The City of Buffalo's Housing Rehabilitation Loan Program, funded by the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships Act (HOME) Programs, includes coordinated activities to be implemented with approximately $3,500,000 in CDBG, HOME, New York State Affordable Housing Corporation, CDBG-R, federal Neighborhood Stimulus, Lead Hazard Reduction and other supplemental funds, private resources, and in-kind services. One of the several activities to be undertaken as part of the Program is a targeted housing rehabilitation program for low and moderate income homeowners. The goal of the program is to rehabilitate one-to four family owner-occupied residences within designated target areas to ensure compliance with local housing codes and federal lead based paint remediation standards; to provide for the repair of emergency conditions as allowed under City of Buffalo Program guidelines; and to provide assistance to owner-occupants through other programs as may be developed by the City of Buffalo Office of Strategic Planning. The Scope of Work incorporates the processing new applications to be submitted by local community based organizations as allowed by the BURA following execution of a contract for this RFP. It is anticipated that a minimum of 200 new applications will be submitted for review. The number of applications to be processed under this RFP may change based on the availability of program and administrative funds.
