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Howie Carroll, Affordable Housing Officer
Affordable Housing Office,
1208 Tech Blvd., Suite 300
Tampa, FL 33619
Telephone: (813) 274-6600
Fax: (813) 635-8134
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Affordable Housing Office achieves its goal of increasing affordable housing in Hillsborough
County through the administration of two federal grants, the Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) and Home Investment Partnership Grant (HOME), and one state grant, State Housing Initiatives
Partnership (SHIP) Program Grants. These grants make approximately $15 million available to the
County. Using these grant funds, the AHO funds a wide variety of housing, social service and
economic development programs.
The purpose of Hillsborough County's single family programs is to help families jump an underwriting
hurdle in qualifying for mortgage loans. A modest increase in the down payment amount or a modest
decrease in the mortgage interest rate, generated by Hillsborough County's programs, can often be
just enough to allow families to qualify for loans for which they otherwise would not qualify. During
FY 2001-02, 819 households benefited from down payment assistance through this program.
Hillsborough County’s multi-family programs allow tenants to obtain spacious and deluxe
apartments for affordable rental payments. Currently, Hillsborough County has helped pay for
approximately 40 existing and planned affordable housing projects that include more than 6,000
units. Grants have provided approximately $300 million for this program, including $33 million
in local funds.
In its pursuit of providing single family and multi-family affordable housing
alternatives, Hillsborough County has used several funding sources in public-private partnerships
to finance single family first-time homebuyer programs and multi-family new construction and
rehabilitation. These financing sources have included:
- Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds
- Multi-Family Housing Revenue Bonds
- Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME)
- State
- Housing Initiatives Partnership Program (SHIP)
- State Apartment Incentive Loan Program (SAIL)
- Impact Fee Relief
- Low Income
- Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC)
Approximately $1 million of the CDBG grant funds are redistributed to various public services that
directly provide social services to the community. These include organizations such as Hispanic
Services Council, Mary and Martha House, Catholic Charities, Boys and Girls Clubs, and seniors in
Service to Tampa Bay among others. The AHO annually solicits, reviews, and recommends to the Board
of County Commissioners, for their final approval, the selection and funding level for various
projects proposed by public and non-profit grantee organizations. Representative organizations
include Small Business Technical Assistance, Self-Reliance, the Center for Women, Glover School,
Hillsborough Association for Retarded Citizens, and the Homeless Coalition among others. Contract
management and grant supervision is provided by the AHO throughout the year to ensure effective use
of the grant funds.
Housing Facts from Hillsborough County:
- Population - 1,115,960
- Median Income - $54,400
- 80% Area Median Income - $43,500 (the salary determining eligibility for CDBG assistance)
- Average House Price - $254,000
- Maximum Affordable Housing Price - $226,000
- Estimated Homeless Nationwide - 750,000
HUD National Priorities applicable to grant projects:
- Assist 51% or more of low-income and moderate-income persons
- Eliminate slums and blight
- Meet urgent needs
Some activities eligible for CDBG funding:
- Acquisition of real property
- Interim assistance
- Public services
- Relocation
- Home ownership assistance
- Infrastructure
- Program administration costs and
- Economic assistance
Some activities eligible for HOME funding:
- Property acquisition
- New construction
- Environmental studies
- Administrative costs
- Impact and other legal or design fees
- Energy improvements and
- Demolition/reconstruction
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To increase and maintain the supply of affordable housing through the use grants, tools
and other incentives that are existing, or those that will be obtained and created.
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