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Find similar grantsHousing Champion Designation and Grant Program is sponsored by New Hampshire Dept. of Environmental Services. : – Incentivizes municipalities to adopt pro-housing zoning and land use regulations through designation and exclusive grant opportunities.
$5 million awarded to date for infrastructure improvem Category: Community Development.
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Housing Champion Programs - NH Economy Housing Champion Designation and Related Programs Municipalities interested in earning Housing Champion Designation may apply until May 31, 2025. By earning this designation, communities become eligible for two additional sources of funds: infrastructure funding and per-unit production grants.
The New Hampshire legislature created and provided $5 million in funding for the Housing Champion Designation and Grant Program ( NH RSA 12-O:71-76 ), with the purpose of enabling municipalities to voluntarily engage in the Housing Champion Designation process and subsequently benefit from other funding assistance or opportunities made exclusively available to communities designated as Housing Champions.
The Department of Business and Economic Affairs (BEA) is administering the designation process and related programming. The Housing Champion Designation is statutorily defined and requires BEA to engage in the formal rulemaking process before opening the program.
The same is true for related grant programs for municipalities and eventual Housing Champion designees: the Housing Planning and Regulation Municipal Grant Program (NH RSA 12-O:72); the Housing Production Municipal Grant Program (NH RSA 12-O:73(I)); and the Housing Infrastructure Municipal Grant and Loan Program (NH RSA 12-O:73(II)). Municipalities interested in earning Housing Champion Designation may apply until May 31, 2025.
By earning this designation, communities become eligible for two additional sources of funds: infrastructure funding and per-unit production grants.
Housing Champion Designations Housing Champion Annual Reports To qualify for the designation, communities must provide documentation which demonstrates that zoning and land use regulations promote workforce housing; trains members of land use boards on appropriate procedures and laws that apply to board members; implement sewer and water infrastructure improvements; and implement public transportation and walkability infrastructure like sidewalks.
Housing Champion Designation and Grant Application Housing Champion Designation Program Guidance Housing Champion Designation Scoring Matrix Housing Champion Program Reporting and Renewal Housing Infrastructure Municipal Grant Program Guidance Housing Production Municipal Grant Program Guidance The Housing Champion Rules Bea 500 have been adopted effective 8/8/2024 attached.
The department anticipates rolling out the program in early fall of 2024. Housing Champion Application Information Session - October 16, 2024 Housing Champion Grant Application Information Housing Champion Advisory Committee For more information, email housingchampions@livefree. nh.
gov .
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