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and its negative economic impacts and that development of affordable housing consistent with <br />these programs is a related and reasonably proportional response to those impacts. Additionally, <br />affordable housing projects provided by a Tribal government are eligible uses of SLFRF if they <br />would be eligible for funding under the Indian Housing Block Grant program, the Indian <br />Community Development Block Grant program, or the Bureau of Indian Affairs Housing <br />Improvement Program. Alignment with these programs, which define "affordable housing" in a <br />manner consistent with a proportionate response to the affordable housing challenges faced by <br />low- and moderate -income households as a result of the negative economic impacts of the <br />pandemic, is intended to give recipients comfort and clarity as they design a wide variety of <br />affordable housing interventions, including production, rehabilitation, and preservation of <br />affordable rental housing and, in some cases, affordable homeownership units. These programs <br />allow the financing of a wide range of affordable housing activities and set clear eligibility <br />criteria that many recipients are already familiar with. <br />Finally, to further support sustainable and durable homeownership, recipients may <br />consider offering down payment assistance, such as through contributions to a homeowner's <br />equity at origination or that establish a post -closing, mortgage reserve account on behalf of the <br />borrower that may be utilized to make a missed or partial mortgage payment at any point during <br />the life of the loan (e.g., if the borrower faces financial stress). Homeownership assistance that <br />would be eligible under the Community Development Block Grant (at 24 CFR 507.201(n)) is <br />also an eligible use of SLFRF funds. <br />Public Comment: Permanent Supportive Housing: Treasury has received comments <br />encouraging the use of SLFRF funds for permanent supportive housing. This is an eligible use <br />under the interim final rule: both the development of affordable housing (including operating <br />107 <br />