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Ohio
Community Development
News
March 2015
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Volume 6, Issue 3 | March 31, 2015
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Below is an update with a collection of news items that are relevant to Community Development in Ohio and the Ohio CDC Association.
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April 6-11 is National Community Development Week!
This week marks the 41st anniversary of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and the 24th year for the HOME program.
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Share your Thoughts at a Membership Meeting
Join the Ohio CDC Association for industry updates and networking. Membership meetings follow a facilitated discussion format that encourages members to share their experiences with us so that we can better understand the successes, challenges, and ideas that are unique to our membership and the community development industry in the region.
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Southwest Ohio - Tuesday, March 10, 2015
The Dillard Center
791 East McMillan Street, Cincinnati, OH 45206
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
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Northwest Ohio - Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Fifth Third Bank - Toledo
21st Floor Meeting Room
550 North Summit Street, Toledo, OH 43604
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
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Central Ohio - Thursday, July 16, 2015
6th Floor Meeting Room
100 East Broad Street, Columbus, OH 42315
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
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Southeast Ohio - Thursday, August 27, 2015
1 Pinchot Lane
Athens, OH 45701
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
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Who should attend? Community development corporations, community development professionals, local governments, and public officials. Register here. 2015 Membership Meetings proudly sponsored by:
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Nutz & Boltz of IDAs
OCDCA members: $35; Non-members: $45; OCDCA AmeriCorps VISTAs: free; Lunch provided Facilitator: Jerolyn Barbee, Former Assets Ohio Program Manager
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Event and Date
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Nutz & Boltz of IDAs
April 23, 2015
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
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100 E. Broad Street
6th Floor Board Room
Columbus, OH 43215
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Who Should Attend?
- Organizations considering starting or currently developing an IDA program
- Organizations that have an IDA program but have new hires
Agenda:
- IDAs as a strategy for asset building: why and how do IDAs work
- The building blocks of program design
- Assessing your community's needs: defining your target population
- Funding resources and opportunities explained
- IDA program management
- Integration of IDAs into other agency programs
For more information, contact Suzanne Parks at (614) 461-6392 ext. 206 or [email protected].
Sponsored by:
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Rehab Program Property Standards and HOME Compliance - Co-sponsored with Ohio Conference on Community Development
Cost: $40; Lunch provided Facilitator: Gerard Diaz, Gerard Diaz Associates, Property Rehabilitation Consultants
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Rehab Program Property Standards and HOME Compliance
April 28, 2015
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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6500 Doubletree Avenue
Columbus, OH 43229
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This training is designed for administrators and practitioners of housing rehabilitation programs funded by HOME. The requirements of the 2013 HOME Investment Partnerships Program Rule [Section 92.251(b)] will be reviewed with respect to updating property standards. HUD guidance with respect to this section of the rule is yet to be issued. The session will focus on best practices and projecting actions necessary to facilitate compliance.
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2015 Microbusiness Summit: Best Practices
Cost: Free; Lunch provided
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2015 Microbusiness Summit:
Best Practices
April 29, 2015
9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
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100 E. Broad Street
6th Floor Board Room
Columbus, OH 43215
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The 2015 Microbusiness Summit: Best Practices will allow participants to share ideas and strategies to bolster the effectiveness of their microbusiness program. It will feature ample networking opportunities and panel discussions about microbusiness best practices from several practitioners throughout Ohio. Our featured panelists include:
- Leslie Schaller - ACEnet
- Lisa Tumbleson-Davis - Adams-Brown Counties Economic Opportunities
- Terri Fetherolf - Vinton County Economic Development Board
- Liberty Merrill - Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation
- Deonna Barnett - INCREASE CDC
For more information, contact David Foust at (614) 461-6392 ext. 204 or
[email protected].
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Webinars in Partnership with Greater Ohio Policy Center (GOPC)
Ohio CDC Association, in partnership with Greater Ohio Policy Center (GOPC), presents four webinars that will explain how to accomplish various aspects of commercial vacant property redevelopment and commercial district revitalization. The webinars are designed as "How To" guides for local community development practitioners, identifying strategies and tools that leverage the link between available commercial properties and economic re-growth strategies in legacy cities. The content of the webinars, described below, will match the overall process of commercial property redevelopment and reuse.
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Tools & Strategies for Commercial Real Estate Redevelopment
July 29, 2015
2 PM - 3:15 PM
Webinar
Click here to register!
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Tools & Strategies for Business Development and District Management
August 26, 2015
2 PM - 3:15 PM
Webinar
Click here to register!
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The target audience of the webinars are community development organizations, including CDCs, Main Street program and commercial district managers, business improvement districts, county land banks, municipal planning and economic development officials, private individuals and developers, chambers of commerce, and other local champions and practitioners leading commercial revitalization efforts.
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OCDCA Announces its 2015 - 2016 AmeriCorps VISTA Subsites
OCDCA is pleased to announce its AmeriCorps VISTA subsites for the 2015-2016 year as well as its 2015 VISTA Summer Associates. Funding for the OCDCA VISTA Project is provided by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) and the Ohio Development Services Agency (ODSA) through the Ohio Housing Trust Fund (OHTF).
2015 - 2016 AmeriCorps VISTA Subsites
ACEnet; The Arthur Morgan Institute for Community Solutions; Campus District, Inc.; Community Building Partnership of Stark County; Common Wealth Inc.; Community Food Initiatives; Community Matters; Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization; East Akron Neighborhood Development Corporation; Economic Community Development Institute; Godman Guild; H.I.T. Foundation; Homes on the Hill; Housing Services Alliance; ICAN Inc.; INCREASE CDC; LakewoodAlive; Muskingum County Business Incubator; North End Community Improvement Collaborative; NeighborWorks Toledo; Neighborhood Housing Partnership of Greater Springfield; Neighborhood Housing Services of Greater Cleveland; Organize! Ohio; Over-the-Rhine Community Housing; People Working Collaboratively; ReUse Industries; Rural Action; Supports to Encourage Low-Income Families; St. Mary Development Corporation; Stockyard, Clark-Fulton & Brooklyn Centre Neighborhood Development; The New Path; Tremont West Development Corporation; Union Miles Development Corporation; Working in Neighborhoods; and Yellow Springs Home, Inc.
2015 AmeriCorps VISTA Summer Associate Subsites
Community Action Council of Portage County; Common Wealth Inc.; Economic Community Development Institute; Harvard Community Services Center; Homes on the Hill; Lancaster-Fairfield Community Action Agency; North End Community Improvement Collaborative; Northwestern Ohio Community Action Commission; OSU Extension; Rural Action; Supports to Encourage Low-Income Families; Tremont West Development Corporation; Union Miles Development Corporation; Washington-Morgan Community Action; and Working in Neighborhoods.
Congratulations to all of the VISTA subsites. We are eager to work with you this year!
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Call for Photos of Dynamic Community Development Work
OCDCA is looking for photos that show community development in action, ideally something that represents both people and place elements of community development. If your organization has a photo that fits this description and would like to be featured on Ohio CDC Association materials, please send your photo to David Foust, [email protected].
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Save the Date!
Ohio CDC Association's Annual Conference in the Greater Akron area October 1 & 2 Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center
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| The 2015 Enterprise Green Communities Criteria
Discover the changes - and the constants - in the 2015 Enterprise Green Communities Criteria, the next iteration of the first green building standard specifically designed to meet the needs of the affordable housing sector. In this session, you'll not only learn about key changes to the criteria as related to health, integrated design, and resilience, but also the rationale underpinning these changes. Participants will emerge with a better sense of the new criteria and how they can help developers, program developers, and municipalities improve not only buildings but also communities.
Register for this webinar, to be held on April 7 at 2 pm.
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| Registration is Now Open for Housing Ohio 2015
Join the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing (COHHIO) for Housing Ohio 2015: The Steps Home at the
Sheraton Columbus Hotel at Capitol Square. They've planned 30 timely, relevant workshops for April 13 & 14 as well as a one-day Housing Institute on April 15 that allows you to explore in depth your choice of three topics: Understanding the Traumatized Brain, Avoiding Youth Homelessness and Assimilating the Housing First Model. The one-day institute offers additional social work CEUs for the bargain price of $100 for members or $150 for non-members. Click to read all about Housing Ohio 2015 in the
conference brochure. For more information and to register visit the
conference page of their website.
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| Starting at Home: Using Philanthropy, Research, and Practice to Build a Better Ohio
Join the Ohio Capital Corporation for Housing (OCCH) and the Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA)
April 29-30, 2015 at the Renaissance Columbus, as they explore the role of affordable housing in strengthening Ohio's families and neighborhoods. This two-day conference will bring together philanthropists, researchers, and policymakers to begin a dialogue about how the development of affordable housing can improve the lives of low- and moderate-income Ohioans. Panels and sessions will focus on the intersection of affordable housing policy and health, education, financial stability, neighborhood revitalization, and local government. Register online here.
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PCRG Physical Places and Social Spaces Summit
Join the
Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group as they host their fifth annual community development summit in Pittsburgh, May 12-13, 2015.
This year's theme is Physical Places and Social Spaces. Sessions and workshops will highlight cross-sector and regional collaboration in community planning, land recycling, affordable housing, transit-oriented development, and neighborhood revitalization. Register here.
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| 2015 Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference
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| Restoring Neighborhoods, Strengthening Economies: A Summit on Innovation & Sustainable Growth in Ohio's Cities & Regions
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| Cleveland Neighborhood Progress Launches Financial Coaching Program
Cleveland Neighborhood Progress launched a new one-on-one financial coaching program in early March. The goal of the Community Financial Centers is to help residents of Cuyahoga County design budgets, build up their savings or mop up financial mistakes with the help of a money coach. Read more in The Plain Dealer.
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Walnut Hills Tries to Improve Health of the Community
A recent survey indicates that Walnut Hills residents feel the community is a healthy place to live, and a new initiative will provide tools to the neighborhood to ensure an active, nutritious lifestyle. "We are already at work in our community, addressing the areas of general health and feelings of community and security," Kevin Wright, executive director of the Walnut Hills Redevelopment Foundation said. Read more.
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Trumbull Neighborhood Partners kicks off the Vineyard Project
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Toledo's UpTown District Poised for Renaissance
For decades, UpTown, one of Toledo's central-city neighborhoods, has been described as the next big player in the city's comeback story. It's back at it again. The district is abuzz with new businesses and planned development projects that could finally make this the UpTown renaissance that sticks.
The UpTown Association
has been working behind the scenes for years to attract new businesses and retain the ones that have settled in.
Read the Toledo Blade article.
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Budding Farmers Train at Iron Roots Urban Farm in Youngstown
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AmeriCorps VISTA Spotlight
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Common Wealth Promotes Local Eats with a Food Swap
On March 15th,
Common Wealth, Inc. in Youngstown, OH hosted their annual Food Swap event. In this event, people bring food and other goods that they have made or grown themselves and trade for goods brought by another person. OCDCA AmeriCorps VISTA Member,
Sarah Wilhelm, helps with the planning and capacity building of this event. The second Lake-to-River Food Swap will be held Sunday, May 3rd at 2pm in the Elm Street Café. Check out the
WKBN press on the food swap.
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Celebrate Mayor's Day with OCDCA
April 7, 2015 is the Mayor's Day of Recognition for National Service. In partnership with ServeOhio and CNCS, we are celebrating Mayor's Day in Dayton. Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley will make a proclamation, and St. Mary Development Corporation VISTA,
Kevin Tucker, will give a testimonial. The event begins at 8 am at the Dayton City Hall, 101 W. Third Street. We hope we can see you there!
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| Substantial Discount to GrantStation for OCDCA Members If you are a member of the Ohio CDC Association, you can get full GrantStation membership for $75 per year. (The regular price is $699 per year). You get full access to GrantStation's database of thousands of grant makers and their online tools for grant writing, strategic planning tools, and scheduling. Take a special GrantStation tour for community developers here. For information on how to become a member to receive this discount, contact Melissa Miller at [email protected] or 614-461-6392 ex. 209. |
| Powering Solutions for a Financially Healthy America Led by the Center for Financial Services Innovation and JP Morgan Chase, the Financial Solutions Lab seeks to create innovative, lasting change through funding opportunities around the most salient financial challenges facing Americans. The first RFP seeks to develop solutions that help consumers track and understand their cash flow, predictively plan for unexpected expenses, and better evaluate trade-off costs. Applications are accepted until April 7. |
| HUD Capacity Building (Section 4) Grants for CHDOs and CDCs Enterprise Community Partners announces the availability of pass-through grant funding in markets across the nation. Grant funds, made available through the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Section 4 grant program, will support and improve the capacity and production of community housing development organizations (CHDOs) and community development corporations (CDCs). LOI is due April 8. |
| Challenge America: Arts in Community Development The National Endowment for the Arts' Challenge America category offers support primarily to small and mid-sized organizations for projects that extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations. Grants are available for professional arts programming and projects that emphasize the potential of the arts in community development by enhancing engagement and livability. Deadline is April 16. |
| Technical Assistance Only: CFPB Helps Municipalities with Youth Employment Programs
This program, led by the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau, will only provide technical assistance to existing year-round youth employment programs. More information available here; the LOI is due by April 20, 2015.
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| DOL ETA Face Forward-3 Intermediary and Community Grants
The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) plans to award four intermediary organization grants of $5 million each and approximately 10 community organization grants of up to $1,050,000 million each, totaling approximately $30,500,000 million, to provide services to youth between the ages of 14 to 24 that have been involved in the JJS and never convicted in the adult criminal system. Applicants may only submit one application in response to this solicitation. Deadline is April 23 at 4 pm.
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| Community Economic Development Healthy Food Financing Initiative Projects This highly competitive federal funding opportunity is officially open. The CED-HHFI program's objectives are to support businesses and commercial activities that improve access to healthy foods and the overall health of community residents while creating long-term jobs. The deadline is April 24. View the RFP.
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| Chevron Community Fund for Workforce Development Applications are accepted from any tax-exempt organization serving counties where Chevron Community operates, including Harrison or Tuscarawas counties for workforce development, STEM education, or basic needs. Grants range from $1,000-$5,000. Deadline is April 24. |
| OCDCA Members Receive "Funding Opps" Members of the Ohio CDC Association receive the Funding Opps newsletter, which disseminates numerous funding opportunities applicable to CDCs in Ohio. Funding Opps is sent, at minimum, once per month and contains plenty of good information. If you are an OCDCA member and are not currently receiving Funding Opps, please contact Lisa Much at [email protected]. If you are not a member and are interested in this benefit, please contact Melissa Miller at [email protected]. |
For current postings Click Here.
Organizations with employment opportunities in the housing and community development field, please send your employment notices to Lisa Much at [email protected]. |
| New Affordable Home Ownership Resource For the last couple of years affordable home ownership has been an ineligible use in the Ohio Housing Finance Agency's (OHFA) Housing Development Gap Financing (HDGF) program. At OCDCA's urging, OHFA is creating a new affordable home ownership program pilot of $1 million. OHFA is currently preparing draft guidelines and anticipates three to four non-profit developers to be awarded. Funds could go for affordability assistance and/or gap financing. Additionally, rehabilitation and new construction would be eligible at 80% AMI or below per the Ohio Revised Code. The draft guidelines will be ready around April 3rd and circulated for a comment period of 30-days. It's anticipated that OHFA's multi-family committee will review in April and May and that a final decision will go to the OHFA board in May for a summer 2015 application period. |
| Draft 2016-2017 Qualified Allocation Plan The first draft of the 2016-2017 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) is now available on the OHFA website. OHFA partners are encouraged to respond to this and future drafts of the QAP by attending scheduled public hearings and by providing written comments to [email protected]. Written comments will be accepted through April 30, 2015. A second draft of the QAP is tentatively scheduled for release in early April 2015 to be followed by a second public hearing on April 18, 2015. |
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Neighborhood Infrastructure Assistance Program Reintroduced
Senator Bill Beagle (R - Tipp City) has reintroduced the Neighborhood Infrastructure Assistance Program (NIAP) from the last General Assembly (GA) into the 131
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GA as Senate Bill 40.
The program would provide tax credits to for-profit corporations that invest in place-based, catalytic community projects and is intended to help leverage private dollars for community projects critical for the attractiveness and economic competitiveness of the state.
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| Attorney General Touts Results of Demolition of Program Attorney General Mike DeWine issued a report showing 14,600 blighted properties demolished under Ohio's program. The Columbus Dispatch reported on the positive impacts and the need for additional demolition funding. |
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Sign-On Letter Urges Strong THUD Allocation
The House and Senate Committees on Appropriations will soon determine the fiscal year (FY) 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies (THUD) 302(b) allocation. Sign a letter urging the Appropriations Committee to allocate the highest possible level of funding to the THUD Subcommittees in FY 2016. |
| Americans Prefer Local Action to Improve their Community The recent Heartland Monitor Survey indicates decreasing faith in federal solutions to local community issues and growing confidence in local solutions from community organizations to address challenges. Read more about the survey in The Atlantic. |
| ULI Launches Online Housing Portal The Urban Land Institute (ULI), with support from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, launched an interactive web portal that offers up-to-date news and research on a broad range of housing topics. Learn more about the How Housing Matters portal. Also, listen to the NPR story about how housing plays a role in health. |
| Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
Recently Representatives Pat Tiberi (R-OH-12) and Richard Neal (D-MA-1) introduced legislation (H.R. 1142) to create permanent minimum Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (Housing Credit) rates. The bi-partisan legislation is co-sponsored by eight Republicans and eight Democrats. "I've seen first-hand the benefits of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit during my visits to low-income housing developments in my district," Representative Tiberi said in a statement. "It's an effective, successful program and by making a permanent floor on the credit rate, we're creating certainty for developers to create construction and renovation jobs while increasing housing availability for more low-income families, veterans, seniors and individuals living with disabilities."
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| Study Finds Mortgage Interest Deduction Disproportionately Benefits Homeowners in High Income Zip Codes
A new analysis of zip code level tax and demographic data conducted by researchers at the Tax Policy Center titled
The Mortgage Interest Deduction Across Zip Codes, shows that most tax payers who claim and therefore benefit from the mortgage interest deduction (MID) live in zip codes that are disproportionately white, middle-aged, and married. Over one third (36.9%) of all tax returns that claim the MID are from zip codes in the top decile by adjusted gross income.
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| Call for Entries: First Annual HUD Secretary's Award for Healthy Homes
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Sincerely,
Lisa Much
Program and Development Manager
Ohio CDC Association
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