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HOF advisory proposes split approach for demonstration dollars, forms ad hoc group to define criteria
Summary
Advisory members favored a two-track approach—larger, theme-based pilot grants on a twice-yearly schedule and a rolling emergency/urgent fund— and agreed to form a small group to define "innovation" and "emergent" criteria. URA staff will refine the application and continue vetting applicants.
On Jan. 7 the Housing Opportunity Fund Advisory Board spent its longest agenda block discussing how to allocate roughly $650,000 in demonstration dollars. Members favored splitting funds between larger, theme-based pilot grants and a smaller pool reserved for emergent or urgent needs; they asked staff to use a more robust application for pilots and a streamlined, rolling form for emergencies.
Eric (last name not provided), URA staff, showed a draft JotForm application with an accessibility audit and a 30-point scoring rubric. He said he had "made a few…
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