Housing - SA

Housing

Articles of interest

Deadline 8/18 @ Midnight; Award $1mil-$10mil: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=327752

Deadline 9/14 @ Midnight; Award $1-$450k (CNPG): https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=328120

Choice Neighborhood Planning Grants (CNPG): https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/SPM/documents/CNP_FY20_FR-6400-N-38.pdf

Women Making a Difference (annual) 5/15 @ Midnight; Award $75k-$100k: https://impactsanantonio.org/apply-for-a-grant/grant-criteria/

Housing & Urban Development: https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/spm/gmomgmt/grantsinfo/fundingopps

Block Grants (Community Services & Development): https://www.sanantonio.gov/portals/0/Files/HumanServices/delagateagencies/FundingGuide.pdf

SA Grants (Arts & Cultural): https://www.getcreativesanantonio.com/Grants

SA Grant Finder (Educational): https://sparkpe.org/grant-finder

SA Non-Profit Org. Grants (for over $40k/annual threshold): http://www.saafdn.org/Nonprofits/Grants

on San Antonio Housing Resources

Work with City of SA (Landlords): https://www.saha.org/business/work-with-us/landlords/

Work with City of SA (Procurement): https://www.saha.org/business/work-with-us/procurement/

Workgroup on Creating Coordinated, Transparent Housing Systems: https://www.sanantonio.gov/Portals/0/Files/HousingPolicy/Resources/Coordinated/handout2-20180227.pdf

New Developments & Construction: https://www.saha.org/business/innovation/development-projects/

Housing & Evictions (Covid): https://covid19.sanantonio.gov/Assistance/Residents/Housing-Evictions

Office of Historic Preservation: https://www.sanantonio.gov/historic

Vacant Lot Initiative (District 2 Residential): https://www.sanantonio.gov/Portals/0/Files/NHSD/Programs/VacantLot/ProgramGuidelines-D2.pdf

Purchasing City Property: https://www.sanantonio.gov/PublicWorks/Services/RealEstate

How to Find and Finance Bank-Owned Properties: https://www.mysanantonio.com/realestate/article/How-to-Find-and-Finance-Bank-Owned-Properties-10834296.php

Public Works: https://www.sanantonio.gov/PublicWorks

SA Open Data: https://data.sanantonio.gov/

SA Map: https://gis.sanantonio.gov/DSD/OneStop/Index.html

on Foreclosed & Abandoned Properties in SA

SA Foreclosures: https://www.foreclosurelistingsusa.com/san-antonio-tx/

Buying a Foreclosure: https://www.mysanantonio.com/realestate/article/Buying-a-Foreclosed-Home-How-a-Foreclosure-Sale-13634916.php

on San Antonio’s Housing Crisis

San Antonio Housing Crisis is Squeezing the Income of Households and Renters: https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/politics/article/Dramatic-San-Antonio-housing-crisis-is-14545048.php

on Tiny Homes

Portable Tiny home - 4 Rooms, 2 Lofts $111,300 Traveler's Paradise: https://www.businessinsider.com/travelers-paradise-tiny-home-wheels-111300-four-rooms-two-lofts-2020-8

Roadway Built Around Tiny Home in China: https://www.ladbible.com/community/weird-chinese-city-builds-motorway-bridge-around-tiny-house-20200806

on Accessory Dwelling Units

Small Backyard Homes in Portland: https://neighborhoodpulse.imspdx.org/5682-2/

Overcoming Barriers to Micro-Housing https://www.pdx.edu/cus/sites/www.pdx.edu.cus/files/ADU%20Resources.pdf

How Planning Departments are Biased against Missing-Middle Housing https://slowstreets.wordpress.com/2018/08/15/how-planning-departments-are-biased-against-missing-middle-housing-part-1/

ADU Overview: https://futureofhousing.aarp.org/

ADU Resources: https://www.aarp.org/livable-communities/housing/info-2019/accessory-dwelling-units-adus.html

ADU Knowledge Base: https://www.planning.org/knowledgebase/accessorydwellings/

ADU Case Studies: https://accessorydwellings.org/category/projects/

ADU Case Law: https://www.aarp.org/livable-communities/housing/info-2017/adu-accessory-dwelling-units-law-new-hampshire.html

ADU Design Guide: https://santacruzarchitect.wordpress.com/2018/06/25/the-county-of-santa-cruz-adu-design-guide/

ADU FAQ: https://www.dweller.com/faqs

…and on other Affordable Housing Issues

Housing Discrimination: https://affordablehousingaction.org/category/discrimination/
Homelessness: https://affordablehousingaction.org/category/homelessness/
Health: https://affordablehousingaction.org/category/health/

Co-Housing Can Make Us Happier: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mguvTfAw4wk

Co-Housing Communities help prevent social isolation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmWrx0ntATU

Impact Fees: https://affordablehousingaction.org/impact-fees-what-are-they-how-do-they-affect-affordable-housing/

GOAL: Housing for all in San Antonio

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