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Newport News 2025–2029 Five-Year Consolidated Plan and 2025–2026 Annual Action Plan

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1) Goal: Increase the community’s homeownership rate while promoting income diversity Benchmarks a) Develop 50 attractive and affordable single-family homes (with at least 26 targeted for low-income families and up to 24 targeted for middle-income families) over a five-year period. This activity will continue to promote income-diversity as part of the continued new housing development at Madison Heights and Jefferson Park. Funding sources to include the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Program, VHDA SPARC, and bank financing. Development participants include NNRHA, Jefferson Park Civic League, Peninsula Community Development Corporation, Habitat for Humanity, and private developers (for the middle- income units). b) Acquire and renovate 10 vacant single-family homes over a five-year period. Although it is anticipated that these homes will be primarily marketed to low-income families, as many as four could be marketed to middle- income homebuyers. Funding sources to include the CDBG, HOME Program, Hampton Roads Regional Loan Fund, and private sector financing. NNRHA represents the lead development entity with potential participation by local Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs) and private entities. c) Assist approximately 50 low-income homeowners over a five-year period including families, senior citizens, and owners with disabilities with loans to enable necessary renovations to properties to address code deficiencies, accessibility issues, and emergency repairs. Funding sources to include CDBG, HOME, and State assistance if available. 2) Goal: Facilitate the revitalization/redevelopment of rental communities to provide a positive residential environment and serve as a strong community asset Benchmarks a) Continue to redevelop the Orcutt Homes public housing community by replacing 148 units of World War II-era housing with up to 148 units of new housing through a multi-phase redevelopment strategy with the following features (50 units already replaced under initial NRSA): ♦ Up to 98 family townhouse units utilizing a development model somewhat similar to the new Lassiter Courts. ♦ An innovative financing approach to include Low-Income Housing Tax Credits, Public Housing Capital Funds, and other financing.
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