REMINDER: 2010-2011 HTF Rural Housing Expansion Program Application Workshop

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs announces the Release of the 2010-2011 Housing Trust Fund - Rural Housing Expansion Program Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) and an application workshop for entities interested in responding to the NOFA.

The purpose of the HTF Rural Housing Expansion Program ("Program") is to provide up to $1,750,000 in funding from the 2010-2011 Housing Trust Fund (HTF) appropriation to further the Department's goal of building capacity in tandem with actual production of affordable housing in rural Texas.  The Rural Housing Expansion Program ("Program") will simultaneously provide capacity building resources and funds for direct housing delivery. The Program is designed with the understanding that having a commitment of direct delivery funds will allow a recipient entity to fully develop capacity through training, technical assistance and hands-on experience.

Eligible Applicants are rural municipalities and rural counties, Nonprofit Organizations that serve rural communities, or consortia of several such municipalities, counties and/or Nonprofit Organizations.

The Program includes three activities for which an application may qualify:

1.  Direct Housing Delivery. 

2.  USDA Section 502 Direct Loan Application Assistance. 

3.  Capacity Building Grants.

Full program details, NOFA and application materials are posted to the Housing Trust Fund NOFA webpage at http://www.tdhca.state.tx.us/htf/nofa.htm. 

The Application Workshop will be held on Thursday, April 22, 2010, from 1:00pm until 4:00pm, in Room 3.102 of the Thompson Conference Center, 2405 Robert Dedman Drive, Austin, TX 78712. There is no fee for the Application Workshop, and although participation is recommended, it is not required for submitting an Application. Registration for the Application Workshop is required. Please register online at: http://www.tdhca.state.tx.us/htf/htf-training.htm

More information regarding this program is available at http://www.tdhca.state.tx.us/htf/. If you have questions regarding this NOFA or the application workshop, please contact Mark Leonard, Housing Trust Fund Program Specialist, at mailto:HTF@tdhca.state.tx.us or 512-936-7799.