Nonprofit owners of multifamily affordable housing in areas hit by hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria can apply for grants up to $50,000 from Enterprise Community Partners’ Hurricane Community Recovery Fund.
Nonprofit organizations working to provide recovery and relief services to affected homeowners and renters are also invited to submit a proposal. A portion of the recovery fund is reserved for organizations serving rural areas.
In Houston, at least 185,000 homes were destroyed or badly damaged, and more than 30,000 people are staying in emergency shelters. And in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, more than 6,000 homes were demolished or are in disrepair, with more than 10,000 people in emergency shelters, noted Laurel Blatchford, Enterprise senior vice president and chief program officer, in a blog post.
The period of performance for grant awards will be Oct. 1, 2017, through Sep. 30, 2018. Proposals will be accepted on a rolling basis and will be evaluated as funding permits.
Enterprise, which was active in the recovery efforts after Hurricane Katrina and Superstorm Sandy, is aiming to raise $10 million for the new fund.
