Villa Aida

HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME)

The HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program allows participating jurisdictions to fund a wide range of activities including building, buying, and/or rehabilitating affordable housing for rent or homeownership and more, exclusively with the objective of providing safe, decent, and affordable housing for low-income households.

Request for Proposals for  FY 22 HOME Program Funds are now available. 


The City is seeking proposals from qualified proposers for the following project categories:

  • Community Housing Development (CHDO) Set-aside
  • HOME Affordable Housing Project retention, Acquisition and Development

We are accepting proposals only via our ZoomGrants portal: https://www.zoomgrants.com/gprop.asp?donorid=2295&limited=4186

Deadline for Submissions:
Friday, September 9, 2022 at 2pm
Applications must be received by the deadline indicated above. Any application received after that time will not be considered. 
The responsibility for submitting on or before the stated deadline submission time and date is solely the responsibility of the Applicant.  

The following represents the timeline for this RFP:

Date

Event/Expected RFP Outcome

August 9, 2022

City of Hialeah Mayor & City Council authorize release of RFP

August 12, 2022

RFP officially released 

August 19, 2022

RFP Applicant Workshop addressing application, expectations and applicant questions (MANDATORY)

September 2, 2022

Last date for the submission of written questions regarding RFP

September 9, 2022

Deadline for submission of RFP applications

September 27, 2022

City of Hialeah Mayor & City Council approve award of funds

September 28-29, 2022

Negotiation of contracts to awarded proposers

October 1, 2022

Contract start date for awarded proposers

  

To access Mandatory Pre-Submission Workshop via Zoom:

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Rental Housing Development

With HOME funds provided by the City of Hialeah, the Hialeah Housing Authority is currently developing 83 units of affordable housing to increase the amount of rental housing available to low-income elderly residents of Hialeah. Over the years, the City of Hialeah has utilized HOME funds for the construction of numerous rental housing buildings, which continue to operate and provide safe, decent, and affordable housing for the elderly residents of Hialeah.

Rental Housing Rehabilitation

The City of Hialeah is utilizing HOME funds to administer rental housing rehabilitation to four city-owned elderly housing properties: Villa Aida, Villa Esperanza, Seminola MLK, and a 29-unit building. Villa Aida, which houses 57 units of elderly-occupied housing; Villa Esperanza, which houses 32 units of elderly-occupied housing; Seminola MLK, which houses 8 units of elderly-occupied housing; and a 29-unit elderly-occupied building are in the process of receiving repairs to augment the buildings' energy efficiency and improve the quality of life for their residents.

CHDO Development

15% of the City of Hialeah's annual HOME allocation must be reserved for use by a Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) interested in producing eligible affordable housing. The City recommends any non-profit organization interested in partnering for the development of CHDO housing should review the CHDO Qualification Information Sheet and verify their eligibility to receive HOME CHDO reserve funds.