Welcome to Housing & Neighborhood Development (HAND)
The Housing and Neighborhood Development division administers a wide variety of housing and community development programs that contribute to the quality of life,
affordability and sustainability of Salt Lake City's diverse neighborhoods, and support State goals to eliminate chronic homelessness. The Division partners with a variety of non-profit, governmental and lending agencies using
City, private and federal funds for these purposes.
Salt Lake City Housing &
Neighborhood Development DOES NOT provide rental assistance. For
those services please contact our partners:
Housing programs include a housing rehabilitation program for single-family homes, a first time homebuyer program, a housing trust fund that assists in the development of affordable and special-needs
multi-unit housing, grant funds that assist non-profit housing providers with the rehabilitation of existing housing units, and grant funds to agencies that support individuals and families as they transition from
homelessness to permanent housing.
Community development programs include the capital improvement program (CIP) that sets aside City funds for the development of buildings, street and park improvements citywide, grant funds that
support the development and improvement of streets and park facilities in low income neighborhoods, grant funds that add amenities like decorative street lighting to neighborhoods, and grant funds that support non-profit
agencies to provide important services like health care, after-school programs, and food pantries to low income residents.
The Division also provides administrative support to the Sorensen Unity Center
www.sorensonunitycenter.com and Sisters Cities program
www.saltlakesistercities.com The Division also oversees fair housing laws and monitors grants received by
the City.
News and Announcements
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The
amended Salt Lake City 2010-2015 Consolidated Plan is now available.
For more information
click
here.
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Click here
for Mayor Becker's funding recommendations for federal grant
projects in 2012-13.
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Click here
for the Salt Lake City Community Development Notice.
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To view Salt Lake City Council approved funding
recommendations for federal
grant projects in 2011-2012
click here.
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Salt
Lake City Section 3 bid preference program is available for all federally funded projects bid through SLC
Engineering.
Salt
Lake City’s Section 3 policies require that employment
opportunities created in conjunction with HUD funded
projects are extended to low and very low income residents
of the area where the project is being implemented. In
essence, Section 3 eligible residents are to be extended
preference in new hiring situations which result from HUD
sourced public construction funds. Salt Lake City encourages
businesses to hire from Section 3 pools, and to apply for
official Section 3 Business designation. Once designated as
a Section 3 Business, Salt Lake City extends preference in
contracting, sub-contracting, and other funded activities.
These Section 3 Businesses must meet self-certified
application requirements and submit an approved Section 3
Utilization Plan if awarded a project. The City reserves the right to refuse any
bid as deemed unacceptable or insufficient. Salt Lake City
also encourages partnerships for outreach, training, and
hiring with local workforce agencies. To download the
Section 3 program
click here.
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University of Utah Students Report on 2000 Census
Information. Demographic and Socioeconomics: 2000 Census
Portrait, by Graduate Urban Research Students at the
University of Utah, Fall 2009 Semester
- Students applied the analytical skills learned
throughout the Fall 2009 Semester to the existing 2000
Census data. Their projects look at data specific to Salt
Lake City and provide reports that explain what the data
means and how it relates to who we are as a capital city. To
view all of the projects
click here.
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Salt Lake City awarded its
rapid re-housing funds to The
Road Home and its homelessness prevention funds to the
Salt Lake Community Action Program. Individuals seeking
assistance from these funds should contact The Road Home at
801-328-8996 if currently homeless, or the Salt Lake Community
Action Program at 801-359-2444 if at risk of becoming homeless
for assistance information.
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The federal
Recovery Act of 2009 requires Salt Lake City to post the
HPRP Substantial Amendment that adds a new HUD grant to help with homeless prevention - the Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP). The City is also posting the
CDBG-R Substantial Amendment and
Spreadsheet here for infrastructure improvements that will be built in 2009. View the amendments and watch the City's progress and accomplishments on all stimulus programs at
American Recovery
