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CRA staff proposes changes to Eastside home-rehab program and a separate rental-development fund

Eastside Redevelopment Board · November 4, 2025
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CRA staff told the Eastside Redevelopment Board they intend to split the Residential Property Improvement Program into an owner-occupant RPIP and a separate rental-development program, propose competitive annual awards for RPIP, and seek board involvement in scoring; FY2026 RPIP funding was cited at $250,000.

CRA staff told the Eastside Redevelopment Board that they plan to separate the city’s Residential Property Improvement Program (RPIP) — targeted to homeowner-occupants — from a new rental-development program aimed at increasing affordable rental units.

Amanda Childers, CRA program coordinator, described RPIP as a rehabilitation program that can fund projects “up to $105,000 per project.” She said the district currently has two applications in review, two invited to apply for full funding and two projects under contract; a related resiliency program offers up to $15,000 per project for storm-hardening work, with one invited application and one contract in place.

Staff said the CRA proposes two major changes: first, split RPIP (owner-occupant rehabilitation) from a rental-development program for landlords or heirs who wish to…

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