officially extended as of November 6, 2009. This extension allows for homebuyers that have an executed contract on a home on or before to April 30, 2010 which is closed on or by June 30, 2010 to apply for the tax credit.
This affects the Florida Homebuyer Opportunity Program (FLHOP) administered through HANDS Division for the fiscal year 2009-2010 due to the Legislative language for FLHOP providing that if the FTHBTC is extended, then FHLOP is automatically extended.
All FY 2009-2010 funds are required to be expended under the FLHOP strategy in the LHAP (excluding program income) through June 30, 2010.
In the extension of the FTHBTC, provisions were added to allow for a tax credit of up to $6,500 for non first time homebuyers and for higher income limits. These provisions do not apply to FHLOP due to the Legislative language restricting FLHOP funds to first time homebuyers and to the established income limits of $75,000 for a single tax filer and $150,000 for a joint tax filers
Applications are being accepted at the Housing and Neighborhood Development office located at 5240 Babcock Street Suite 212 Palm Bay, Florida 32905 More Info
Housing Rehabilitation, Utility Hook-up and Rental Assistance
Programs
The City regrets to inform you that all available funds for this fiscal year have been committed. The City has been notified through the Florida Housing Finance Corporation that no funding will be available next fiscal year. The earliest new funding might be available around July 1, 2010.
For more information about each program, click on links below.
