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Neighborhood Grants

The Neighborhood Partners Fund (NPF) is designed to assist in improving the livability of city neighborhoods through community matched funding for neighborhood improvement projects. 
Eligibility Neighborhood associations, homeowners association or business associations must:
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<LI>Be located within the city of Las Vegas. </LI>
<LI>Be registered with the Neighborhood Services Department (projects need to be implemented within the registered neighborhood's boundaries). </LI>
<LI>Have a majority of the association’s members living or operating businesses in the neighborhood. </LI>
<LI>Demonstrate neighborhood support for the proposed project / program. </LI>
<LI>Be registered as a non-profit association with the state of Nevada.</LI></UL>
Funding The program grants up to $5,000 , which must be matched by the neighborhood with cash, volunteer labor, donated supplies, equipment or professional services.
Deadline The deadline for NPF applications is Monday, March 16, 2009 at 4:30 p.m.
City of Las Vegas residents wishing to obtain more information about the NPF process can contact Maria Castillo-Couch at 229-6681 or <A href=" javascript:ContactWin('http://www3.lasvegasnevada.gov/contact/clvcontact.asp?contact=Maria Castillo Couch');">via e-mail</A>.    
Forms <A href="/files/NPF_brochure.pdf" target=_blank>NPF Program Brochure</A> (926 KB)<IMG src="/images/icons/icoAcrobatPDF.gif">
<A href="/files/NPF_Application.pdf" target=_blank>NPF Program Application</A> (147 KB)<IMG src="/images/icons/icoAcrobatPDF.gif">

Neighborhood Partners Fund Program

Parents As Learning Support (PALS)

The Youth Neighborhood Association Partnership Program (YNAPP) Grant provides up to $1,000 for projects that:
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<LI>Are designed and carried out by young people with adults serving as leaders </LI>
<LI>Put the ideas of young people to work to address important neighborhood and community needs </LI>
<LI>Are neighborhood-based and led by neighborhood youth </LI>
<LI>Have a realistic budget and solid plans</LI></UL>
YNAPP grants may be used for direct operations of the project or transportation costs (if needed). The majority of the grant money must be used to carry out the project.
Funding Process
To qualify for funding:
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<LI>Projects must address a neighborhood or community need </LI>
<LI>Projects must consist of a youth group of three or more and have an adult advisor age 21 or older </LI>
<LI>Groups must match the grants with cash, volunteer labor donations or supplies</LI></UL>
All applications for funding are reviewed by the <A href="/Government/boards.asp?id=5532#5532">Youth Neighborhood Association Partnership Program Grant Review Board</A>. The board, consisting of seven local youth and eight adults, listens to proposed grant applications and makes recommendations to the City Council.
The 2009 grant application process is now complete. Check back soon for information regarding the next opportunity to apply.
For more information, please see the <A href="/Find/programs.asp?id=4852#4852">Youth Neighborhood Association Partnership Program</A> page or call (702) 229-2330.

Youth Neighborhood Association Partnership Program

Nonprofit Agency Grants

Redevelopment Agency 18% Set-Aside is a funding source introduced through the Nevada state legislature in 1993, which required redevelopment agencies of cities with populations of 300,000 or greater to set aside not less than 15% of its tax revenue to “increase, improve and preserve the number of dwelling units in the community for low-income households." This Set-Aside was later increased to 18% of all revenue received after October 1, 1999. The state does not restrict the investment of these funds to the redevelopment area making them available to all areas of the community. The city uses the Request For Proposal process to encourage nonprofit developers and/or partnerships among nonprofit and for profit developers to increase the city’s supply of multiple family and single-family affordable housing units. The city anticipates an approximate annual amount of $700,000. The program year is July 1 through June 30, of each fiscal year.
The city has successfully used its 18% Set-Aside funds to increase both the number of affordable rental units and owner units by leveraging other available funding sources. Examples of projects completed using 18% Set-Aside include the Catholic Charities 9th Street apartments; Mi Casa En El Sol Town homes which replaced old Housing Authority projects with forty (40) units of affordable owner housing on Cedar and 30th Street. Other examples include Desert Sage, five single family homes constructed on Sage Tree Court, which is affordable infill housing within the Downtown area, and L’Octaine - 51 unit mixed use / mixed income apartments being constructed at Gass and Las Vegas Blvd.

18% Set-Aside (Housing)

The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program has positively impacted the city for more than 20 years.
Federal entitlement funds are appropriated by Congress and provided to the city of Las Vegas from the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development’s CDBG program. Through the program, the city is able to fund community development activities in areas where such projects cannot be supported by the existing tax base. Las Vegas’ CDBG program is designed to help revitalize deteriorating neighborhoods and to assist residents whose income cannot fully provide for life’s basic necessities.
Since the inception of the city's CDBG funding, some $48 million has been invested in Las Vegas through CDBG. These funds can be used for public service programs or capital projects. Programs include youth activities, health and drug education, senior projects and child care subsidies. Capital projects include the development, construction and\or rehabilitation of public facilities like child care facilities, community centers, ball fields, sidewalks and even streetlights.
Funded annually, the program provides citizen input in the decision-making process including: conducting focus group meetings to identify community needs, soliciting grant proposals from non-profit organizations, holding public hearings and making funding recommendations to the City Council.
For more information about CDBG, please call the Neighborhood Development Division at (702) 229-2330.
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<LI><A href="/files/CDBG_brochure.pdf" target=_blank>Community Development Block Grant Brochure</A><IMG src="/images/icons/icoAcrobatPDF.gif">   </LI>
<LI><A href="/files/CDBG_PS_Program_Manual_2009.pdf" target=_blank>Community Development Block Grant Public Service Program Manual</A> <IMG src="/images/icons/icoAcrobatPDF.gif"></LI></UL>

Community Development Block Grant

ESG is a federally funded entitlement program that provides supportive services for the homeless and homeless prevention programs. It is considered the "first-step" to help prevent homelessness.
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<LI><A href="/files/ESG_Program_Manual_2009.pdf" target=_blank>ESG Program Manual</A> <IMG src="/images/icons/icoAcrobatPDF.gif"> </LI>
<LI><A href="/files/24_CFR_Part_84.pdf" target=_blank>24 CFR Part 84</A> <IMG src="/images/icons/icoAcrobatPDF.gif"> </LI>
<LI><A href="/files/OMB_A-122.pdf" target=_blank>OMB A-122</A> <IMG src="/images/icons/icoAcrobatPDF.gif"> </LI>
<LI><A href="/files/Summary_of_OMB_A-122.pdf" target=_blank>Summary of OMB A-122</A> <IMG src="/images/icons/icoAcrobatPDF.gif"> </LI>
<LI><A href="/files/summary_of_A-122_Appendix_II.pdf" target=_blank>Summary of A-122 Appendix II</A> <IMG src="/images/icons/icoAcrobatPDF.gif"> </LI>
<LI><A href="/files/OMB_A-110.pdf" target=_blank>OMB A-110</A> <IMG src="/images/icons/icoAcrobatPDF.gif"> </LI>
<LI><A href="/files/Summary_of_OMB_Circular_A-110.pdf" target=_blank>Summary of OMB Circular A-110</A> <IMG src="/images/icons/icoAcrobatPDF.gif"> </LI>
<LI><A href="/files/Summary_of_OMB_Circular_A-133.pdf" target=_blank>Summary of OMB A-133</A> <IMG src="/images/icons/icoAcrobatPDF.gif"></LI></UL>

Emergency Shelter Grant

Created in 1990, the program provides funds to municipalities and nonprofit organizations to expand the supply of decent and affordable housing, especially rentals for low-income households.
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<LI><A href="/files/HOME_Program_Manual_2009.pdf" target=_blank>HOME Program Manual</A><IMG src="/images/icons/icoAcrobatPDF.gif"> </LI>
<LI><A href="/files/OMB_A-122.pdf" target=_blank>OMB A-122</A> <IMG src="/images/icons/icoAcrobatPDF.gif"> </LI>
<LI><A href="/files/Summary_of_OMB_A-122.pdf" target=_blank>Summary of OMB A-122</A> <IMG src="/images/icons/icoAcrobatPDF.gif"> </LI>
<LI><A href="/files/summary_of_A-122_Appendix_II.pdf" target=_blank>Summary of A-122 Appendix II</A> <IMG src="/images/icons/icoAcrobatPDF.gif"> </LI>
<LI><A href="/files/OMB_A-110.pdf" target=_blank>OMB A-110</A> <IMG src="/images/icons/icoAcrobatPDF.gif"> </LI>
<LI><A href="/files/Summary_of_OMB_Circular_A-110.pdf" target=_blank>Summary of OMB Circular A-110</A> <IMG src="/images/icons/icoAcrobatPDF.gif"> </LI>
<LI><A href="/files/Summary_of_OMB_Circular_A-133.pdf" target=_blank>Summary of OMB A-133</A> <IMG src="/images/icons/icoAcrobatPDF.gif"></< UL></LI></UL>

HOME Investment Partnership

Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) is a federally-funded entitlement program that provides supportive services and homeless prevention programs for people with AIDS.
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<LI><A href="/files/HOPWA_Program_Manual_2009.pdf" target=_blank>HOPWA Program Manual</A> <IMG src="/images/icons/icoAcrobatPDF.gif"> </LI>
<LI><A href="/files/OMB_A-122.pdf" target=_blank>OMB A-122</A> <IMG src="/images/icons/icoAcrobatPDF.gif"> </LI>
<LI><A href="/files/Summary_of_OMB_A-122.pdf" target=_blank>Summary of OMB A-122</A> <IMG src="/images/icons/icoAcrobatPDF.gif"> </LI>
<LI><A href="/files/summary_of_A-122_Appendix_II.pdf" target=_blank>Summary of A-122 Appendix II</A> <IMG src="/images/icons/icoAcrobatPDF.gif"> </LI>
<LI><A href="/files/OMB_A-110.pdf" target=_blank>OMB A-110</A> <IMG src="/images/icons/icoAcrobatPDF.gif"> </LI>
<LI><A href="/files/Summary_of_OMB_Circular_A-110.pdf" target=_blank>Summary of OMB Circular A-110</A> <IMG src="/images/icons/icoAcrobatPDF.gif"> </LI>
<LI><A href="/files/Summary_of_OMB_Circular_A-133.pdf" target=_blank>Summary of OMB A-133</A> <IMG src="/images/icons/icoAcrobatPDF.gif"></< UL></LI></UL>

Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS

The Account for Low-Income Housing (Trust Fund) is a state-funded program for affordable housing.Funds are allocated by formula to participating jurisdictions (state and local governments) to expand and improve the supply of rental housing through new construction and rehabilitation of multifamily projects. Trust Funds may also be used to provide financing for down payment assistance and homeowner rehabilitation of single-family residences, and to provide emergency assistance to families who are in danger of becoming homeless. Funding is supported with a real property transfer tax of ten cents for each $500 of value or fraction thereof.
All funds allocated must be used to benefit individuals and families whose incomes do not exceed 60% of the Area Median Income (AMI), as defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. For example, within the city of Las Vegas, the median income for a family of four is currently $54,300. Therefore, a family of four cannot earn more than $32,580 in order to qualify for affordable housing funded through the LIHTF program. Affordable housing developments must remain affordable to households earning 60% or less of AMI for a period of thirty (30) years as a requirement of the LIHTF program.
Examples of developments using LIHTF funds either alone or in combination with other sources are Louise Shell, a 100 unit Senior Apartments at Lake Mead and Martin Luther King Blvd.; City Center Apartments, (300 units) at Bridger and 8th Street and the Evergreen Apartments (100 units) to be constructed on Monroe Avenue.

Low Income Housing Trust Fund

The Tax Reform Act of 1986 limits the amount of private activity bonds that can be issued each year by each state. The limitation covers multi-family, single family and industrial development and solid waste bonds. The state of Nevada reserves 50% of the total allocation to finance their single-family loan program. The remaining 50% is allocated to the cities and counties to finance the new construction or rehabilitation of multifamily units where low-income households will occupy a certain percentage of the units. Each year, in approximately March or April, the city receives the amount of Private Activity Bond Cap Allocation from the state that is available for distribution.
The following are highlights of potential benefits and disadvantages of financing for multi-family projects using tax exempt Private Activity Bonds.
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<LI>The most attractive feature of the Private Activity Bond is the lower than conventional financing cost of capital.</LI>
<LI>Historically, on a fixed-rate 25 or 30-year loan, a tax exempt bond financed loan will result in an average savings of 125-175 basis points (1.25-1.75%) relative to a conventional loan.</LI>
<LI>Typically, a multi-family project is entitled to a 4% non-competitive tax credit if 50% or more of the project is financed with tax-exempt bond proceeds.</LI>
<LI>All tax exempt bond financed projects have set aside requirements dictated by federal tax rules. Typically, 20% of the units must have an AMI of 50% or below, or 40% of the units must have an AMI of 60% or below.</LI>
<LI>The state of Nevada has three years, from the date of issuance to sell the bonds. The city does not give the applicants money or bond proceeds, it simply grants to the State Housing Division bonding authority to issue private activity bonds for an applicant.</LI></UL>

Private Activity Bonds