1712 Request for proposals and mandatory predevelopment seminars for the homeownership choice program
HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY Request for Proposals and Mandatory Predevelopment Seminars for the Homeownership Choice Program [33 Pa.B. 4371] The Housing Finance Agency (Agency) is announcing the availability of funds for its Homeownership Choice Program (HCP) for the development of single family homes, for purchase, in urban communities. HCP funds will be available to selected proposals determined by the Agency to best meet the guiding principles, requirements and program criteria set forth in detail in the Request for Proposals (RFP). The full text of the RFP is available by contacting the Agency as indicated in this notice or by visiting the Agency's website at www.phfa.org (under ''News and Notices'').
To assist prospective applicants in preparing applications for funding, two predevelopment information seminars will be held in Harrisburg on September 18 and September 23, 2003. Persons need only attend one of the seminars and only one of the partners from each HCP proposal must be in attendance. Attendance is mandatory. No proposals will be accepted from entities other than those who attend one of the predevelopment seminars. To register for one of the seminars, contact Robert Bobincheck, Director, Office of Strategic Planning and Policy by email at bbobincheck@phfa.org.
HCP Predevelopment Information Seminar Schedule and Location
September 18, 2003 1 p.m.--PHFA, 2101 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA September 23, 2003 1 p.m.--PHFA, 2101 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA Applications for the HCP program must be received no later than 2 p.m., Thursday, December 4, 2003. Information regarding funding decisions is expected to be made available in April 2004.
The Agency is committed to the policy that all persons shall have equal access to its programs and employment without regard to race, religion, gender, national origin, handicap, familial status or age. The PHFA reserves the right to amend or modify its HCP program and may determine to discontinue this, or any of its other programs, at its discretion at any time. Requests for a copy of the HCP RFP, requests for information and questions may be submitted in writing by e-mail to bbobincheck@phfa.org, fax to (717) 780-1833 or mail to Robert Bobincheck, Housing Finance Agency, P. O. Box 8029, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8029.
Additional information regarding the HCP program may be available on the Agency's website at www.phfa.org.
DAVID L. EVANS,
Assistant Executive Director[Pa.B. Doc. No. 03-1712. Filed for public inspection August 29, 2003, 9:00 a.m.]
