Florida
Florida Posts Workforce Housing RFA
Florida Housing Finance Corporation has issued RFA 2021-208 SAIL And Housing Credit Financing For The Construction Of Workforce Housing.
Florida Draft 2021 QAP
Florida Housing released a draft of its 2021 QAP. The draft QAP proposes removing the 15 percent allocation for preservation or acquisition and preservation. The definitions of Applicant, Developer and Principal now includes a requirement that entities and principals other than natural persons be legally formed as of application deadline.
Florida Housing Board Workshop – March 11
Florida Housing will hold a virtual Board Workshop on March 11 from 1-4 p.m. ET. Register here. Please contact Sheila Freaney at sheila.freaney@floridahousing.org with questions.
Florida Diverts $3 Million from CWHLP to RFA 2021-208
The Florida Housing Finance Corporation plans to increase funding available and maximum request amounts for proposed developments in Monroe County in Request for Applications (RFA) 2021-208 SAIL and Housing Credit Financing for the Construction of Workforce Housing.
Florida Updates 2020/2021 Tentative Funding Amounts and Timeline
Florida Housing released an updated 2020/2021 Tentative Funding Amounts and Timeline.
Florida Hosts Workshop for the Community Workforce Housing Loan Program – Feb. 10
Florida Housing will host a workshop on its Community Workforce Housing Loan Program on February 10, at 9:30 a.m. ET. The Program was created to provide workforce housing for persons affected by the high cost of housing and the workshop will solicit comments and suggestions from interested persons relative to this program. Register here.
Florida Issues Q&A on RFA 2021-102
Florida Housing issued the second set of Questions and Answers regarding RFA 2021-102 SAIL Financing For Smaller Permanent Supportive Housing Developments For Persons With Special Needs.
Florida Updates COVID-19 Compliance, Asset Management Guidance
Florida Housing updated the following compliance and & asset management COVID-19 guidance for property owners and managers on January 28
Florida Review Committee Meetings for Four RFAs – Jan. 12 & 13
Florida Housing will hold review committee meetings on January 12 and 13 for requests for applications (RFAs) 2020-201, 2020-203, 2020-205 and 2020-206. The Review Committee Meetings recommendations for the above RFAs, as well as RFA 2020-101 Elderly Housing Community Loan (EHCL) will be presented to the Florida Housing Board of Directors during the January 22, 2021 Board Meeting.
Florida Extends CRF Subsidy Request Reports Submission Deadline to Dec. 18
Florida Housing extended its deadline for submitting Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) Subsidy Request Reports to December 18.
Florida Updates 2020-2021 Tentative Funding Amounts and Timeline
The Florida Housing Finance Corporation updated the 2020-2021 Tentative Funding Amounts and Timeline on December 4.
CRF for Florida Housing’s Property Owners and Managers
Florida Housing clarified that households receiving Section 8 rental subsidy, as well as other households receiving federal rental subsidy, who can demonstrate that their monthly incomes have been specifically impacted by the COVID-19 crisis are eligible to participate in CRF for the household’s portion of rent, options (such as washer and dryer rental included in the lease or through an addendum to the lease) that are not paid by any other federal rental subsidy. The prohibition of duplication of benefits does not prohibit stacking benefits but does prohibit duplication.