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Neighborhood Stabilization Program for Foreclosed Properties
NSP1 Program
The City of Oakland has been awarded $8.25 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to address the problem of abandoned and foreclosed homes. To receive these funds, the City was required to prepare a Substantial Amendment to its Consolidated Plan and make the draft available for public comment for a period of at least 15 days.
More information about NSP funds is available on HUD's webpage.
Substantial Amendment information
- Final Substantial Amendment (submitted to HUD on Dec 1, 2008)
- Maps of Target Areas
- Response to Comments on Draft Substantial Amendment
Request for Proposals (information related to Dec 2008 RFP)
- Request for Proposals
- Questions and Answers #1: Answers to questions submitted in response to the RFP
- Maximum Sales Prices: Provides information on maximum allowable sales prices for units assisted with NSP funds
- Current income and rent limits: Income limits (100% of AMI for ownership; 50% of AMI for rental) and rent limits can be found here.
- Funding resources for Permanent Supportive Housing
This letter provides information for applicants - particularly those who are seeking to do rental projects targeted to persons below 50% of median income - on possible financial resources that can be leveraged for NSP assisted projects.
Quarterly Progress Reports
These reports are taken from HUD's online reporting system and include information about units assisted, expenditures, and characteristics of households assisted.
- April - June 2009
- July - September 2009
- Oct - December 2009
- January - March 2010
- April - June 2010
- July - September 2010
- October - December 2010
- January - March 2011
- April - June 2011
- July - September 2011
- October - December 2011
- January - March 2012
- April - June 2012
- July - September 2012
- October - December 2012
NSP3 Program
The City of Oakland has been awarded an additional $2,070,087 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) NSP 3 program to address the problem of abandoned and foreclosed homes. To receive these funds, the City prepared a Substantial Amendment to its Consolidated Plan and made the draft available for public comment for a period of at least 15 days prior to submitting the plan to HUD on March 1, 2011.
In March 2013, the City revised its NSP3 Substantial Amendment to fund new foreclosure mitigation and neighborhood stabilization efforts, including the Restoring Ownership Opportunities Together (ROOT) loan fund. Click here for a copy of the final revised substantial amendment for the NSP3 funds.
Quarterly Progress Reports
- April - June 2011
- July - September 2011
- October - December 2011
- January - March 2012
- April - June 2012
- July - September 2012
- October - December 2012
