FY25 Proposed Budget

• Housing Authority Public Housing owns and manages 86 public housing units. The Housing Authority serves as the landlord and rents these units to eligible tenants. They are low-density units scattered throughout Iowa City and were constructed to conform and blend into the existing neighborhood architecture.

Boards and Commissions:

• Housing and Community Development Commission considers, and reviews policies and planning documents related to the provision of housing, jobs, and services for low and moderate income residents, reviews policies and programs of the Neighborhood Services division and makes recommendations regarding the use of public funds to meet the needs of low and moderate income residents. The Commission also seeks public participation in assessing needs and identifying strategies to meet these needs.

Recent Accomplishments:

• Assisted 37 affordable housing units through CDBG and HOME funds, including down payment assistance, rental acquisition, rental rehab, and owner-occupied rehab. • Provided emergency rent assistance for 314 households using CDBG-CV funds in partnership with Shelter House. 91% of total beneficiaries served with CDBG-CV funding were under 30% AMI. • Partnered with GreenState Credit Union to

implement a down payment assistance program that serves low-income census tracts of Iowa City. Expanded the program to include Hills Bank as a participating lender. • Provided technical assistance funds to support 37 in-home childcare providers through 4Cs. •

Awarded $727,200 to 20 legacy agencies and $37,575 to four emerging agencies through the Aid to Agency funding allocation. • Provided $700,000 in FY23 Affordable Housing Funds to the Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County who allocated funds to the following projects: o Construction of NEX Senior Apartments, a LIHTC project that will provide 36 units of affordable housing. o Inside Out Reentry’s rental acquisition project which will house people leaving incarceration. o Shelter House’s HVAC project at the 429 Southgate Avenue emergency shelter. o DVIP’s shelter new construction which will serve victims of domestic violenc e. • Allocated $75,400 of Affordable Housing Funds to Housing Fellowship for the purchase of 724 Ronalds Street which will be an affordable student built home. • Assisted 93 households with home repair to mitigate environmental triggers for asthma or other lung disorders and radon testing/mitigation through the Healthy Homes program. 194