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Jobs-Housing Balance Incentive Grants

PROGRAM NOT CURRENTLY MAKING GRANTS

This program has been revised by legislation (Senate Bill 423). The revised Jobs Housing Balance Incentive Grant (JHB) is a twenty-five million dollar, one-time grant funding for cities and counties that met the terms and conditions of the previous JHB program for the 2001 calendar year. The program rewards the production of residential units by permit activity that exceeded the threshold as established in the guidelines. Please refer to the previous guidelines for more information.

Purpose

Provide financial incentives to cities and counties that increase issuance of new residential building permits.

Assistance Type

Grants

Terms

Grants are based on an increase in the grantees' issuance of residential building permits during calendar 2001, compared to the average number of permits during the most recent measurable 36-month period prior to 2001. Applicant areas will be weighted for high, medium or low employment demand (ie, available jobs). It is estimated awards will be $1,300 per residential permit issued in High Employment Demand, $ 900 for Medium Employment Demand, and $500 for Low Employment Demand areas.

Eligible Activities

Incentive grants may be used for any capital asset project, service, or other local need determined by the recipient city, county, or city and county to be in the community's best interest.

Eligible Applicants

Cities and counties with housing elements, adopted by the end of 2001, that the Department of Housing and Community Development has determined to be in substantial compliance with housing element law, and which issued residential building permits exceeding a specified threshold number.

Application Procedure

A Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the revised, one-time program was issued on January 24, 2003. Applications were due by March 26, 2003. Awards were announced in June 2003.

Contact

Division of Housing Policy Development (916) 445-4728

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