Energy Innovation Fund - Multifamily Pilot Program

Post Date

August 22nd 2011

Application Due Date

October 20th 2011

Funding Opportunity Number

FR-5505-N-01

CFDA Number(s)

14.319

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Community Development
Housing

Eligibility Categories

Other

Eligible applicants are limited to: a. Treasury-certified community development financial institutions with affordable housing and development and rehabilitation programs. b. National, regional or local private or non-profit entities currently administering affordable housing development and rehabilitation programs, including technical assistance and capacity building programs. Such entities must manage or direct programs impacting a minimum of 1000 units of affordable housing. c. Special purpose financing entities, such as housing trust funds, whose primary purpose is the preservation, rehabilitation and/or new construction of affordable rental housing serving low-income households. d. Nonprofit or for-profit organizations (and/or consortia thereof) that own or control a portfolio of Eligible Multifamily Properties. Such entities must manage or direct programs impacting a minimum of 1000 units of affordable housing.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $25000000

• Award Range:

  $None - $None

Grant Description

Pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010 (Pub L. 111-117), this Program will support innovations in financing and conducting applied research to address primary barriers to the retrofitting of certain multifamily residential properties to be more energy efficient on a cost effective basis. The goals of this NOFA are to: (1) demonstrate solutions to the primary and longstanding challenges to implementing energy efficiency and renewable energy improvements in existing affordable multifamily properties; (2) leverage private capital and additional public funding to demonstrate •À_proof of concept•À_ of specific models; and (3) conduct applied research to document and disseminate mainstream, scalable approaches to retrofitting affordable multifamily properties.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Housing and Urban Development

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  An applicant may contact Theodore K. Toon, Energy Innovation Fund •À_ Multifamily Pilot Program, at (202) 708-0001 (this is not a toll-free number).

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Program Contact

• Agency Email Address:

  Theodore.K.Toon@hud.gov

• More Information:

  Application Package and Instructions Download using CFDA Number ONLY.