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Over $3.9 Million in Trust Fund Awards Approved by State Housing Authority - 4/6/2007
[Columbia, SC] The Board of Commissioners for the South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority approved over $3.9 million in Trust Fund awards at their recent meeting. Eligible Housing Trust Fund activities include, Emergency Repair, Owner-occupied Rehabilitation Block Grants, Homeownership Acquisition, Supportive Housing, Group Homes, and Rental Housing. These awards consists of 36 properties throughout Florence, Marion, Dillon, Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester, Allendale, Greenville, Georgetown, Horry, Sumter, Anderson, Clarendon, Lee, Kershaw, Beaufort, Jasper, Orangeburg, Spartanburg, Bamberg, Barnwell, Richland, Laurens, Lexington, Williamsburg, Aiken, Cherokee, Chester, and York counties.
Homeownership-Block Grants $1,083,000
Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation Block Grants 1,158.250
Supportive Housing 645,496
Rental Housing 908,618
(The entire list of sponsors and categories can be viewed below)
The South Carolina Housing Trust Fund provides financial assistance for the development, rehabilitation, and acquisition of affordable housing for low-income and very low-income households at or below 80 percent of the area median income.
Persons interested in obtaining more information on the Housing Trust Fund may contact the Authority at (803) 896-9001 or visit the agency’s website: www.schousing.com. Hearing or speech impaired persons may use the TTY line (803) 896-8831.
The South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority is a self-supporting agency of state government and operates at no cost to the taxpayers of the state.
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Category and Sponsor List
Homeownership-Block Grants
Homeownership Block Grant awards are designed to assist low to moderate income citizens in becoming a homeowner. These grants are limited to households at or below 80 percent of the area median income.
Habitat for Humanity of Georgetown County - $46,000 for the acquisition of four houses located in Georgetown County.
Habitat for Humanity of Horry County, Inc. - $23,000 for the acquisition of two homes located in Horry County.
Santee Lynches Affordable Housing and Community Development Corporation (CDC) - $80,500 for the acquisition of seven houses located in Sumter County.
Jenkins Hill Community Development Corporation (CDC) - $46,000 for the acquisition of four homes located in Dorchester County.
Hilton Head Regional Habitat for Humanity - $107,500 to assist in the purchase of five homes in Beaufort County.
Aiken County Habitat for Humanity - $34,500 to assist in the acquisition of five houses in Aiken County.
Charleston Area Community Development Corporation - $153,500 to assist in the acquisition of nine houses located in Charleston, Berkeley, and Dorchester counties.
Habitat for Humanity of Cherokee County - $23,000 for the acquisition of four houses in Greenville, Spartanburg, and Anderson counties.
Central South Carolina Habitat for Humanity - $69,000 for the acquisition of six houses located in Richland County.
Victory Plus, Inc. - $80,500 to assist ion the purchase of eight homes located in Greenville, Spartanburg, and Anderson counties.
Lowcountry Habitat for Humanity - $64,500 to assist in the purchase of three homes located in Beaufort County.
Spartanburg Housing Authority - $80,500 to assist in the acquisition of seven homes located in Spartanburg County.
Spartanburg Housing Authority Development, Inc. - $80,500 to assist in the acquisition of seven homes located in Spartanburg County.
Edisto Habitat for Humanity, Inc. - $33,000 to assist three families in purchasing homes located in Orangeburg County.
Claflin University Community Development Corporation (CDC) - $34,500 to assist three families in purchasing homes located in Orangeburg and Calhoun counties.
Northeastern Corridor of Orangeburg CDC - $80,500 to assist seven families in purchasing homes in Orangeburg and Calhoun counties.
Southern Carolina Regional CDC - $46,000 to assist four families in purchasing homes in Bamberg, Barnwell, Orangeburg, and Allendale counties.
Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation Block Grants
Owner occupied rehabilitation block grants are limited to very low income households at or below 50 percent of the area median income. These grants are designed to assist very low income homeowners in correcting severe health, safety, or structural problems with their homes.
East Bluff Community Organization - $155,750 for the rehabilitation of seven homes located in Richland County.
Waccamaw Regional Council of Government - $89,000 for the rehabilitation of four homes located in Georgetown County.
Rural Initiatives - $155,750 for the rehabilitation of seven homes located in Calhoun, Orangeburg, and Barnwell counties.
Alphons and Ruth Vink Foundation - $155,750 for the rehabilitations of seven homes located in Chester County.
Laurens County Disabilities and Special Needs Board - $22,250 for the rehabilitation of one home located in Laurens County.
Victory Plus, Inc. - $46,000 for the rehabilitation of two houses located in Greenville County.
Lowcountry Habitat for Humanity - $23,000 for the rehabilitation of one home located in Beaufort County.
Lowcountry Housing & Economic Development Foundation, Inc. - $155,750 for the rehabilitation of seven houses located in Charleston County.
Lowcountry Community Development Corporation - $155,750 for the rehabilitation of seven houses located in Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, and Jasper counties.
Southern Carolina Regional Community Development Corporation - $155,750 for the rehabilitation of seven homes located in Bamberg County.
Lynchburg Community Development Corporation - $155,750 to rehabilitate seven houses in Lee County.
Grand Strand Housing and Community Development Corporation - $44,500 for the rehabilitation of two houses located in Horry County.
Supportive Housing
The purpose of this Supportive Housing is to fund Shelters and/or Transitional Housing for very low income households at or below 50 percent of the area median income.
Home Alliance, Inc. - $300,000 for the construction of an emergency shelter located in Horry County to house very low income individuals.
Homes of Hope, Inc. -$224,746 for the acquisition and rehabilitation of four units to house homeless individuals in Greenville County.
Upstate Homeless Coalition of South Carolina - $60,750 for the acquisition off one transitional housing unit for a homeless family in Greenville County.
Upstate Homeless Coalition of South Carolina - $60,000 for the acquisition of one transitional unit to house a homeless family in Greenville County.
Rental Housing
Rental Housing awards are limited to low and very low income individuals at or below 80 percent of the area median income.
Santee-Lynches Affordable Housing and CDC -- $370,368 for the construction of six homes located in Sumter County.
Allendale County ALIVE - $300,000 for the acquisition and rehabilitation of nine homes located in Allendale County.
NAMI Beaufort County - $238,250 for the acquisition and rehabilitation of five units of housing located in Beaufort County.
Equal Housing Opportunity