(Washington, DC) - The D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD or the Department) has developed a Substantial Amendment to the Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2 (NSP2) application submitted by the Department. The Substantial Amendment addresses how the District will manage the second round of Neighborhood Stabilization Program (“NSP2”) funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”). The amount of the NSP2 funding is $9,550,562. In preparation for the submission of the Substantial Amendment to the FY2011 Action Plan to HUD, DHCD is soliciting public comment on the District’s proposed use to NSP2 funds to meet the District’s foreclosure, abandon and vacancy needs.
This public notice serves as a request for public comment on the substantial amendment. There are three proposed changes to the original application. The first involves adding census tracts to the target geography proposed in our original application. The next request is to amend our application to include the use of demolition under eligible use D. The last request is to modify our action plan to include the use of an administrative activity and reallocate funds among our original NSP2 activities. DHCD believe these amendments will allow our NSP2 program to operate more effectively and move forward more quickly to meet our goals. In addition, DHCD feel that the requested changes are consistent with our application and do not alter the rating factors used in making the original award. Please see the attached Exhibits which outline the rating factors for each requested amendment.
The substantial amendment for the NSP2 funds will be available on the Department website as of July 13, 2011, at www.dhcd.dc.gov and for public review at DHCD, located at 1800 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Monday-Friday, 8:15 a.m.-4:45 p.m. The public review period ends on Friday, July 29, 2011. Written comments may be mailed to DHCD, Attn: Alan Bray, 1800 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20020. If you have questions or prefer to provide comments by telephone, please call 202- 442-7200 during the public review period.